Informatics Technical Service Specialist
Abbott
Informatics Technical Service Specialist
Abbott
Makes heart devices, glucose sensors and lab tests
AlinIQ InformaticsTechnical Specialist
Abbott Diagnostics — Field Based (UKI Travel Required)
Abbott is a global healthcare leader dedicated to helping people live fuller, healthier lives. Our innovations span diagnostics, medical devices, nutrition, and branded generic medicines — improving health outcomes for millions worldwide. With more than 114,000 colleagues supporting customers in over 160 countries, we are committed to advancing the future of healthcare.
About Abbott Diagnostics
Abbott is a global leader in in vitro diagnostics, providing advanced instruments, digital solutions, and laboratory systems that support hospitals, clinics, and healthcare organisations around the world.
Our digital portfolio — including theAlinIQ Informaticssuite — helps customers streamline workflows, strengthen operational efficiency, and elevate diagnostic accuracy through innovative, data-driven technology.
TheAlinIQ InformaticsTeam operates within the UKI Service Organisation, supporting customers with technical expertise and hands‑on delivery of complex digital health solutions.
About the Role
We’re looking for anAlinIQ InformaticsTechnical Specialistto deliver and support complex IT infrastructure solutions spanning Abbott's Digital Health applications.
In this field-based position, you’ll play a key role throughout the full project lifecycle — from implementation and configuration to optimisation, training, and ongoing customer support.
You will combine strong technical skills with excellent communication and problem‑solving abilities to ensure laboratories can fully leverage the power of Abbott’s informatics platforms.
What You’ll Be Doing
Implement and configure AlinIQ Digital Health applications in line with customer requirements
Collaborate with project teams to understand and validate technical needs
Integrate software and hardware components, recommending appropriate infrastructure where required
Deliver engaging, structured training to end users
Provide post‑implementation support, troubleshooting, andperformance optimisation
Build strong customer relationships and act as a trusted technical advisor
Track progress, document updates, and maintain accurate project records
Participate in customer meetings and internal team sessions
Support continuous improvement through customer feedback and solution enhancements
Travel to customer sites as part of role delivery (up to 80%)
What You’ll Bring
A Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience) in Computer Science, Information Systems, Medical/Hospital Informatics, or a related field
Technical understanding of IT systems within healthcare, diagnostics, or laboratory environments
Practical experience installing, configuring, or supportinglaboratory informatics systems(e.g., LIS, middleware, analyser management, inventory systems)
Excellent customer-facing and communication skills
Strong analytical thinking, problem-solving abilities, and attention to detail
Ability to manage tasks independently while collaborating effectively across teams
Proficiency with business applications such asMS Office,MS Project, orSmartsheet
Willingness to travel regularly and flexibly to support customer needs
What We Offer
As you’d expect from a global healthcare leader, Abbott provides an excellent package including:
Competitive salary
Defined contribution pension scheme
Private healthcare
Life assurance
Flexible benefits programme tailored to your needs
You’ll also gain opportunities for professional development, global exposure, and meaningful work that directly contributes to improving patient care.
The base pay for this position is
N/AIn specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.
Abbott makes medical devices, diagnostic tests, nutrition products and branded generic drugs for hospitals, laboratories, pharmacies and patients. Its best-known product is the FreeStyle Libre, a coin-sized sensor worn on the upper arm that tracks blood sugar around the clock without routine finger pricks. Its other lines run from heart valves, pacemakers and brain stimulators to lab analyzers, rapid tests and mail-in colon cancer screening kits, and Abbott earns money by selling these products to health systems, labs, retailers and consumers. The company was founded in 1888 by Chicago physician Wallace Abbott and is based in Abbott Park, Illinois.
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