Summer 2025 – R&D Communications Intern

About Alcon:

As the global leader in eye care, Alcon has built a rich history of providing innovative products to customers and patients all over the world. We’re extremely proud of our legacy and the significant way we’ve helped to shape the industry over the last 70 years, but we’re just getting started. Our relentless passion to eliminate unmet medical needs drives our pursuit to further advance eye health worldwide. We’re looking for exceptionally talented, driven people who want to make a difference. If you’d like to help us change the way the world sees, this is your chance to Be Brilliant!

Position Description:

Alcon is seeking an R&D Communication Intern to be responsible for implementing communication plans for key initiatives within the Alcon R&D Strategic Programs Office. This individual will use their communications skills to develop compelling content that supports business changes. They will also implement communications at the appropriate cadence to employee subgroups, so internal stakeholders receive the information they need to know, when they need to know it, and in a way that is clear and actionable. This role will support a team that contributes to business success and strategic vision by taking a customized communications approach for individual initiatives. A strong candidate will have strong writing skills and experience developing and executing communications plans.

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for developing communications for his/her assigned initiatives.

• Involved in communication planning and design.

• Serves as communications contact for designated initiatives.

• Contributes to program updates to senior level stakeholders.

• Actively participates in continuous improvements to communications metrics to achieve higher levels of business impact.

• Independently design, develop and deploy innovative communication initiatives- including but not limited to email messages, videos, intranet pages, interactive campaigns/gamification.

• Monitor impact through various channels of feedback for demonstrated results.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Must be enrolled in an accredited university or college for at least one semester prior to internship or co-op, and at least one additional semester following internship or co-op.

• Must be pursuing at least a bachelor’s level degree in Communications, Human Resources, Project management, Learning & Development, Marketing or related major.

• Academic performance: Minimum cumulative GPA 2.8/4.0

• Demonstrated leadership skills (i.e. extracurricular activities or projects)

• Must be authorized to work in the US on a permanent basis without requiring sponsorship (students on an F1 visa with CPT can be accommodated)

• Ability to commit to a full time (40 hrs. per week) Co-Op position.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Independent

• Quick Learner

• Team player

• Effective Communication Skills

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Alcon is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in E-Verify. Alcon takes pride in maintaining a diverse environment and our policies are not to discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status. Alcon is also committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please send an email to [email protected] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.