Transfusion Ambassador Internship

**Transfusion Ambassador Internship (KZN)**

**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 will have access to:

- Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
- 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 be based in KZN in the Abbott Transfusion Division. In this division we’re empowering smarter medical and economic decision making to help transform the way people manage their health at all stages of life. Every day, more than 10 million tests are run on Abbott’s diagnostics instruments, providing lab results for millions of people.

Our diagnostic solutions are used in hospitals, laboratories and clinics around the globe. The crucial information derived from our tests, instruments and informatics systems are often the first step in patient care decision making for hundreds of health conditions from heart attacks to blood disorders to infectious diseases and cancers.

**What You’ll Do**
- Perform system installation, repairs and servicing at customer sites.
- Implements major product upgrades relative to the assigned system/product group.
- Collaborates with Sales department to assist with basic troubleshooting training of Customers.
- Provide service support and technical troubleshooting for defined service interventions.
- Provide proactive service.

**Required Qualifications**
- University degree (National Diploma), ideally in one of the following fields: Electrical Engineering, Clinical Engineering, Mechatronics, Medical Technology, biomedical or related. (THIS MUST BE COMPLETED).
- VALID DRIVERS LICENCE is essential as you will be required to travel.

**Preferred Qualifications**
- No Work experience (however previous in-service training will be accepted)
- Must be based in KZN and can travel to surrounding areas.
- Available to start immediately.

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.