Healthcare Data Quality Lead - Strategy & Delivery (Remote)

Highmark Health; Clayton (NM); Remote; USD 73,000 - 117,000; Full time

Job summary

Highmark Health is seeking a Quality Lead to define data-testing strategy, oversee end-to-end quality activities, and guide technical teams in a healthcare data environment. The role focuses on translating data-quality risks into business impacts without day-to-day testing.

You will drive data validation across SQL, ETL, and data flows, mentor QA testers, and partner with executives to communicate quality status. Remote-friendly role with cross-functional delivery for patient data integrity.

Qualifications

• 3 years of proven ability to manage projects, timelines, and resources.
• 3 years of excellent customer service and client expectation delivery.
• 3 years leading and mentoring QA testers and associates through SDLC.

Responsibilities

• Lead data testing strategy, planning, estimation, execution oversight, metrics, and reporting.
• Oversee SQL/database validation, data integration, ETL, migration, end-to-end data-flow testing.
• Guide test data management and apply test automation and data-validation tools.
• Understand claims, membership, provider, and care management data in healthcare.
• Lead risk identification, mitigation, defect management, and root cause analysis.
• Drive quality across the SDLC, Agile delivery, and release readiness.
• Build client relationships, lead cross-functional collaboration, and communicate status to executives.

Skills

Data testing strategy

QA leadership

Stakeholder communication

Quality metrics

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT

Tools

Oracle

SQL Server

DB2

Snowflake

Databricks

Test automation

Data validation tools

API testing

JSON validation

XML validation

Job description

Highmark Health is seeking a Quality Lead to define data-testing strategy, oversee end-to-end quality activities, and guide technical teams in a healthcare data environment. The role focuses on translating data-quality risks into business impacts without day-to-day testing.

You will drive data validation across SQL, ETL, and data flows, mentor QA testers, and partner with executives to communicate quality status. Remote-friendly role with cross-functional delivery for patient data integrity.