Alcon
Summer 2025 - Global Security Intern
Alcon, Fort Worth, Texas, United States, 76102
About Alcon:
Alcon helps people see brilliantly. As the global leader in eye care with a heritage spanning over 75 years, we offer the broadest portfolio of products to enhance sight and improve people's lives. Our Surgical and Vision Care products touch the lives of more than 260 million people in over 140 countries each year living with conditions like cataracts, glaucoma, retinal diseases and refractive errors. Our more than 25,000 associates are enhancing the quality of life through innovative products, partnerships with Eye Care Professionals and programs that advance access to quality eye care. If you'd like to help us change the way the world sees, this is your chance to Be Brilliant!
Position Description:
Alcon Global Security is responsible for the security of Alcon's associates, property, assets, and reputation across the globe. The Alcon team is looking for a talented and motivated intern to join us onsite for 10-12 weeks in Summer 2025 at the Fort Worth, Texas, site. Alcon interns will have the opportunity to not only gain industry experience and network with other Alcon professionals. They will also have the chance to make real-world impact by working on meaningful projects that will help patients and customers see brilliantly. Alcon offers interns personal and professional development, high visibility and coaching and mentoring opportunities.
Primary Responsibilities:
Assist in the development and implementation of Alcon's incident and emergency management programs.
Support the regional security directors with the strategic assessment of security guard services at Alcon's global manufacturing sites.
Assist in the enhancement of Alcon's site risk tiering methodology.
Help develop and establish a functional case and records management system. * Assist Global Security team members and senior staff in collecting Open-Source Intelligence to support the intelligence analysis function.
Support the Global Security Operations Center with threat hunting to identify risk to Alcon associates and operations.
Help create and disseminate global risk assessments and travel security briefings in support of the Protective Services function.
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
(December 2025 graduation date & beyond).
Must be pursuing at least a bachelor's level degree in Emergency Management, Security Management, Criminal Justice, Homeland Security or related discipline/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 10-12 weeks summer internship, full time (40 hrs. per week) project.
Preferred Qualifications: Knowledge of emergency management operations and procedures
Independent worker
Collaborative
Effective Communication Skills
Equal Employment Opportunity: 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 alcon.recruitment@alcon.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. ATTENTION: Current Alcon Employee/Contingent Worker If you are currently an active employee/contingent worker at Alcon, please click the appropriate link below to apply on the Internal Career site. Find Jobs for Employees Find Jobs for Contingent Worker 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
alcon.recruitment@alcon.com
and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.
Support the regional security directors with the strategic assessment of security guard services at Alcon's global manufacturing sites.
Assist in the enhancement of Alcon's site risk tiering methodology.
Help develop and establish a functional case and records management system. * Assist Global Security team members and senior staff in collecting Open-Source Intelligence to support the intelligence analysis function.
Support the Global Security Operations Center with threat hunting to identify risk to Alcon associates and operations.
Help create and disseminate global risk assessments and travel security briefings in support of the Protective Services function.
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
(December 2025 graduation date & beyond).
Must be pursuing at least a bachelor's level degree in Emergency Management, Security Management, Criminal Justice, Homeland Security or related discipline/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 10-12 weeks summer internship, full time (40 hrs. per week) project.
Preferred Qualifications: Knowledge of emergency management operations and procedures
Independent worker
Collaborative
Effective Communication Skills
Equal Employment Opportunity: 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 alcon.recruitment@alcon.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. ATTENTION: Current Alcon Employee/Contingent Worker If you are currently an active employee/contingent worker at Alcon, please click the appropriate link below to apply on the Internal Career site. Find Jobs for Employees Find Jobs for Contingent Worker 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
alcon.recruitment@alcon.com
and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.