Technical Support Specialist

Abbott Laboratories; Saint Paul (MN); On-site; USD 38,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free medical coverage

Retirement savings plan

Tuition reimbursement

FreeU education benefit

Job summary

Abbott Laboratories in Saint Paul, MN is seeking a Technical Support Specialist to provide Level I/II remote and on-site support for capital medical devices. You will troubleshoot hardware, software and integrated systems, with a focus on proactive service and customer retention.

Collaboration with field ops and sales is essential. This role requires strong clinical and technical judgment, and the ability to work independently in high-impact, time-sensitive situations, including occasional

Qualifications

• Associates Degree (± 13 years) or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• Minimum 2 years relevant experience with instrumentation used in a Cath Lab.
• Minimum 2 years experience interfacing with customers.
• Capital equipment engineering preferred.
• Imaging/OCT preferred.
• Mechanically inclined preferred.
• Hospital/medical equipment preferred.
• X-ray preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides Level I and II phone and on-site support to maintain product performance for hardware, software, and disposable issues.
• Performs proactive service support to maintain system performance.
• Record accurate documentation of customer issues and actions taken.
• Coordinate orders, delivery and billing of products and services.
• May participate in after-hours or on-call rotations.

Skills

Customer service

Technical troubleshooting

Remote diagnostics

Documentation

Education

Associates Degree or equivalent

Tools

ServiceMax

Diagnostics tooling

Job description

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 122,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

Benefits

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
• Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.
• An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution
• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.
• 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.

Opportunity

This position works out of our St. Paul, MN location in the Abbott Vascular Devices division.

Technical Support Specialist: Is the primary account contact covering capital service and technical support. The position provides on-going proactive capital product support for assigned territory/accounts. The customer experience aspect of this role focuses on increasing customer loyalty and securing retention at assigned accounts. Provides advanced, expert-level technical and application support for complex medical device systems. This role serves as a top-tier escalation point for internal and external teams, delivering deep troubleshooting, diagnostics, and solution guidance across hardware, software, and integrated systems. The position requires extensive remote troubleshooting capabilities, strong clinical and technical judgment, and close coordination with field operations using ServiceMax to manage cases, work orders, scheduling, and technician dispatch. This role is highly visible, requiring technical leadership, mentorship, and the ability to operate independently in high-impact, time-sensitive situations.

What You’ll Work On

• Provides technical Level I and Level II phone and on-site support to proactively maintain product performance or resolve customer complaints for hardware, software, and disposable issues.
• Performs proactive service support activities to maintain system performance.
• Applies standard troubleshooting tools or concepts to identify the real issue and its root cause.
• Determines level of urgency of service support requests, develops recommendations and implement solutions that reflect customer and Abbott business need.
• Perform advanced remote diagnostics and troubleshooting across mechanical, electrical, software, and system integration domains such as customer DICOM/Networking systems configuration.
• Record accurate and timely documentation of customer complaints and the action taken to resolve the concern.
• Create and manage cases and work orders with accuracy and efficiency in applicable software applications.
• Contribute to knowledge base development, technical documentation, training materials, and troubleshooting guides.
• Plan and prioritize schedule customer visits and activities to do in each account.
• Coordinate order; delivery and billing of products and/or services in assigned accounts.
• Monitor inventory and replenish accordingly
• Support the sales team with monitoring and implementation of Service Contract Sales at assigned accounts.
• Partner with Sales Executives to develop account-specific strategy and execution throughout commercial cycle and participate in customer business reviews.
• Understand competitive landscape of assigned accounts or territory and leverage it to maximize business opportunities.
• Develop/preserve strong relationships to gain meaningful insights that will allow for value expansion opportunities.
• Prepare, schedule, and execute training events with customers to improve customer self-sufficiency by developing the customer’s ability to troubleshoot/repair hardware/software and increase knowledge of component replacement.
• Ensure all support activities align with FDA, ISO, and applicable regulatory and quality system requirements.
• Maintain strict adherence to documentation, escalation, and complaint-handling procedures for medical devices.
• Identify and escalation potential safety, compliance, or adverse event concerns in accordance with company policy.
• May require occasional participation in after-hours or on-call support rotations.

Qualifications

• Associates Degree (± 13 years) an equivalent combination of education and work experience
• Minimum 2 years relevant experience with instrumentation utilized in a Cath Lab.
• Minimum 2 years experience interfacing with customers.
• Capital equipment-engineering (preferred).
• Imaging/OCT (preferred).
• Mechanically inclined (preferred).
• Hospital/medical specific equipment (preferred).
• X-ray (preferred)

The base pay for this position is $27.85 – $55.65/hour. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

JOB FAMILY: Field Services

DIVISION: AVD Vascular

LOCATION: United States > Minnesota > St. Paul : 1225 Old Highway 8 NW

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS: WORK SHIFT: Standard TRAVEL: Yes, 5 % of the Time

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE: Not Applicable

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES: Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the workday)

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.

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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.

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