Technical Support Specialist

Company Description

At Amwell, we’re transforming healthcare for all—powered by technology and inspired by people. Here, your ideas don’t just matter—they drive real change, improving lives on a global scale.

We marry technology and innovation with clinical excellence to provide trusted solutions that solve the healthcare industry’s biggest pain points and are on a mission to enable greater access to more convenient, affordable, and effective care.

We do this through our technology-enabled care platform that is designed to help our clients achieve their digital care ambitions – today and in the future. We offer programs spanning the full care continuum, including urgent, acute and specialty care, behavioral health, and services for the treatment of chronic conditions such as heart and cardiometabolic diseases. Programs are powered by Amwell as well as our growing partner network.

For almost two decades, Amwell has proudly served some of the largest and most sophisticated healthcare organizations in the U.S. and worldwide. Our team is passionate about technology’s role in transforming care delivery and making it more equitable, accessible, efficient, cost-effective and navigable for all.

Brief Overview 

Amwell is seeking a motivated and energetic Technical Support Specialist to join our Customer Support team. In this Customer-facing role, your primary focus will be to deliver world class support and solutions to our Amwell customer base. You will provide guidance and resolution on a wide range of technical product support issues. You will work on technical service requests that our Level 1 support teams have been unable to resolve. You will liaise with our Tier 3, Hosting, Engineering and Customer Success teams when needed to assist with troubleshooting problems for our Customers .   The Technical Support Specialist will play a critical role in the success of our relationship with enterprise clients and end users of Amwell’s technology.    Strong communication skills , critical thinking, attention to detail, and a passion for customer experience are all key attributes for this role.  

Core Responsibilities 

• You will assist customers in resolving technical issues and document all customer interactions in case management software (ticketing) in a timely manner.  

• Assist Tier 3, developers or other team members with obtaining data/details for troubleshooting purposes.  

• Be an advocate for the Customer, relating to each case with empathy and urgency so as to build a lifelong relationship with Amwell  

• Create, track and manage incoming support tickets with the utmost sensitivity to the Customer’s experience and needs  

• Utilize a variety of tools and techniques to review, investigate, and resolve individual support cases related to any of Amwell’s product lines  

• Troubleshoot technical issues and reproduce recurring software and hardware issues for resolution or dev / vendor escalation  

• Deliver exceptional experiences by providing timely and effective responses to Customers and internal teams using a variety of communication channels (phone, email, chat, etc.) aligned with the urgency of the case  

• Handle time-sensitive situations with a calm and professional demeanor  

• Streamline the resolution process by providing thorough and accurate ticket documentation including timelines of events, key findings, and steps taken to reproduce the issue.  

• Help drive servicing excellence by providing input to knowledge articles and training materials that increase efficiency and effectiveness of Customer Support  

• Support critical incident management efforts by providing case troubleshooting insights and/or Customer information as needed  

• Provide input to help track and report recurring product and vendor performance trends, escalating these insights when needed  

• Stay informed on new product releases, configuration updates and procedures to ensure we deliver exceptional quality  

• Provide rotational On-Call Support after-hours  

• Grow to become a subject matter expert in all product workflows  

• Performs other duties and/or projects as assigned.  

Qualifications

• 0-2 years of technical support experience in Customer-facing software and applications support (web and mobile) using all modalities (eg email, phone, chat)  

• Operating Systems experience including Windows, Windows10, OSX, iOS, and Android  

• Proficient in Microsoft Office 365, Desktop conferencing (Teams, Zoom, etc)   

• Strong knowledge with one or more general purpose programming (Java, Python)  

• Familiarity/exposure to technical troubleshooting (WebRTC, integrations) using tools such as AWS CloudWatch, Elasticsearch (Kibana), Rhapsody, FHIR, etc is a plus  

• Experience with Atlassian Tool Suite (JIRA, Confluence) and Salesforce is a plus  

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline and/or relevant certifications (A+, ITIL, GCP) strongly preferred  

• Good understanding of application troubleshooting and RCA (root cause analysis) with a wide range of approaches, tools, and techniques  

• Maniacal Customer focus with a passion to be part of the telehealth transformation  

• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills across diverse audiences (internal peer groups, Customers and Clients, third-party vendors, etc.)  

• Ability to work independently in fast-paced, interruption-prone environments  

• Demonstrated ability to learn quickly and work through complex problems, utilizing structured problem-solving methodologies (processes, best practices, tools, templates)  

• Proficient at performing application log analysis and creating stories, depicting timeline of events and errors  

Do Well. Live Well. At Amwell. 

Driven by our mission and values, we foster a workplace where Delivering Awesome, being Customer First and operating as One Team aren’t just aspirations – they are how we work, every day.  

Our people are our greatest asset. We strive to empower their growth and development not only as Amwellians but as individuals, through generous total rewards packages, a virtual-first work environment, work-life flexibility, including Summer Fridays and designated Mental Health Days, as well as opportunities to stretch and learn – to name a few. It’s our people who truly differentiate us. Ask anyone and they’ll tell you – you’ll never work with more passionate, more driven and more caring team members.    

We champion a culture of respect and inclusion, accountability and integrity, innovation and collaboration. At Amwell, you’ll do the most meaningful work of your career—improving healthcare for millions, growing alongside incredible teammates, and being valued for who you are.  

Benefits 

• Flexible Personal Time Off (Vacation time)
• 401K match
• Competitive healthcare, dental and vision insurance plans
• Paid Parental Leave (Maternity and Paternity leave)
• Employee Stock Purchase Program
• Free access to Amwell’s Telehealth Services, SilverCloud and The Clinic by Cleveland Clinic’s second opinion program
• Free Subscription to the Calm App
• Tuition Assistance Program
• Pet Insurance 

Salaried, Exempt Roles

The typical base salary range for this position is $52,200 - $63,800.  The actual salary offer will ultimately depend on multiple factors including, but not limited to, knowledge, skills, relevant education, experience, complexity or specialization of talent, and other objective factors.  In addition to base salary, this role may be eligible for an annual bonus based on a combination of company performance and employee performance. Long-term incentive and short-term variable compensation may be offered as part of the compensation package dependent on the role. Some roles may be commission based, in which case the total compensation will be based on a commission, and the above range may not be an accurate representation of total compensation.

Further, the above range is subject to change based on market demands and operational needs and does not constitute a promise of a particular wage or a guarantee of employment. Your recruiter can share more during the hiring process about the specific salary range based on the above factors listed.

Fraud Prevention Notice

As part of Amwell's commitment to maintaining a secure and trusted hiring process, Amwell uses fraud detection capabilities within its hiring platform to help identify potentially suspicious, fraudulent, or unauthorized activity during the recruitment process.

These tools are designed to help protect candidates, Amwell, and the integrity of the hiring process by identifying indicators that may be associated with impersonation, account misuse, or other forms of recruiting fraud. Information generated through fraud detection is reviewed by authorized personnel and is not used as the sole basis for hiring decisions.

Personal information collected or processed in connection with fraud detection will be handled in accordance with applicable data protection laws and Amwell's Applicant Privacy Notice.

Identity Verification Notice

As part of Amwell's commitment to maintaining a secure and trusted hiring process, candidates for this role are required to complete an identity verification step through Greenhouse Identity Verification powered by CLEAR during the interview process.  

Identity verification is used solely to confirm a candidate's identity and help prevent fraud and impersonation within the hiring process. It is not a background check and does not independently determine hiring decisions.  

Because this role has been designated as requiring identity verification, completion of the verification process is a condition of continuing in the recruitment process. Candidates who do not complete the identity verification process will not be eligible to advance to subsequent stages of consideration for this role.  

Personal information collected as part of the identity verification process will be handled in accordance with applicable privacy laws and Amwell's Applicant Privacy Notice.  

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