Ambassador, VIC

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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 103,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

Working from our offices in Doncaster the Transfusion Ambassador will be reporting to the Regional Customer Experience Manager, and mainly responsible for managing and providing on onsite and remote services to support customers using Abbott products in Blood Screening laboratories.

In a highly regulated environment they work effectively with the sales and support team to resolve customer issues, both operational and technical in a timely and compliant way. With a broad range of technical skills, insightful product knowledge and sophisticated tools the Ambassador drives improved laboratory productivity, customer satisfaction and expands the value that Abbott brings to customers as we protect and grow the transfusion business.

The Role

• Being the professional point of contact for technical field support, including hardware, software and scientific applications for Abbott instrument and informatics systems and products used in transfusion medicine.
• Demonstrate compliance with corporate / customer requirements and operating procedures.
• Investigate and resolve assay and product performance issues.
• Utilize sophisticated remote and predictive service tools to minimize customer downtime, compile reports and inform product performance investigations.
• Manage and deliver a timely and effective preventative maintenance program.

Your Skills/Experience

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in applied science/ medical laboratory science / electrical / mechanical or biomedical engineering is required
• Minimum of 3 years in the diagnostic industry performing high level service delivery.
• Excellent technical, product and transfusion industry knowledge.
• Ability to confidently troubleshoot, diagnose and solve technical and complex customer problems. Consultative and solution selling and relationship building skills are well regarded.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience in use of analytical tools and software
• The position may require travel on a frequent basis

Abbott provides some fantastic benefits for our employees, these include:

• Free Parking
• Onsite Gym
• Mothers Room
• Discounted Healthcare
• Discounted Shares program
• Fresh fruit available to employees
• AND…..Lots, lots more

Abbott is committed to building a diverse workforce that values diversity across gender, age, culture, disability and lifestyle.

We ask that recruiters respect our internal recruitment process and PSA panel, and refrain from contacting us, or referring candidates to this role.

Connect with us at www.abbott.com, on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/company/abbott-/, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott and on Twitter @AbbottNews and

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