Global Director, Test Engineering & Quality Assurance

Abbott (abbottcareers2 board); United States; On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Abbott is seeking an Associate Director of Test Engineering for the Lingo platform, based in Alameda, CA. This role leads a world‑class, globally distributed QA function, owning end‑to‑end testing across mobile apps, CGM/biosensor data pipelines, and AI/ML components.

The candidate will build a unified quality culture, define career paths, and partner with Regulatory Affairs to ensure FDA/GDPR alignment while delivering high‑frequency releases with rigorous quality standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in software engineering or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 15+ years in software or test engineering, including 5+ years leading and scaling engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Architect and scale a distributed software test engineering team across the U.S., Spain, and India, establishing the hiring strategy, team structure, and operating model.
• Create a unified quality engineering culture across geographies, operating with the same standards, tools, and sense of ownership.
• Define career paths, mentorship frameworks, and performance expectations that attract and retain top quality engineering talent globally.
• Oversee test function staffing, resource planning, budgeting, tooling, test platforms, and third‑party vendor relationships across all regions.
• Own the quality architecture and test strategy across Lingo's full technology stack, iOS and Android consumer applications, CGM and biosensor data ingestion pipelines, AI/ML inference services, and backend platform services.
• Lead verification strategy for biosensor and CGM data integrity, ensuring data from wearables is accurate, reliable, and auditable.
• Build and maintain testing infrastructure for continuous, high frequency releases across mobile and platform surfaces.
• Establish standards for CI/CD integration of automated test suites for fast, reliable quality signals.
• Champion a shift-left testing culture, embedding quality thinking into design and development.
• Serve as the primary engineering owner for test-related compliance activities, including audit readiness and regulatory evidence across IEC62304, ISO13485, 21CFRPart820, 21CFRPart11.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Mentoring

People management

Quality engineering

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor's degree in software engineering or related field

Equivalent practical experience

Job description

Abbott is seeking an Associate Director of Test Engineering for the Lingo platform, based in Alameda, CA. This role leads a world‑class, globally distributed QA function, owning end‑to‑end testing across mobile apps, CGM/biosensor data pipelines, and AI/ML components.

The candidate will build a unified quality culture, define career paths, and partner with Regulatory Affairs to ensure FDA/GDPR alignment while delivering high‑frequency releases with rigorous quality standards.