
Service Support Specialist for Laboratory Automation
Rochester, NYJob$68–102K/yrSeen 3 days agoSeen in employer's feed 3 days ago
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Job overview
The Service Support Specialist III provides advanced Tier 3 technical support for laboratory automation partners and customer systems through troubleshooting, remote diagnostics, and on-site investigations. The role works with Field Service Engineers and internal teams to support equipment performance, deliver training, and resolve systemic issues. It requires independent work across time zones and collaboration with global teams, including engineering and support teams based in Finland.
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Work Schedule
Standard (Mon-Fri)
Environmental Conditions
Some degree of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) required (safety glasses, gowning, gloves, lab coat, ear plugs etc.)
Job Description
As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.
DESCRIPTION:
Join our Laboratory Automation Technical Support team as a Service Support Specialist III. In this role, you’ll provide advanced Tier 3 technical support for our partners and customer systems through structured troubleshooting, remote diagnostics, and on-site investigations.
Working closely with our partners’ Field Service Engineers and internal teams, you’ll help ensure optimal equipment performance, deliver training, and build strong customer relationships. As a technical subject matter expert, you’ll collaborate with R&D, Product Management, Quality, and Field Service to resolve systemic issues, inform product improvements, and strengthen service capabilities across internal and partner organizations.
This role requires a high degree of independence and self-direction, as the primary engineering and support teams are based in Finland. You’ll need to work effectively across time zones, manage priorities autonomously, and collaborate remotely with global teams.
REQUIREMENTS:
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Advanced degree and at least 3 years of experience, or Bachelor's degree plus 5 years of experience in technical service, laboratory automation, or a related field
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Degree in engineering, computer science, electromechanical engineering, or a related discipline
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Experience developing technical documentation, service standards, and troubleshooting methodologies
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Technical expertise in instrument maintenance, repair, and troubleshooting
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Proficiency in conducting equipment installations, calibrations, and qualification protocols (IQ/OQ/PQ)
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Experience with laboratory automation platforms and control software systems
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Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Windows operating systems and standard office applications
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Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
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Strong customer service and communication skills
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Ability to work independently and collaboratively
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Fluency in English required; additional languages are an asset
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Valid driver's license and ability to travel up to 70% of time
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Experience with quality systems (GMP/GLP) preferred
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Ability to manage multiple priorities and maintain detailed service records
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Experience with performance tracking and reporting systems
Compensation and Benefits
The salary range estimated for this position based in New York is $68,200.00–$102,250.00.
This position may also be eligible to receive a variable annual bonus based on company, team, and/or individual performance results in accordance with company policy. We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package that our U.S. colleagues and their families can count on, which includes:
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A choice of national medical and dental plans, and a national vision plan, including health incentive programs
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Employee assistance and family support programs, including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement
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At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO), 10 paid holidays annually, paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave), accident and life insurance, and short- and long-term disability in accordance with company policy
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Retirement and savings programs, such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan
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Employees’ Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount
For more information on our benefits, please visit: https://jobs.thermofisher.com/global/en/total-rewards
Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.
How this job compares
Set against the 4,106 open Technical Support jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$68–102K/yr
- New York median$77–109K/yr112 salary ranges
- US median$75–110K/yr1,297 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $85K, is 11% below the New York median midpoint ($96K) — in the middle half of Technical Support salary ranges in New York.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 265 open Technical Support jobs in New York and 4,106 across the US. 8% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience; Technical Support postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years at the median (2,692 postings).
- Education
- 370 of the 4,106 open Technical Support jobs (9%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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