Senior Instrumentation and Analytical Specialist

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 115000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

About Abbott

Abbott is a global healthcare leader creating breakthrough science to improve peoples health. Were always looking towards the future anticipating changes in medical science and technology.

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

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. Youll also have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
• 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.
• 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 bachelors 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 the best place to work for diversity working mothers female executives and scientists.

This Senior Instrumentation and Analytical Specialist position is a part of the Abbott Diagnostics a field-based remote role.

The Technical Solution Design (TSD) SME/Optimization team works with every Abbott Automation Customer to optimize and enhance the installed solution along with providing technical insight on lessons learned in the optimization activities to enhance the renewal of contracts. They provide customer presentations training and demonstrations of on-site products as well as recommendations for value expansion opportunities.

As a member of the team this position serves as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) in areas of automation informatics and professional services solutions to sell technical products services installations and configurations of automated diagnostics systems laboratory automation systems and system integrations. Utilizing advanced expert-level technical knowledge of Abbott solutions this position serves as an expert resource to perform optimization workflow assessments to enhance the end user experience and identify areas of improvement that contribute to business and operational efficiencies.

This position will also own the development and execution of training programs and tools for the Technical Solution Design (TSD) team that help drive the technical differentiating sales positioning and strategy of Abbott solutions from competitor products.

Subject Matter Expertise

• Serve as SME in automation informatics and professional services for diagnostic instruments and lab automation systems
• Lead technical product installations configurations and solution optimization
• Conduct solution assessments to optimize instrumentation automation and informatics performance

Customer Solutions & Strategy

• Design and deliver optimization workshops within your area of expertise
• Develop and execute strategies for complex customers (e.g. strategic accounts national/regional health systems)
• Build and maintain key account relationships to drive retention and business growth

Training & Commercial Enablement

• Own development and delivery of training programs and tools for the Technical Solution Design team
• Provide advanced training to internal teams and external customers
• Drive differentiated technical sales positioning versus competitors

Cross-Functional Leadership

• Act as technical liaison across U.S. customers sales/service teams and global partners
• Partner with U.S. Marketing to develop and deploy new product knowledge
• Support product development by ensuring solutions meet customer and industry standards

Technical Optimization & Analytics

• Assess and improve informatics systems middleware and automation software
• Optimize specimen routing across instruments and modules
• Review and refine reagent plans and system configurations
• Perform advanced data analysis using instrumentation/automation data mining tools

Sales & Solution Lifecycle Ownership

• Serve as primary technical advisor to sales teams across the full solution lifecycle (sales install implementation optimization)
• Lead competitive analyses to inform business strategy.
• Demonstrate expert-level knowledge of Abbotts end-to-end solutions.

Customer & Business Impact

• Build long-term relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Support sales objectives and drive customer satisfaction and growth

Quality & Compliance

• Implement and maintain the effectiveness of the quality system

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE YOULL BRING

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in a related field (required)
• 7 years of experience within the following areas:
  • Selling technical products services and solutions including installation and configuration of:
    • Automated diagnostics systems
    • Laboratory automation systems
    • System integrations
  • Clinical laboratory science including laboratory operations and workflows
  • Modifying and optimizing informatics systems laboratory middleware and automation software
  • Conducting data analysis and utilizing data mining tools specific to instrumentation and automation platforms

Preferred Qualifications

• Proven ability to drive sales results
• Leads teams and initiatives effectively
• Negotiates to achieve strong business outcomes
• Solves complex problems with sound judgment
• Communicates clearly and adapts in fast-paced environments

* 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:

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The base pay for this position is

$99300.00 $198700.00

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

Sales Force

CRLB Core Lab

United States of America : Remote

Standard

Yes 75 % of the Time

No

Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day) Continuous standing for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day) Driving a personal auto or company car or truck or a powered piece of material handling equipment 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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