Technical Support Executive
Description
We are seeking a proactive and customer-focused Technical Support Executive to provide functional and technical support for our Pharmacovigilance and Drug Safety solutions. The role involves assisting customers with system issues, troubleshooting application-related concerns, analysing incidents, coordinating with internal teams, and ensuring a high level of customer satisfaction. The ideal candidate should possess a strong understanding of software applications, excellent problem-solving abilities, and experience supporting enterprise applications in a healthcare, life sciences, or pharmacovigilance environment.
The candidate will have responsibilities across the following functions:
Customer and Product Support:
- Provide first-level and second-level technical support to customers.
- Respond to customer queries through email, ticketing systems, phone, and virtual meetings.
- Troubleshoot and resolve application-related issues within defined SLAs.
- Monitor support queues and ensure timely resolution of customer incidents.
- Escalate complex issues to Product, Development, QA, or Infrastructure teams as required.
Pharmacovigilance Application Support:
- Support users of pharmacovigilance and drug safety applications.
- Assist customers with case processing, workflows, user access, system configurations, and reporting-related issues.
- Understand customer business processes and provide appropriate functional guidance.
- Perform root cause analysis for recurring application issues.
Incident and Problem Management:
- Log, track, and manage incidents using the support ticketing system.
- Document issue resolution steps and maintain support records.
- Monitor recurring issues and recommend preventive actions.
- Participate in severity-based incident management activities.
Technical Troubleshooting:
- Analyse application logs and error reports.
- Coordinate with development and infrastructure teams for issue resolution.
- Assist in validating fixes before deployment to customers.
- Support product upgrades, releases, and maintenance activities.
Customer Communication:
- Provide timely updates to customers regarding issue status.
- Conduct customer troubleshooting sessions and follow-ups.
- Prepare support documentation, FAQs, and knowledge base articles.
- Maintain a professional and customer-centric approach in all interactions.
Quality and Compliance:
- Adhere to company quality processes and support procedures.
- Follow data privacy and information security guidelines.
- Support compliance requirements relevant to life sciences and pharmacovigilance customers.
Requirements:
- Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills.
- Experience in software application support.
- Knowledge of ticketing and incident management systems.
- Understanding of databases and SQL queries.
- Familiarity with Windows-based environments and web applications.
- Excellent communication and customer-handling skills.
- Ability to prioritise and manage multiple customer issues simultaneously.
- Strong documentation and reporting skills.
Preferred Skills:
- Experience supporting Pharmacovigilance, Drug Safety, Clinical, or Life Sciences applications.
- Understanding of adverse event reporting and pharmacovigilance workflows.
- Exposure to SaaS-based products and cloud applications.
- Basic knowledge of APIs, integrations, and application logs.
- Experience with Microsoft SQL Server or Oracle databases.
- Familiarity with GxP-regulated environments.