Technical Service Specialist - Core Lab (Greater Toronto Area)

Thornton Tomasetti; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 68,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Abbott is seeking a Technical Service Specialist for the Core Lab in the Greater Toronto Area. The role focuses on field-based installations, emergency repairs, and preventive maintenance of Core Lab instrumentation at customer sites.

You will train customers and support the sales team with service demonstrations, while managing spare parts and documenting each service call. The position requires travel, after-hours coverage, and the ability to work independently in a dynamic diagnostics

Qualifications

• Bachelor's/Engineering degree in Biomedical, Electrical, Mechanical, or Medical Technology is preferred.
• Practical experience interfacing with customers is preferred.
• Excellent communication and troubleshooting skills required.

Responsibilities

• Perform installations, emergency repairs, and preventive maintenance at customer sites.
• Provide on-site training of customers on Abbott instrumentation.
• Manage spare parts inventory and service documentation for each call.
• Collaborate with Sales and CSC teams and participate in after-hours on-call rotation.

Skills

Communication

Troubleshooting

Customer interfacing

Field service

Technical documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Biomedical/Electrical/Mechanical or Medical Technology

Job description

## Technical Service Specialist - Core Lab (Greater Toronto Area)Candidatar-se: Canada - Ontario - Remote: Tempo Integral: Publicado hoje: Data de término: 22 de outubro de 2026 (5 dias restantes para se candidatar): 31164890Descritivo de Cargo**About Abbott**Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people’s health. We’re always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology.**Working at Abbott**At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You will have access to:* Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.* A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.* A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.**The Opportunity**This position is field-based and has responsibility for the days shift in theAbbott Core Lab Division. We’re empowering smarter medical and economic decision making to help transform the way people manage their health at all stages of life. Every day, more than 10 million tests are run on Abbott’s diagnostics instruments, providing lab results for millions of people.**What You’ll Do**The Technical Support Specialist (TSS) performs installations, emergency repairs, and preventative maintenance of Abbott Core Lab Division instrumentation.* Perform emergency repair, preventative maintenance, installation and product updates at customer site.* Establish and sustain active communication link with CSC personnel, and provide daily support for all territories as required* Provide comprehensive support for the sales organization’s efforts to include - but not limited to - repair and maintenance of demonstration equipment.* Perform modification and engineering updates at customer site.* Adhere to operating procedures.* Manage assigned spare parts at the appropriate inventory levels. Manage TSS Kits and individual spare parts inventory.* Prepare detailed documentation of each service call, utilizing the assigned laptop computer.* Complete service documentation and reports (service tickets, expense reports, inventory records, contract follow-up, reports, etc.) in accordance with Abbott policies and procedures.* Provide training of customers on proper operation of Abbott instrumentation on site, as required.* Create and perform Technical Service Business reviews as required* Recommend performance improvement strategies for territory.* Communicate with Sales Rep any concerns or recommendations.* Develop Achieving Service Excellence as per CRDx Guidelines.* Participate in Ontario FSE after hours on call rotation.**Required Qualifications:*** Bachelors/Engineering Degree in Bio Medical/Electrical/Mechanical or Medical Technology is preferred.* Practical experience of interfacing with customers preferred.* Minimum of 1 to 3 years' experience.* Willing to work unscheduled overtime and travel, as required.* Participate in scheduled “on call” rotation for after-hours coverage, including after hours, weekend and holiday Technical Support Hotline.* Requires lifting and transportation of laptop computer; service tools; test equipment; and service part kits, as required.* Requires some lifting and relocation of Abbott instrumentation during installations and / or routine service calls.* Requires travel, including air travel.* Excellent communication and troubleshooting skills.* Ability to work independently.The annual base salary for this position ranges from $68,250 to $100,100.00 CAD. The salary range provided applies to Canada only and does not apply to any other locations outside of Canada.Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.