How to Apply to Bausch + Lomb

8 min read Last updated April 20, 2026 3 open positions
Blake Crosley
Blake Crosley Researched using publicly available information, hiring data, and ATS analysis.

Key Takeaways

  • All Bausch + Lomb roles flow through one SAP SuccessFactors instance at career2.successfactors.eu/career?company=Bausch; there is no separate Workday or Greenhouse front door despite an unrelated bauschlomb.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com tenant existing.
  • B+L is a public company (NYSE/TSX: BLCO) that is roughly 88% owned by Bausch Health; the planned full separation is delayed and directly affects employee equity, so ask about it.
  • Vaughan ON is the corporate HQ; Bridgewater NJ runs US commercial; Rochester NY is the historic and still-active manufacturing and R&D hub with a unionized workforce.
  • The four divisions (Vision Care, Pharmaceuticals, Surgical, Consumer) have distinct cultures, recruiters, and interview rhythms; tailor materials per division, not per role title alone.
  • Brent Saunders' arrival as CEO in March 2023 has accelerated BD, with Eyenovia, Beauce, and ZerolPlus added in 2024; familiarity with these moves signals you are paying attention.
  • Resumes are scored on regulated-industry vocabulary (cGMP, ISO 13485, 21 CFR 820, MDR, 510(k)) and on quantified outcomes; vague 'ophthalmic' language underperforms specific product and modality mentions.
  • Plan a 4-8 week timeline from application to offer for corporate roles, faster for manufacturing and field sales; recruiter responsiveness improves significantly once you are shortlisted.

About Bausch + Lomb

Bausch + Lomb Corporation (NYSE/TSX: BLCO) is one of the oldest and best-known names in eye health, with a 170-plus-year history that runs from spectacle frames in 19th-century Rochester, New York, to today's portfolio of contact lenses, lens care solutions, prescription eye drops, and ophthalmic surgical devices. The company is headquartered in Vaughan, Ontario, with major operating sites in Bridgewater, New Jersey (US commercial), Rochester, New York (legacy contact lens manufacturing and R&D), Tampa, Florida (consumer health), Madison, New Jersey (pharmaceuticals), Berlin, Germany, Waterford, Ireland, and Aubenas, France. It employs roughly 13,500 people worldwide. Bausch + Lomb sells in approximately 100 countries and organizes its business across four reporting segments: Vision Care (contact lenses and lens care, including the rebranded Renu and Biotrue solutions and SoftLens, Ultra, INFUSE, and MiSight 1 day for myopia control), Pharmaceuticals (LUMIFY, Vyzulta, Xiidra in select markets, dry-eye and glaucoma franchises), Surgical (the enVista IOL family for cataract surgery, CRYSTALENS, Stellaris vitreoretinal platform, and the LipiFlow dry-eye device acquired with TearScience), and Consumer / OTC eye care (PreserVision AREDS-2 vitamins, Ocuvite, artificial tears). Bausch + Lomb was carved out of Bausch Health Companies (the former Valeant Pharmaceuticals) through an IPO in May 2022 that raised about $770 million. Be aware that the separation is not yet complete: Bausch Health continues to own roughly 88% of B+L common stock as of early 2026, and a full spin-off, originally planned by then-CEO Joseph Papa, has been repeatedly delayed because of debt covenants at the parent level. This affects employee equity programs, RSU vesting timelines, and how the two companies share back-office services, and it is a fair topic to ask about in interviews. Brent Saunders, formerly CEO of Allergan and Forest Laboratories, took over as Bausch + Lomb's CEO in March 2023 and has accelerated business development, with the 2024 acquisitions of Eyenovia (microdose dispensing platform), Beauce, and ZerolPlus expanding the surgical and pharma pipelines. The company tells its story as a focused, pure-play eye health company; the reality is a public company in transition that is also a major industrial manufacturer with a unionized workforce (the Rochester contact lens plant) and meaningful FDA, Health Canada, EMA, and PMDA regulatory exposure.

Application Process

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    Search and apply through the global SuccessFactors career site at career2

    Search and apply through the global SuccessFactors career site at career2.successfactors.eu/career?company=Bausch. Roles in Canada, the US, EMEA, LatAm, and APAC all flow through this same instance, so location filters matter more than separate portals.

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    Create a SuccessFactors candidate profile once and reuse it

    Create a SuccessFactors candidate profile once and reuse it. The system supports resume parsing for the work history and education sections, but the parser frequently miscategorizes month-only dates and merges concurrent roles, so plan to spend 15-20 minutes correcting parsed fields before submitting.

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    Choose the correct division when prompted

    Choose the correct division when prompted. Vision Care, Pharmaceuticals, Surgical, and Consumer are tracked separately and have different recruiter teams; selecting the wrong one in the questionnaire delays routing.

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    Complete the EEO/voluntary self-identification disclosures (US roles), Canadian

    Complete the EEO/voluntary self-identification disclosures (US roles), Canadian Employment Equity questions (Canada roles), and the GDPR consent dialog (EU roles). These are required to advance, not optional, even though the SuccessFactors UI labels them voluntary.

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    Expect an automated screening questionnaire on most postings: work authorization

    Expect an automated screening questionnaire on most postings: work authorization, willingness to relocate, regulated-industry debarment certification, and for sales roles, OIG/GSA exclusion list confirmation. Answer truthfully; mismatches versus your resume are flagged.

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    Recruiter screen typically lands within 5-15 business days for shortlisted candi

    Recruiter screen typically lands within 5-15 business days for shortlisted candidates, by phone or Microsoft Teams. Manufacturing and field sales roles tend to move faster; corporate Vaughan and Bridgewater roles move slower.

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    Hiring manager and panel interviews follow, usually 2-4 rounds depending on leve

    Hiring manager and panel interviews follow, usually 2-4 rounds depending on level. Senior commercial, R&D, and regulatory roles often add a case study, technical presentation, or live writing exercise, and may include a peer panel from another division.

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    Offers are extended verbally first, then through SuccessFactors with a digital s

    Offers are extended verbally first, then through SuccessFactors with a digital signature workflow. Background checks (HireRight or Sterling), drug screens for manufacturing and field sales roles, and credentialing for regulated functions are completed before start date.

Resume Tips for Bausch + Lomb

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Lead with regulated-industry vocabulary that maps to B+L's actual workflows: cGM

Lead with regulated-industry vocabulary that maps to B+L's actual workflows: cGMP, ISO 13485, 21 CFR 820, MDR/IVDR, FDA 510(k), PMA, Health Canada Class III, CAPA, MDSAP, and design controls. SuccessFactors keyword matching at Bausch is unforgiving on medical-device and pharma terminology.

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Quantify clinical, regulatory, and commercial outcomes

Quantify clinical, regulatory, and commercial outcomes. 'Led submission of three 510(k) clearances over 18 months,' 'Grew enVista IOL volume 14% in territory,' or 'Reduced lens-line scrap rate from 2.1% to 0.9%' beat unverified adjectives every time.

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Name the modalities and product categories you actually touched: silicone hydrog

Name the modalities and product categories you actually touched: silicone hydrogel daily disposables, multifocal IOLs, phacoemulsification, OCT, dry-eye diagnostics, glaucoma drops, allergan-class antihistamines, etc. Vague 'ophthalmic experience' loses to specific product memory.

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For sales roles, list account types (ophthalmologist private practice, optometri

For sales roles, list account types (ophthalmologist private practice, optometrist independents, ASCs, hospital systems, GPOs, optical retail chains, big-box optical), CRM systems used (Veeva CRM, Salesforce Health Cloud), and a summary of quota attainment by year.

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For manufacturing and engineering roles at Rochester, Waterford, Tampa, Berlin,

For manufacturing and engineering roles at Rochester, Waterford, Tampa, Berlin, or Aubenas, call out specific equipment (cast molding, lathe cutting, sterilization tunnels, autoclaves, fill-finish lines) and any Six Sigma, Lean, or TPM credentials. The plants run multi-shift and prize hands-on credibility.

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Use a clean, single-column, ATS-friendly layout

Use a clean, single-column, ATS-friendly layout. The SuccessFactors parser handles standard headings (Experience, Education, Skills, Certifications) reliably but mangles two-column PDFs, text in headers/footers, icons, and graphic skill bars.

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Submit a

Submit a .docx file when given the choice. PDF works, but the SuccessFactors PDF parser at Bausch noticeably under-extracts certifications and licensures versus the same content as Word.

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Tailor your professional summary to the specific division and role

Tailor your professional summary to the specific division and role. A summary aimed at Vision Care (consumer-driven, retail and ECP channels including LensCrafters, Pearle, Visionworks, and independent ODs) reads very differently from one aimed at Pharmaceuticals (rep-driven, payer access, formulary wins, MSL collaboration with KOL ophthalmologists) or Surgical (capital and consumable mix, OR call points, ASC contracting, GPO relationships, and surgeon training programs).

ATS System: SAP SuccessFactors Recruiting

Bausch + Lomb runs SAP SuccessFactors Recruiting Management on SAP's EU datacenter (career2.successfactors.eu) under the company token 'Bausch'. The same instance serves all global divisions and regions, with location, function, and division filters layered on top. Internal mobility, requisition workflow, offer management, and onboarding all live in the same SuccessFactors suite, which is why your candidate profile carries forward and why former employees and contractors are recognized when they reapply.

  • Build your profile once, then update it before each application; SuccessFactors caches stale data between sessions and a refresh prevents the parser from re-overwriting recent edits.
  • Use the official posting title verbatim in your tailored summary; the keyword match on req title carries weight in the recruiter dashboard view.
  • Do not paste your resume into the free-text 'cover letter' field as a workaround. The field has a hard character cap and recruiters routinely report it gets truncated mid-paragraph.
  • Set up search agents (saved searches with email alerts) for your target function plus a 50-mile radius of your preferred site; new reqs at Bausch often close within 10-14 days of posting.
  • If you are an internal candidate, log in through the internal portal rather than the public site; internal applications skip several screens and surface to hiring managers separately.
  • Save your profile URL/candidate ID. If a recruiter contacts you about a different role, referencing your existing candidate ID speeds rerouting and avoids duplicate profiles.

Interview Culture

Interview culture at Bausch + Lomb is professional, pragmatic, and notably regulated-industry in tone.

Expect competency-based interviewing in the STAR format, with explicit probing on quality, compliance, and patient-safety mindset even for non-clinical roles. Panels typically include the hiring manager, a peer from the same function, a cross-functional partner (often R&D, regulatory, or commercial depending on the role), and an HR business partner. For Vaughan headquarters and Bridgewater commercial roles, panels are usually held over Microsoft Teams; for Rochester, Tampa, Waterford, Berlin, and Aubenas operations roles, expect at least one on-site round including a plant or lab walk-through. Field sales interviews almost always include a ride-along, a mock detail to a physician or optometrist, and a territory business plan exercise that asks you to segment accounts, prioritize calls, and forecast quarterly attainment. Surgical sales candidates should be ready to discuss OR etiquette, ASC dynamics, IOL constant selection conversations with surgeons, and how they would partner with a cataract surgeon during a high-volume day. R&D, regulatory, and medical affairs candidates frequently get a 30-45 minute presentation slot in front of the panel; treat it as the primary signal, not a side exercise. Tone is direct without being adversarial; Brent Saunders' background at Allergan has reinforced an emphasis on speed and accountability, and interviewers do notice candidates who treat the conversation as a two-way evaluation. Asking thoughtful questions about the pending separation from Bausch Health, employee equity treatment, or recent acquisitions like Eyenovia, Beauce, and ZerolPlus is welcomed, not penalized, and signals that you have done meaningful homework on the company in transition.

What Bausch + Lomb Looks For

  • Demonstrated ownership of regulated-industry quality and compliance habits, even in adjacent roles such as marketing, supply chain, or IT.
  • Real eye-health, medical-device, or pharmaceutical domain experience, or a credible plan for how transferable experience (consumer health, diagnostics, surgical adjacencies) maps to B+L's portfolio.
  • Customer-facing fluency with eye care professionals: ophthalmologists, optometrists, opticians, ASC administrators, hospital pharmacy, retail optical buyers, and managed-care payers as relevant.
  • Operational rigor: experience with Lean, Six Sigma, TPM, OEE, MES, SAP S/4HANA, or analogous systems for manufacturing and supply roles; experience with Veeva, Salesforce, IQVIA data, and analytics platforms for commercial roles.
  • Comfort working across a federated, multi-site, multi-currency organization spanning North America, Latin America, EMEA, and APAC, often with French (Quebec, Aubenas), German (Berlin), Spanish, or Portuguese language exposure.
  • Patient and customer empathy. Eye health is intimate; B+L expects employees to talk about end users (contact lens wearers, dry-eye patients, cataract patients, glaucoma patients) with specificity and respect.
  • Adaptability through corporate change. Candidates who can speak credibly about the IPO carve-out, the pending full separation, and how they have navigated similar transitions stand out.
  • Strong writing and documentation discipline, particularly for R&D, regulatory, medical affairs, and quality roles where audit-grade records are expected.

Frequently Asked Questions

What ATS does Bausch + Lomb use to manage applications?
Bausch + Lomb uses SAP SuccessFactors Recruiting Management, hosted on SAP's EU datacenter at career2.successfactors.eu/career?company=Bausch. The same instance handles every region and division, so a single candidate profile is reused across applications worldwide.
Where is Bausch + Lomb's headquarters and which sites hire most?
Corporate HQ is in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada. The largest hiring sites are Bridgewater NJ (US commercial), Rochester NY (manufacturing and R&D), Tampa FL (consumer), Madison NJ (pharmaceuticals), Berlin (Germany), Waterford (Ireland), and Aubenas (France), with field sales positions distributed across most major markets.
Is Bausch + Lomb the same company as Bausch Health?
No, but they are tightly linked. Bausch + Lomb was spun off from Bausch Health (formerly Valeant) through a May 2022 IPO that raised roughly $770 million. Bausch Health still owns about 88% of B+L common stock as of early 2026, and a full separation, originally driven by Joseph Papa, has been postponed because of parent-company debt covenants.
Who is the current CEO of Bausch + Lomb?
Brent Saunders has been CEO since March 2023. He previously led Allergan through its sale to AbbVie and ran Forest Laboratories before that. His tenure at B+L has emphasized business development and operating discipline, including the 2024 acquisitions of Eyenovia, Beauce, and ZerolPlus.
What divisions does Bausch + Lomb hire for?
Four reporting segments: Vision Care (contact lenses and lens care including Renu, Biotrue, SoftLens, INFUSE, and MiSight 1 day myopia control), Pharmaceuticals (LUMIFY, Vyzulta, dry-eye and glaucoma), Surgical (enVista IOLs, CRYSTALENS, Stellaris vitreoretinal platform, LipiFlow), and Consumer / OTC (PreserVision, Ocuvite, artificial tears).
What languages do I need to work at Bausch + Lomb?
English is the working language at HQ and across most North American and global functions. French is required or strongly preferred for many Quebec-based and Aubenas (France) roles, German for Berlin operations, and Spanish or Portuguese for several Latin American commercial positions. Most postings list language requirements explicitly.
How long does Bausch + Lomb's hiring process usually take?
Plan on 4-8 weeks from application to offer for corporate roles in Vaughan, Bridgewater, Madison, or Tampa. Manufacturing and field sales roles often close in 3-5 weeks. Senior leadership and regulated R&D, regulatory affairs, and quality roles can run 8-12 weeks because of multi-panel rounds and case work.
Are there unions at Bausch + Lomb?
Yes. The Rochester, New York contact lens manufacturing site has a long-standing unionized workforce (historically represented by IUE-CWA Local 81381 and predecessors). Other plants in Waterford, Aubenas, and Berlin operate under their respective national labor frameworks. Most corporate, commercial, and R&D positions are non-union.
What should I emphasize on a resume for a Bausch + Lomb role?
Lead with regulated-industry vocabulary (cGMP, ISO 13485, 21 CFR 820, MDR, 510(k), CAPA, MDSAP, design controls), quantified outcomes (clearances, line yield, territory growth, audit findings closed), and specific product or modality experience (silicone hydrogel daily disposables, multifocal IOLs, phacoemulsification, glaucoma drops). Submit as .docx in a single-column layout.
How does the pending Bausch Health separation affect employees?
Materially, in equity terms. Until the full separation closes, B+L RSUs and stock awards are subject to Bausch Health-level constraints, and several shared services (parts of IT, real estate, and certain back-office functions) still run as transition service agreements. It is a legitimate and welcomed topic to raise during compensation and benefits discussions in the offer stage.

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  1. Bausch + Lomb Careers (SAP SuccessFactors) —
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  3. Bausch + Lomb Corporate Site —
  4. Bausch + Lomb Investor Relations (Form 10-K and 8-K filings) —
  5. Bausch + Lomb Form S-1 and IPO documentation, U.S. SEC EDGAR —
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  7. Bausch + Lomb completes acquisition of Eyenovia assets (2024) —
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