Technical Service Specialist

Abbott Laboratories; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare company is seeking a Technical Service Specialist to support diagnostic instrument installations and customer training. The role requires a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field and offers opportunities for professional growth along with competitive benefits.

Benefits

Competitive salaries

Defined contribution pension scheme

Private healthcare

Life assurance

Flexible benefits scheme

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required, preferably in medical technology.
• Excellent product and industry knowledge, proven track record in a similar position.

Responsibilities

• Handle installations, deinstallations, and repairs of diagnostic instruments.
• Provide training and maintenance support to customers.
• Conduct site inspections and perform equipment updates.

Skills

Communication

Technical expertise

Analytical skills

Coaching

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Medical/Engineering/Technology

Tools

Analytical tools and software

Job description

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Technical Service Specialist

Apply locations United Kingdom : Remote time type Full time posted on Posted Yesterday job requisition id 31120641

JOB DESCRIPTION:

About Abbott

Diagnostic testing is a compass, providing information that helps in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of a range of health conditions. Abbott’s life-changing tests and diagnostic tools give you accurate, timely information to better manage your health. 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.

Abbott is a global leader in in vitro diagnostics and offers a broad range of innovative instrument systems and tests for hospitals, reference labs, blood banks and clinics. Our products offer automation, convenience, cost-effectiveness, and flexibility. Abbott has helped transform the practice of medical diagnosis from an art to a science, helping to create the diagnostics industry through the company's commitment to improving patient care and lowering overall costs.

Our technical service team is currently recruiting for a Technical Service Specialist to support the team.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

The Technical Service Specialist is responsible for providing support to our customer base, you will be responsible for handling installations and deinstallations, repairs, instrument hardware or software upgrades and providing basic training to customers and Abbott Ambassadors.

• Schedule and perform planned maintenance (PM) activities

• Perform new customers and laboratory site inspections for new contract / tender preparations and design for new installations

• Conduct / assist with installation of instruments, AbbottLink, and automation and deinstallations

• Perform IQOQ (Installation Qualification Operation Qualification) procedures during and after installation

• Assist with customer business reviews

• Schedule, perform and document hardware and software updates (TSBs)

• Deliver basic customer operator introductory trainings post install or post hardware or software upgrade

• Perform basic technical coaching and training to other Technical Service Specialists

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE YOU’LL BRING

Required

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required. Bachelors / Engineering degree in medical / electrical / mechanical or medical technology is preferred.

• Proven track record in a similar position, supported by management and customer references

• Successful engagement with customers, specifically key stakeholders, and lab staff.

• Excellent product and industry knowledge

• Excellent experience and process skills of the business functions service delivery.

• Excellent communication skills

• Ability to identify and drive resolution of issues

• Technical expert for product line responsibility

• Coaching and training skills

• Excellent experience in use of analytical tools and software

WHAT WE OFFER

At Abbott, you can have a good job that can grow into a great career.

As you’d expect from a global healthcare company, we offer a fantastic range of benefits including competitive salaries, a superb defined contribution pension scheme, private healthcare, life assurance and a flexible benefits scheme.

The base pay for this position is

N/A

In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

JOB FAMILY:

Field Services

DIVISION:

CRLB Core Lab

LOCATION:

United Kingdom > Maidenhead : Remote

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

WORK SHIFT:

Standard

TRAVEL:

Yes, 75 % of the Time

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:

Not Applicable

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:

Driving a personal auto or company car or truck, or a powered piece of material handling equipment

About Us

Abbott is about the power of health. For more than 135 years, Abbott has been helping people reach their potential — because better health allows people and communities to achieve more. With a diverse, global network serving customers in more than 160 countries, we create new solutions — across the spectrum of health, around the world, for all stages of life. Whether it’s next-generation diagnostics, life-changing devices, science-based nutrition, or novel reformulations, we are advancing some of the most innovative and revolutionary technologies in healthcare, helping people live their best lives through better health.

The people of Abbott come to work each day with relentless energy, enthusiasm and a promise to enhance the health and well-being of millions of people. They push the boundaries to help manage and treat some of life’s greatest health challenges.

We invite you to explore opportunities at Abbott , to see if your talents and career aspirations may fit with our openings. An equal opportunity employer, Abbott welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce.