The primary responsibilities of the Technical Support Specialist are to provide support to end-users by identifying, researching and resolving problems and issues; create and conduct operational and technical trainings for clients; and partner with Sales, Marketing, and Account Management to meet clients needs. The Customer Success Technical Support Specialist provides technical product support to both internal and external customers, who use or support the use of Medidata Products. The Customer Success Technical Support Specialist receives issues that the Tier I team could not resolve. The Customer Success Technical Support Specialist is a seasoned analyst who has a proven record of satisfying clients. He/She is a reference point for the entire team on various application topics and is able to resolve most of the items escalated from the Tier I team. He/She takes an active role in ensuring that any escalation outside the Technical Support Specialist team is handled promptly and effectively by the different Medidata functional areas. * Create and maintain necessary knowledge objects, in applicable languages, which will be used by all Customer Success teams

* Provide users with support on technical, operational, and user/account-related issues, on the phone, via e-mail/ticketing system and/or in person

* Identify, research and resolve all client problems, questions and concerns in a timely manner

* Coordinate support resources for all problems and issues not resolved during the initial contact with client

* Flexibility to work varied shifts and availability for on-call rotation and off-hour Critical Issues escalation

* Monitor and ensure 100% accuracy of all escalations and work requests throughout the day and consistently resolve, de-escalate, or further escalate within the required client Service Level Agreements

* Coordinate issue resolution efforts with other departments to ensure timely and efficient resolutions are met and customer satisfaction is upheld

* Maintain proper tracking of problem resolution and conduct trend analysis for reference and management reporting

* Distinguish between application, operating system, network, and hardware problems, with an understanding of IT systems design, analysis, and integrations

* Ability to Present complex technical information to non-technical audiences

* Reproduce technical problems, diagnose causes, identify temporary and long-term solutions and communicate status updates to clients

* Inform and instruct users on new products, features and best practices

* Manage and assist in the development and revisions of Training Presentations, Exercises, Quick Reference Guides and Other Support Materials

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****Your Mission:****

**Your Competencies:**

* Strong Customer Service skills, both telephone and email, with excellent oral and written communications

* Previous Helpdesk or Desk Side Support Experience is a big plus

* Ability to work with minimal supervision

* Ability to adhere to deadlines and protocols

* Experience with MS Outlook, MS Windows, MS Office Suite, Microsoft SQL Server, Magic Service Desk or other Issue Tracking software preferred

* Ability to deliver with high quality of work keeping in frame support metrics like Customer Satisfaction, Turnaround Times, timely follow ups etc.

* Ability to understand and write SQL scripts to extract and update data from databases

* Must have the ability to learn new products as needed

* Be able to prioritize work as business demands

****Your Education & Experience:****

* A minimum of 2 years of related experience with a Bachelors degree; or an advanced degree without experience.

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