Friday, November 02, 2012

McKesson - Technical Support Engineer, Sr. Application Support Analyst

Position Description

The Technical Support Engineer provides technical support for McKesson products operating in a UNIX, Linux client/server environment with Oracle database systems.  Solutions are highly complex and considered mission-critical in the healthcare industry, requiring rapid resolution.  This will be supporting  the Horizon Clinicals interface products.

Responsible for providing technical, functional, and coding support to customer*s product support teams, field engineers or technicians who are diagnosing, troubleshooting and debugging highly technical or sophisticated software or computer systems.  Responds to situations where first-line product support has failed to isolate or fix problems in software. Reports design, reliability and maintenance problems or bugs to software engineering/ design engineering. May be involved in customer installation and training.  Provides support to customer/users where the product is highly  or complex or technical in nature.


Minimum Requirements
4+ years experience providing technical support to product support teams, field engineers and technicians.

Additional Knowledge & Skills

Critical (must have) skills:

Strong understanding of UNIX, Linux system architecture and commands

Good working knowledge of SQL

Experience with relational databases

Proficient troubleshooter

Ability to prioritize and demonstrate time management skills

Ability to work effectively with customers in high-pressure situations

Flexible schedule to allow for pager rotation


Desired (nice to have) skills:

Good understanding of TCP/IP, OSI layers

HL7 experience a plus

Effective verbal and written communication skills

Healthcare industry experience a Plus

Good interpersonal skills

Ability to work as part of a team as well as independently

Ability to quickly learn new, complex technologies


Education
Bachelors degree or equivalent experience in diagnosing and troubleshooting software and/or customer service on computer systems.


Benefits & Company Statement


We believe you should be rewarded for the important work you do. For that reason, you'll receive a competitive compensation and benefits package when you join our team.

It starts with you. That's a simple sentence but it says a lot. It reminds each one of us that what we do matters. Every single McKesson employee contributes to our mission - whatever your title, whatever your role, you act as a catalyst in a chain of events that helps millions of people all over the globe. By connecting and improving the business of healthcare, we're helping to ensure that millions of patients get the treatment they need. And by choosing a career with McKesson Provider Technologies, you'll join a team of passionate people working together to improve lives and advance healthcare.

At McKesson, we believe we can empower healthcare. And it all starts with you.

As an equal opportunity employer, McKesson Corporation unites the talents and contributions of all to advance the power of healthcare. Learn more about our opportunities at mckesson.com/careers..

The material contained herein is provided for informational purpose only. All open jobs offered by McKesson Corp. on this recruitment system are subject to specific job skill requirements. The job skill requirements, qualifications, and preferred experience are determined by a subsidiary, office or department within the company which is offering the position, and all positions are subject to local prevailing employment laws and restrictions. This would include immigration laws pertaining to work authorization requirements and any other applicable government permissions or compliance.
The materials on this site are provided without warranties of any kind, either expressed or implied, including but not limited to warranties regarding the completeness of information contained on this site or in any referenced links. While McKesson Corp. attempts to update this site on a timely basis, the information is effective only as of the time and date of posting.

By providing your application to McKesson Corp. you hereby consent to McKesson Corp. obtaining personal information regarding you that is related to the position applied for. You also consent to McKesson Corp. transferring your application details to our recruitment partners for their review and assistance. You also consent to McKesson Corp. keeping your application on file for 6 years. McKesson Corp. is an equal opportunity employer. The information on this site is for information purpose only and is not intended to be relied upon with legal consequence.
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Position Description

Responsible for responding to product application support questions from customers regarding the company’s software. Analyzes problems with software applications to identify problem area(s) and recommend corrective action. Recommends solutions to customer application questions. May utilize specialized domain expertise related to the specific application of the software to resolve customer problems.

Minimum Requirements
6+ years product applications support experience

Additional Knowledge & Skills
Experience with the following is critical for success:

Ability to effectively communicate and problem solve, mostly over telephone conversations

Experince with SQL data base (oracle environment preferred)

Experience with Unix commands (or Linux commands)

Ability to work outside normal business hours on call

Demonstrated success with critical thinking and root cause analysis

Education
BS degree or equivalent experience.

Physical Requirements
General Office Demands

Benefits & Company Statement

We believe you should be rewarded for the important work you do. For that reason, you'll receive a competitive compensation and benefits package when you join our team.

It starts with you. That's a simple sentence but it says a lot. It reminds each one of us that what we do matters. Every single McKesson employee contributes to our mission - whatever your title, whatever your role, you act as a catalyst in a chain of events that helps millions of people all over the globe. By connecting and improving the business of healthcare, we're helping to ensure that millions of patients get the treatment they need. And by choosing a career with McKesson Provider Technologies, you'll join a team of passionate people working together to improve lives and advance healthcare.

At McKesson, we believe we can empower healthcare. And it all starts with you.

As an equal opportunity employer, McKesson Corporation unites the talents and contributions of all to advance the power of healthcare. Learn more about our opportunities at mckesson.com/careers

Agency Statement
No agencies please.

The material contained herein is provided for informational purpose only. All open jobs offered by McKesson Corp. on this recruitment system are subject to specific job skill requirements. The job skill requirements, qualifications, and preferred experience are determined by a subsidiary, office or department within the company which is offering the position, and all positions are subject to local prevailing employment laws and restrictions. This would include immigration laws pertaining to work authorization requirements and any other applicable government permissions or compliance.
The materials on this site are provided without warranties of any kind, either expressed or implied, including but not limited to warranties regarding the completeness of information contained on this site or in any referenced links. While McKesson Corp. attempts to update this site on a timely basis, the information is effective only as of the time and date of posting.

By providing your application to McKesson Corp. you hereby consent to McKesson Corp. obtaining personal information regarding you that is related to the position applied for. You also consent to McKesson Corp. transferring your application details to our recruitment partners for their review and assistance. You also consent to McKesson Corp. keeping your application on file for 6 years. McKesson Corp. is an equal opportunity employer. The information on this site is for information purpose only and is not intended to be relied upon with legal consequence.