Informatics Support Team Specialist

Azenta Inc.

At Azenta, new ideas, new technologies and new ways of thinking are driving our future. Our customer focused culture encourages employees to embrace innovation and challenge the status quo with novel thinking and collaborative work relationships.All we accomplish is grounded in our core values of Customer Focus, Achievement, Accountability, Teamwork, Employee Value and Integrity

Job Title

Informatics Support Team Specialist

Job Description

At Azenta, new ideas, new technologies and new ways of thinking are driving our future. Our customer-focused culture encourages employees to embrace innovation and challenge the status quo with novel thinking and collaborative work relationships. 

Azenta Life Sciences is a global leader in the life sciences space with headquarters in Burlington, MA, and offices and operations worldwide. We are a market leader in automated bio sample management solutions and genomic services across areas such as drug development, clinical and advanced cell therapies for the industry's top pharmaceutical, biotech, academic and healthcare institutions globally.   We provide unparalleled capabilities with our lab analysis, sample management and storage services, informatics software, and consumables, with the largest installed base managing over 1 billion samples globally.

How You’ll Add Value

The Support Specialist will interact with customers prior to provide and/or after sale.  Will provide prompt and accurate customer service and increase client satisfaction.  Will provide technical assistance to clients and help troubleshoot software applications using remote troubleshooting techniques.  The Support Specialist will help identify the severity and impact of issues to assist software engineering and project management teams understand technical issues that have occurred with customers as they arise to help prioritize appropriate reconfigurations of the software if needed. 

What You’ll Do

• Provide prompt and accurate customer service support and address user tickets regarding software and technical use issues 

• Conduct remote troubleshooting 

• Will communicate directly with end-users to understand the issue being reported and ask targeted questions to diagnose problems 

• Train customer end-users on various software application systems they have purchased 

• Guide users with simple, step-by-step instructions 

• Test alternative pathways until issue is resolved 

• Record technical issues and solutions in appropriate internal tracking systems 

• Work with QA to develop Test Cases to prevent recurrence of issues. 

• Direct unresolved issues to the next level of support personnel 

• Follow up with clients to ensure their systems are functional 

• Report customer feedback and potential product requests 

What You Will Bring

Required

• BSc in Computer Science or similar technical field of study or equivalent combination of education and experience 

• 1-5 years of relevant practical experience 

• Must have computer skills with ability to write scripts 

• Ability to perform remote troubleshooting 

• Ability to provide clear instructions 

• Ability to document and troubleshoot errors 

• Ability to work independent 

Preferred

• Experience with LIMS / LIS systems preferred 

• Experience in software support and quality methodologies 

• Working knowledge of issue tracking services (RedMine, Spiceworks, JIRA, etc.) a plus 

• Experience with Tier 2 or higher service level agreement 

• Knowledgeable of programming language (Python, Ruby, etc.) 

Your Working Conditions: 

• General office setting

EOE  M/F/Disabled/VET

If any applicant is unable to complete an application or respond to a job opening because of a disability, please email at Recruiting@azenta.com for assistance. 

Azenta is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This company considers candidates regardless of race, color, age, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.

United States Base Compensation: $79,000.00 - $99,000.00

The posted pay range for this position is an estimate based on current market data and internal pay structure. Final compensation may vary above or below this range depending on factors such as experience, education (including licensure and certifications),  qualifications, performance, and geographic location, among other relevant business or organizational needs.