Technical Support Rep

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 113,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

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'll also have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
• Free medical coverage for employees* via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO
• 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.

The Opportunity

This position works out of our Irving, Texas location in the Diagnostics 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.

Abbott Molecular is a leader in molecular diagnostics and the analysis of DNA, RNA, and proteins at the molecular level.

Our Point of Care diagnostic portfolio spans key heath and therapeutic areas, including infections disease, cardiometabolic, informatics and toxicology.

Our diagnostic solutions are used in hospitals, laboratories and clinics around the globe. The crucial information derived from our tests, instruments and informatics systems are often the first step in patient care decision making for hundreds of health conditions from heart attacks to blood disorders to infectious diseases and cancers.

Our rapid diagnostics solutions are helping address some of the world's greatest healthcare challenges.

What You'll Work On

MAIN PURPOSE OF ROLE
Technical Support Representatives provide remote technical support to customers and field personnel for diagnostic products, instruments and assays. This role is to troubleshoot, diagnose, resolve, and document both the issue and resolution of the issue. This role serves as a first point of contact for diagnostics customers with instrument and / or assay issues. The representative is also responsible for developing customer relationships and enhancing customer experience.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage and resolve moderately complex customer issues via remote technology such as instrument screen sharing, predictive Log-IC and AbbottLink.
• Analyze problems, diagnose probable causes, and utilize troubleshooting techniques to resolve customer issues using technical information such as Operation Manuals, Knowledge Management, and Log-IC.
• Utilize strong interpersonal communication skills while engaging with customers to resolve issues using Achieving Service Excellence model.
• Utilize the ticket documentation system to ensure all meaningful data is captured to support product design/customer usability per compliance standards.
• Demonstrate ability to recognize and document product performance trends within the quality system by using the Global Service Reports.
• Communicates with peers, including Sales, Field Service, Global Service Support, and Quality via phone, e-mail, or instant messaging.
• Collaborates with team members and other support teams to ensure issue resolution.

This position works with odd shifts and weekends

Required Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree in Medical Technology or related Sciences
• Remote candidates will be considered
• At least 3 years of experience in a medical laboratory environment, field service, clinical experience, or diagnostic product experience

* Participants who complete a short wellness assessment qualify for FREE coverage in our HIP PPO medical plan. Free coverage applies in the next calendar year.

Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: www.abbottbenefits.com

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.

Connect with us at www.abbott.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott and on Twitter @AbbottNews and @AbbottGlobal.

The salary for this role is between:
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JOB FAMILY:
Customer Service

DIVISION:
IACC Immunoassay and Clinical Chemistry

LOCATION:
United States > Irving : LC-02

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

WORK SHIFT:
Standard

TRAVEL:
Yes, 5 % of the Time

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:
Not Applicable

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:
Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the workday)

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

EEO is the Law link - English: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_English.pdf

EEO is the Law link - Espanol: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_Spanish.pdf