Informatics Technical Specialist I
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Working at Abbott
At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and your 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.
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 a 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 worldwide 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 the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.
The Opportunity
Join Abbott's Core Lab Informatics team supporting AlinIQ Digital Health Solutions, helping laboratories improve efficiency through automation, connectivity, and advanced informatics technology.
This position, Informatics Technical Specialist I, is remote based out of the East Coast, working with the Core Lab business group.
Our pioneering technology spans the world of healthcare operations — with medical diagnostic instruments, tests, automation and informatics solutions for hospitals, reference labs, blood centers, emergency departments, physician offices and clinics.
What You’ll Work On
As an Informatics Technical Specialist I, you'll serve as a technical expert supporting Abbott's laboratory automation and informatics solutions.
The implementation strategy includes pre-implementation planning and preparation; software installation; connectivity; verification testing; customer training; and technical support.
In addition:
Lead or support with leading software implementation, integration, and verification activities for customer sites.
Support system connectivity between laboratory instruments, LIS, and IT environments.
Conduct software installations, testing, training, and go-live support.
Troubleshoot technical issues remotely and on-site as needed.
Serve as the primary technical resource for customers, field service teams, and project teams.
Provide Level 1 and Level 2 technical support and issue resolution.
Partner with Abbott project managers, laboratory staff, IT teams, and customer stakeholders throughout implementations.
Manage multiple projects simultaneously while meeting customer expectations and project timelines.
Gather customer requirements and help design scalable informatics and automation solutions.
Collaborate with global support teams to resolve complex technical issues.
Support sales and business growth through exceptional customer service and technical expertise.
Partner with Marketing and Product teams to identify customer needs and support future product enhancements.
In order to be successful in this role you will have the following: Strong IT, networking, and software troubleshooting skills, excellent communication and customer-facing skills. You will also have the ability to build relationships with customers and cross-functional teams, strong critical thinking and problem-solving abilities, be comfortable managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment and have the ability to work independently while collaborating across diverse teams.
You will work closely with Laboratory Managers, IT, LIS, and HIS Teams, Project Managers, Sales Representatives, Field Service Engineers, Vendors, Contractors and Senior Leadership/
Maintain compliance with the Abbott Code of Business Conduct.
Support continuous improvement and customer satisfaction initiatives.
In addition, you will help healthcare organizations improve laboratory operations by implementing and supporting industry-leading automation and informatics solutions that enable better patient care.
Required Qualifications
Minimum of 0-2 years of formal IT technical application experience is required.
Familiarity with laboratory workflow and operations.
Excellent communication, organization, project management, and attention to detail.
Candidates must demonstrate strong knowledge of general networking; server technologies/ services; workstation/desktop technology; internet protocols; remote connectivity and Microsoft Windows Server (NT/2000/XP/2k3) skills.
Preferred Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree preferred with preferred areas in computer science; information systems; medical technology; or related field.
Experience with ADD's instrument systems a strong plus.
A background as a medical technologist being ideal, however, other work experience within the lab environment would be acceptable.
Additional experience in the hospital or laboratory information systems environment preferred.
Areas of knowledge should also include virtual server; corporate virus protection products; back-up systems; firewalls; VPN client and tunnel technologies. Education or experience in Medical technology or clinical laboratory science; ASCP; CLS (NCA).
Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: https://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 abbott.com, on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/abbott-/, and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/AbbottCareers.
The base pay for this position is $61,300.00 – $122,700.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.
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