AI Engineer - Manufacturing Data

Bausch + Lomb (NYSE/TSX: BLCO) is a leading global eye health company dedicated to protecting and enhancing the gift of sight for millions of people around the world—from the moment of birth through every phase of life. Our mission is simple, yet powerful: helping you see better, to live better.

Our comprehensive portfolio of over 400 products is fully integrated and built to serve our customers across the full spectrum of their eye health needs throughout their lives. Our iconic brand is built on the deep trust and loyalty of our customers established over our 170-year history. We have a significant global research, development, manufacturing and commercial footprint of approximately 13,000 employees and a presence in approximately 100 countries, extending our reach to billions of potential customers across the globe. We have long been associated with many of the most significant advances in eye health, and we believe we are well positioned to continue leading the advancement of eye health in the future.

Objective This role sits at the intersection of the plant floor and the data platform. We are building our data and AI capability from the ground up — replacing fragmented systems, manual CSV exports, and information gaps with reliable pipelines, clean data, and intelligent tools. The first mission is foundational: build the infrastructure that gives operations, quality, and maintenance teams the visibility they need to make faster, better decisions. From there, this role will lead the application of agentic AI and ML platforms to automate workflows, surface insights, and scale impact across the plant. Success is measured by solutions shipped, adopted, and making a measurable difference on the floor.

Key Responsibilities Data Foundation & Pipeline Engineering

• Assess current plant data infrastructure — identify where data is missing, poorly structured, or trapped in manual processes.
• Design and build automated pipelines that replace manual CSV exports with sustainable, auditable data flows.
• Integrate data from ERP, MES, QMS, and shop floor systems into unified reporting environments.
• Ensure all pipelines and collection methods meet GxP and ISO documentation and validation requirements.

Analytics, Visualization & AI

• Build dashboards and reports that translate manufacturing data into actionable insights for operators, supervisors, and leadership.
• Develop Power Apps and Power Automate workflows that reduce manual effort for quality, maintenance, and operations teams.
• Apply manufacturing knowledge — OEE, yield, cycle time, process variation — to ensure analytics are practically useful.
• Build AI-powered agents and workflows using Microsoft Copilot Studio or Claude, starting with shift handover, production reporting, and maintenance tracking.
• Integrate Azure AI services (Azure OpenAI, AI Search, Document Intelligence) to create intelligent tools that reason, retrieve, and respond.
• Ensure all AI solutions are validated, documented, and auditable in a GxP/ISO environment.

Collaboration & Continuous Improvement

• Work directly with plant supervisors, maintenance leads, quality engineers, and operations personnel to gather requirements and validate solutions.
• Champion data-driven decision-making by building trust in data quality through consistent, reliable delivery.
• Collaborate with IT Infrastructure Operations on hosting, access controls, data architecture, and compliance.
• Lead projects for implementing or improving QMS, analytics, and automation software from requirements through sustainment.

Education/Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Industrial Engineering, or related field required.
• 3+ years of hands-on relevant experience strongly preferred; experience with manufacturing data systems, including ERP, MES, or QMS platforms.
• Demonstrated history of delivering working solutions - dashboards, automations, integrations, or AI tools actively used in production.

Skills Required

• Manufacturing fluency — genuine understanding of manufacturing processes, quality systems, and operational workflows; able to translate floor requirements into technical solutions.
• Power BI, Power Apps & Power Automate — experienced building workflow automation and plant-facing applications.
• Data pipeline & integration — design data collection structures, build integrations, and replace manual proce…