About Abbott
Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people’s health.We’realways looking towards the future,anticipatingchanges in medical science and technology.
Working at Abbott
At Abbott, you can do work that matters and help people to live a healthier andfulllife, grow your career, and learn, be your true self. You will have access to:
1. Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dreamof .
2. A company recognized asa great placeto work in dozens of countries around the worldandnamed one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
3. A challenging position in a fast-growing crisis independent industry
4. To become part of a dynamic, highly educated, highly skilled, and motivated team
5. Flat hierarchies, open appreciative mentality, and efficient, constructive lines of communication
The Position
Field Service Engineer – Laboratory Diagnostics (m/f/d)
Region Lausanne | Home-office based
Abbott AG, based in Baar (Switzerland), is currently hiring a Field Service Engineer / Service Technician (m/f/d) for the Core Lab Division, covering the Lausanne region and Western Switzerland.
This position is home-office based in the Lausanne area.
As a Field Service Engineer, you will be the technical expert for Abbott’s laboratory diagnostic instruments and automation systems and the main technical contact for our customers on site.
What you will do:
6. Install laboratory instruments at customer sites
7. Perform safety checks and preventive maintenance
8. Troubleshoot instruments and reagents
9. Train users and perform customer instructions
10. Carry out hardware and software updates
11. Plan and execute scheduled maintenance visits
12. Support sales colleagues during joint customer visits
13. Manage spare parts independently
What we are looking for:
14. Degree in Biomedical Engineering
completed technical training in medical technology, electronics or electromechanics or similar education
15. Confident use of modern IT systems; basic network knowledge is an advantage
16. Strong communication skills and customer-oriented mindset
17. Structured, solution-driven way of working
18. Good English skills (spoken and written – internal communication, documentation)
19. Fluent French (daily customer communication)
20. Willingness to travel within Switzerland, including occasional multi-day assignments