Healthcare Data Quality Lead - Strategy Validation (Remote)

Highmark Health; Central City (CO); Remote; USD 73,000 - 117,000; Full time

Job summary

Highmark Health is seeking a Quality Lead with strong data-testing leadership and healthcare domain expertise. The role focuses on defining strategy, overseeing end-to-end quality activities, guiding technical teams, and translating complex data-quality risks into clear business impacts.

No day-to-day hands-on test execution is required. Responsibilities include leading data testing strategy, validating SQL and data flows, guiding test data management, and driving risk mitigation across SDLC and

Qualifications

• 3+ years managing projects, timelines, and resources
• 3+ years delivering excellent customer service and meeting client expectations
• 3+ years leading and mentoring small teams through SDLC; coach QA testers and Associate Quality Leads

Responsibilities

• Lead data testing strategy, planning, estimation, execution oversight, quality metrics, and reporting
• Oversee SQL and database validation, data integration, ETL, migration, and end-to-end data-flow testing
• Guide test data management and apply experience with test automation and data-validation tools
• Understand claims, membership, provider, and care management data
• 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 quality status and business impacts to executives

Skills

Quality leadership

Data testing

Healthcare domain

SDLC & Agile

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT

Tools

SQL

ETL tools

Data validation tools

Job description

Highmark Health is seeking a Quality Lead with strong data-testing leadership and healthcare domain expertise. The role focuses on defining strategy, overseeing end-to-end quality activities, guiding technical teams, and translating complex data-quality risks into clear business impacts.

No day-to-day hands-on test execution is required. Responsibilities include leading data testing strategy, validating SQL and data flows, guiding test data management, and driving risk mitigation across SDLC and