Senior Solutions Design Specialist- Remote

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 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Sr. Solutions Design Specialist

Remote

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 will report to the Solutions Design Senior Manager and have national responsibilities.
• Incumbent of the role will be subject matter expert on automation, workflow, informatics and/or professional services.
• Due to the nature of the business portfolio, technical expertise has a critical impact on core lab close rate, revenue goal achievement and driving balanced performance in technical specialist teams.

Territory/Location

• The territory supports the following regions: US, Canada, Latin America
• Qualified candidates must be located near a metropolitan city airport.
• Relocation assistance is not authorized for this position.

Description

The Senior Solutions Design Specialist will serve as the subject matter expert and support sales objectives by creating the technical design for customers to drive cost efficiencies, operational productivity and improve the quality of patient care delivery. This position will utilize, develop, and implement automation, workflow, informatics and/or professional services strategies for the most complex and largest customer base such as key strategic customers and national/regional health systems. Serve as laboratory workflow consultant and the communication link to both global marketing and US marketing teams. Initiate and implement competitive comparisons to support business strategy as appropriate. Builds and maintains effective long term relationships with internal and external customers.

Responsibilities

• Serve as subject matter expert and consultant in the following areas: automation, workflow, informatics and/or professional services.
• Serve as an expert consultant in discussions of molecular design details of informatics and professional services offerings.
• Analyze customer data and conducting workflow assessments, develop effective solutions design reports with insights and recommendations and delivering insights to customer.
• Share best practices related to efficiency and accuracy that promote functionality of molecular instrumentation and professional services offerings while enhancing customer satisfaction and goal achievement.
• Responsible for balanced performance across technical specialist teams in achieving core lab closes, informatics and/or professional services revenue.
• Responsible for creation, standardization, and dissemination of tools to support the Solution Design team and broader sales organization.
• Act as liaison and provides input to global/US marketing, R&D and Sales organization for automation, workflow, informatics and/or professional services for product and process development and improvement.
• Collaborate with marketing and product development teams to deliver voice-of-customer feedback to further enhance Abbott Molecular solutions and offerings.
• Be knowledgeable about laboratory workflow and practices, industry trends, changing market regulations and healthcare policy within defined customer segment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree.
• Strong automation, workflow and/or IT hardware/software experience is required.
• Minimum of 5 to 8 years of experience in the healthcare industry is preferred.
• Minimum of five years of diagnostics and/or laboratory experience is required.
• Experience designing, selling and/or implementing multisite automation and informatics projects preferred.
• Experience with laboratory workflow
• Experience in laboratory informatics

Preferred

• Diagnostics experience strongly preferred.
• Understand workflow and workflow improvement.
• Strong understanding on how technology drives value in healthcare preferred.
• Experience with building business on current accounts and creating new profitable accounts.
• Understands IT technology within Hospital Environment.
• Proficient in client facing solutions demonstrations and presentations
• Ability to travel 60 to 70%

WHAT WE OFFER

At Abbott, you can have a good job that can grow into a great career. We offer:

• Training and career development, with onboarding programs for new employees and tuition assistance
• Financial security through competitive compensation, incentives and retirement plans
• Health care and well-being programs including medical, dental, vision, wellness and occupational health programs
• Paid time off
• 401(k) retirement savings with a generous company match
• The stability of a company with a record of strong financial performance and history of being actively involved in local communities

Learn more about our benefits that add real value to your life to help you live fully: www.abbottbenefits.com

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that provides the growth and strength to build your future. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

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The salary for this role is between:

N/A

JOB FAMILY:

Sales Force

DIVISION:

AMD Molecular

LOCATION:

United States of America : Remote

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

WORK SHIFT:

Standard

TRAVEL:

Not specified

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:

Not Applicable

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:

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), Continuous walking for prolonged periods (more than 2 hours at a time in an 8 hour day)

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

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