If you like the idea of using your background in IT to help transform healthcare and improve patient lives, then a role as a technical consultant could be for you. But what skills do you need, and what’s the best thing about the job? We asked two Philips technical consultants based in the US, and here’s what they said:

You combine great people skills with IT know-how

For Cesar Rangel, who works out of Chicago, Illinois, it’s the opportunity to mix customer networking with putting his IT skills to work helping patients: “This position allows me to utilise my tech skills in a healthcare background,” he explains, adding: “I install devices and equipment to networks in hospitals so that hospital staff such as nurses and doctors have better tools and resources to better care for their patients.”

Here at Philips, consultants like Cesar install complex, multi-phased systems comprised of IT infrastructure and patient monitoring equipment. They are the trusted problem-solvers for our customers in hospitals across the world. And like Cesar, they love to travel, are great with people, and enjoy troubleshooting complex IT solutions.

You put quality front and center

For Duane Harris, who is coming up on his 30^th year at Philips based out of Eastern North Carolina, there’s a more personal reason to why he enjoys his job. Duane works with hospital monitors that can track a patient’s vital signs, and he likes knowing that they will always perform to the highest standards: “The reason I do this job is because this product can be used on myself or my family. And I know Philips provides a product that is of high quality and standards.”

He also enjoys sharing a purpose with his teammates: “I work with a very diverse group of people who are just as skilled as I am and are very passionate about working on a product that helps save lives.”

You’re passionate about improving lives

It’s a sentiment shared by Cesar. He loves using his technical skills, but like Duane, it’s supporting people that he finds most rewarding. “I know that the work I do directly helps people in need and that is also very fulfilling. That’s why I do what I do.”

Discover how you can put your tech skills to use in a meaningful way: Technical Consultant | Philips Careers North America