Healthcare Technical Consultant - Field Based in St. Louis, Missouri
Philips
Summary
Launch your career as a Technical Consultant in our Hospital Patient Monitoring business, where you’ll build hands-on expertise installing and supporting advanced patient monitoring solutions, partner with diverse teams and customers, and play a direct role in delivering reliable, high-impact technology that improves patient care and outcomes.
Job description
Your role:
- Deliver onsite and remote technical support, responding quickly to customer issues and minimizing disruption to clinical and operational workflows.
- Ensure reliable system performance by diagnosing and resolving system, network, and application issues using structured troubleshooting approaches.
- Support the full lifecycle of complex patient monitoring and IT infrastructure solutions, including installation, configuration, integration, and testing.
- Apply an understanding of customer environments and requirements to ensure systems are implemented effectively and optimized for long-term performance.
- Troubleshoot and resolve technical challenges using approved tools, test equipment, and diagnostic methodologies.
- Analyze root causes and implement sustainable solutions that improve system stability and reduce recurring issues.
- Maintain accurate and detailed documentation of system configurations, troubleshooting activities, and support procedures.
- Follow configuration management and version control practices to ensure consistency, knowledge sharing, and scalable support for future implementations.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including senior engineers, clinical partners, sales, and service teams to deliver high-quality outcomes.
- Continuously build technical expertise and contribute to knowledge sharing and improvement initiatives that enhance service delivery and customer satisfaction.
You're the right fit if:
- You’ve acquired 2.5+ years of professional working experience in IT services or related technical environments, preferably in a field or hospital-based healthcare environment.
- Experience with patient monitoring, telemetry units, ventilators, and defibrillators highly preferred.
- Your skills include a foundational understanding of IT systems, networking concepts, and technical troubleshooting; computer networking certification preferred (e.g. CompTIA Network+, Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA), or equivalent/higher level certification). CCNA encouraged for career progression.
- You have an associate degree in computer science, biomedical, engineering, or related field of study, or equivalent combination of education and above listed experience. Bachelor’s degree preferred.
- You must be able to successfully perform the following minimum Physical, Cognitive and Environmental job requirements with or without accommodation for this Field Service position.
- You must be able to: Travel for business. Approximately 75% travel across the specified geography is required. The average driving time is 1-4 hours daily. Occasional overnight stays and travel by air and/or train may be required.
- Work in an office/home office and/or remote setting, as well as in a hospital/healthcare environment; adhere to requirements and comply with vendor credentialing.
- Work flexible hours (based on business needs to include non-standard work hours, overtime, weekends, and on-call rotations).
- Wear all required personal protective equipment.
- You’re a detail-oriented, collaborative problem solver with strong organization and communication skills, a disciplined approach to structured processes, and a growth mindset focused on continuous learning and delivering a positive customer experience.
Requirements
- 2.5+ years of professional working experience in IT services or related technical environments
- Experience with patient monitoring, telemetry units, ventilators, and defibrillators highly preferred
- Foundational understanding of IT systems, networking concepts, and technical troubleshooting
- Computer networking certification preferred (e.g. CompTIA Network+, CCNA, or equivalent/higher level certification)
- Associate degree in computer science, biomedical, engineering, or related field of study, or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Bachelor’s degree preferred
- Ability to travel approximately 75% of the time
- Must reside in or within commuting distance to St. Louis, Missouri
- Detail-oriented, collaborative problem solver with strong organization and communication skills
- Disciplined approach to structured processes and a growth mindset focused on continuous learning
Benefits
- Generous PTO
- 401(k) up to 7% match
- HSA with company contribution
- Stock purchase plan
- Education reimbursement
- Field service incentive bonus
- On-call pay
- Company fleet/car
Company overview
Koninklijke Philips N.V., commonly known as Philips, is a Dutch multinational health technology company that has evolved from its origins as a consumer electronics conglomerate into a leading global healthcare solutions provider. Founded in 1891 in Eindhoven, Netherlands, Philips has transformed its business focus since the 2010s to concentrate exclusively on health technology. The company operates through three main divisions: Diagnosis and Treatment, which manufactures advanced medical imaging equipment including MRI, CT, and ultrasound scanners; Connected Care, specializing in patient monitoring systems and respiratory care products under the Respironics brand; and Personal Health, producing consumer healthcare products like electric shavers, Sonicare toothbrushes, and Avent childcare items. With 68,419 employees worldwide and annual revenues of €18.02 billion (2024), Philips maintains its global headquarters in Amsterdam while operating manufacturing, R&D, and sales facilities across 26 countries. The company has strategically divested its consumer electronics, lighting, and home appliance businesses to become a pure-play health technology organization, positioning itself at the forefront of medical innovation and digital healthcare solutions.