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Customer Solutions Specialist

San Diego, California

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Every day, our team of compassionate and collaborative people use their talents and experience to move the healthcare industry forward. By joining us in a Customer and Client Services role, you’ll have a vital part to play in creating positive change by strengthening and growing our internal and external customer relationships. In turn, we can offer you the chance to grow professionally through our learning and development opportunities, tuition reimbursement, and so much more.

“So the best part of my job working at Quest Diagnostics would have to be knowing that I’m contributing to someone’s well-being.”

- Carlos Castro, Customer Care Representative

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See how your career can grow

At Quest, we invest in our people by offering ongoing training and development courses that cater to the wide variety of jobs at our organization. You can move easily across our company and take on more challenges based on your strengths and interests. All employees can work in many different departments and we like to promote from within. Here is just one example of a career path you can take.

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  • Client Service Representative Client Service Representative
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  • Client Service Group Lead or Trainer Client Service Group Lead or Trainer
  • Client Service Supervisor Client Service Supervisor
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Job Details

Category Customer Service Location San Diego, California Job function Operations Job family Client Services
Shift Day Employee type Regular Full-Time Work mode Hybrid

Customer Solutions Specialist - San Diego, CA - Monday - Friday 8:00AM-5:00PM

Work collaboratively with Commercial Sales to coordinate activities that maximize client satisfaction. 

Act as the operational point person for assigned strategic new accounts to ensure they have a flawless startup experience. 

Proactively evaluate customer needs and requirements to create optimal service delivery options for assigned at-risk customers who have serious concerns or challenges in doing business.  

Pay Range: 

Salary offers are based on a wide range of factors including relevant skills, training, experience, education, and where applicable, certifications obtained. Market and organizational factors are also considered. Successful candidates may be eligible to receive annual performance bonus compensation.

Benefits Information:

We are proud to offer best-in-class benefits and programs to support employees and their families in living healthy, happy lives. Our pay and benefit plans have been designed to promote employee health in all respects – physical, financial, and developmental. Depending on whether it is a part-time or full-time position, some of the benefits offered may include:

  • Day 1 Medical/Dental/Vision for FT employees who work 30+ hours 
  • 15 PTO days first year
  • Paid Holidays
  • Annual Bonus Opportunity  
  • 401(k) with matching contributions
  • Variable compensation plan (AIP) bonus
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Blueprint for Wellness
  • Tuition Reimbursement for undergraduate and graduate programs for FT employees who work 30+ hours 
  • Opportunities for career advancement  
  • Training provided! 

Customer Onboarding 

  • Partner with Commercial Sales as soon as the target customer has been identified. Learn from all parties involved what the value proposition is that has been presented to that customer as well as their key needs to ensure a seamless transition. Understand all aspects of the Customer from the Sales Director, Commercial Sales Representative, Connectivity, Billing and Patient Service perspective. 

  • Evaluate all information received and create a start-up plan based on what is learned. Plan will include a key communication strategy, including leading regular calls during the client set up and launch process with other key leaders to ensure operational readiness. 

  • Develop a strong working relationship with all functional leaders and stakeholders involved through regularly scheduled meetings.  

  • Schedule and conduct initial training sessions for key customers. Conduct follow-up or retraining sessions, if necessary.  

  • Set up and monitor strategic accounts through the monitoring process.  Review outcome of monitoring daily during the first 45 days.   

Customer Retention 

  • Evaluate all information received and create a risk-repair plan based on what is learned.  

  • Coordinate activities to maximize client satisfaction through a close-loop problem resolution process. 

  • Attend At Risk conference and Daily Ops Call as needed to report resolution of any events for the key customers involved.  

  • Review Client Problem Tracking module or other client problem reporting mechanism for at-risk accounts and coordinate action(s) between functional groups to resolve At-Risk issues in a timely manner. 

  • Review the timeliness of the functional group’s response.  Notify the functional group immediately if the turnaround time goal is exceeded.  

  • Monitor client service failures. Review the root cause description and appropriateness of the functional group’s corrective action.  Notify the functional group if the resolution is unclear, inadequate, and inappropriate or if documentation is required. Work with the group to develop an effective action plan.  Monitor implementation. 

  • Visit or conduct conference calls with client accounts and at-risk clients to ensure that the resulting resolution and follow-up activity is satisfactory.  Solicit and resolve other outstanding issues or concerns.    

  • Spend 10-25% of the time in the field, visiting clients and working with the Commercial Sales team [occasional overnight travel]. 

  • In partnership with Commercial Sales, establish routine client visitation or conference call schedule to meet with key accounts and at-risk clients to review service metrics, satisfaction with local services, and address concerns. 

  • Work with Director or Problem Resolution Specialist to analyze chronic service failures and develop corrective actions. Coordinate the contact of clients who submitted a client satisfaction survey that expressed dissatisfaction with the problem resolution progress or as requested by the regional senior staff.  

  • Ensure total compliance with all company policies and government regulations.  Maintains required documentation. 

  • Other duties as assigned. This is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities, but rather a general description of work performed by the position 


QUALIFICATIONS

Required Work Experience:  

Minimum four (4) years of successful customer service experience including responsibility for investigating, analyzing, and resolving customer concerns. 

Preferred Work Experience:  

N/A 

Physical and Mental Requirements:  

N/A 

Knowledge: 

  • Broad understanding of the laboratory business and its service requirements. 

  • Knowledge of billing systems a plus. 

Skills: 

  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (oral and written) necessary to effectively interact with customers and co-workers. 

  • Ability to communicate complex issues clearly and concisely. 

  • Strong effective presentation skills in a group setting. 

  • Ability to multi-task and work in a fast-paced environment 

  • Strong organizational and prioritization skills 

  • Proven problem-solving skills with the ability to develop appropriate resolutions. 

  • Ability to maintain a professional and tactful manner in stressful situations. 

  • Proficiency in basic computer skills (Word, Excel) 

  • Ability to deal with client information in a confidential manner. 


EDUCATION
Associates Degree(Required)
Bachelor’s Degree(Required)

LICENSECERTIFICATIONS

While we appreciate and value our staffing partners, we do not accept unsolicited resumes from agencies. Quest will not be responsible for paying agency fees for any individual as to whom an agency has sent an unsolicited resume.

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Culture

We’ve built a welcoming, inclusive workplace where people are inspired to learn, develop, and progress in their careers. There’s stability, so you can explore many career paths in one field. There’s flexibility, helping you to build a fulfilling life and rewarding career. There’s training and development to align your work with your business success. No wonder there’s more to discover at Quest.

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Benefits

We’re committed to helping our people live a healthier lifestyle. One way we do this is by offering a comprehensive total rewards package, so you can take care of yourself and the ones you love. Find out how our benefits provide you with everything you need to thrive—now and in the future.

  • Medical, supplemental health, dental, and vision

    From medical, dental, and vision coverage plans designed to meet your needs, to supplemental health plans for an additional layer of financial protection, you can rest assured that your health is high on our agenda.

  • Annual incentive plans

    All eligible employees are invited to participate in our success in our annual incentive bonus plan payout.

  • Virtual work options

    Quest Virtual Model allows eligible Quest employees to work either a hybrid schedule (two to three days from home per workweek), a near-site schedule (primarily from home with occasional work in a Quest office), or fully remote. Decisions are made on a case-by-case basis with the employee’s manager and HR Business Partner.

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