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Principal Data Scientist – Digital Health

AlconBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaPosted 20 May 2026

Alcon is seeking a Principal Data Scientist for their Digital Health team in Bengaluru to lead AI-driven initiatives in the eye care industry. You will design and deploy Generative AI, agentic systems, and classical machine learning models within an AWS production environment. The role involves cross-functional collaboration, MLOps/LLMOps implementation, and technical mentorship. This position requires strong expertise in Python and AWS, with a focus on delivering scalable, high-impact healthcare data products.

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What you will work on

Alcon is seeking a Principal Data Scientist for their Digital Health team in Bengaluru to lead AI-driven initiatives in the eye care industry. You will design and deploy Generative AI, agentic systems, and classical machine learning models within an AWS production environment. The role involves cross-functional collaboration, MLOps/LLMOps implementation, and technical mentorship. This position requires strong expertise in Python and AWS, with a focus on delivering scalable, high-impact healthcare data products.

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Quality 65/1005/5 clarityTier 2 company

High-impact Principal role in a specialized domain at a major global healthcare company.

The JD clearly defines a Principal-level technical scope involving GenAI, agentic workflows, and MLOps within a specific AWS ecosystem.

Salaries at Alcon

31.0 LPA average

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Must haves

  • Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent years of directly related experience
  • Strong programming skills in Python
  • Experience with SQL and data processing at scale
  • Significant relevant experience delivering applied ML/AI solutions
  • Proficiency in written and spoken English

Tools and skills

pythonsqlawsamazon bedrockamazon sagemakeraws lambdaamazon ecs/eksamazon redshift

Nice to have: rag, generative ai, llms, agentic ai, mlops, llmops, computer vision, time series.

About the company

Global eye care company, but does not fit the specific criteria for global/India tier 1 tech leadership list.

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