Director, R&D Quality Assurance

Alcon

Full-timeIn person

Posted

Jun 30, 2026

Closes

Sep 28, 2026

Job Description

Director, R&D Quality Assurance at Alcon

Skills & Competencies

Skills relevant to this opportunity

  • Organization-wide QA strategy and quality governance framework — define and champion across all product lines, aligning testing standards with enterprise risk tolerance and business objectives.
  • Quality assurance capability roadmap — lead the development of, including adoption of emerging test automation, AI-assisted testing, and shift-left practices across engineering organizations.
  • Cross-functional QA processes and toolchain standards — establish and enforce, coordinating with development, product, DevOps, and security teams to embed quality throughout the SDLC.
  • Senior QA engineers and test architects — mentor and develop, setting performance expectations and creating career growth pathways within the quality assurance function.
  • Executive and stakeholder reporting on product quality, defect risk, and release readiness — deliver with strategic recommendations that influence go/no-go decisions at the portfolio level.
  • Industry best practices in systems analysis, quality control, and software engineering — synthesize and translate into organizational standards, training programs, and methodology updates.