Field Service Technician (Iowa City)

Position : Field Service Technician

Start : 11 / 17

Contract : 18 months (with possibility of extension up to 3-years)

Job Description :

Our client, one of the largest biotechnology and most progressive Life Sciences companies, is seeking an energetic professional to join their enterprise support team. Our client is focused on translating excellence in science into effective medicines and diagnostics for patients. Our client partners with some of the largest hospitals and health systems in the US! This role is an opportunity to join their field services and customer support organization that travels the country to support some of its premier hospital partnerships. This Planned Activity Specialist will travel across their designated city / state to various sites where they will attend and provide proactive maintenance to Cobas 6000's, 8000s, Pros and other analyzers.

Assay addition & application installation on Cobas 6000, which consists of :

Schedule appointment with customer and set customer expectations

Configure new assay, calibrator, controls & load reagent, calibrate, evaluate QC

Run precision, linearity, and correlations

Assist with interfacing of new assay

Evaluate validation data and present it to customer (this can be performed by data analyst and reviewed by local FAS or the rep at the second appointment if necessary)

Determines cost effective repair / resolutions to minimize customer downtime

Provides feedback and documents product failure trends and service ability issues

Responsible for ensuring and maximizing customer satisfaction with equipment and related products

Identifies revenue generating and cost saving opportunities.

Maintains expenses within departmental guidelines and controls inventory and all company property

Qualifications :

Bachelor's degree in a Biomedical or equivalent field (preferred)

Effective communication skills, helpful customer interaction, and organizationally sound

Experience with preventative maintenance and troubleshooting machinery / hardware using established procedures preferably in a laboratory or healthcare setting (preferred)

Med Tech background huge plus but not required