Lead Tester

Medtronic plc; United States; Remote; USD 9,500 - 14,000; Full time

Job summary

Medtronic plc in India seeks a Lead Tester to support validation of clinical study databases, eCRFs, edit checks, integrations, and study workflows. You will collaborate with clinical data management, programming, and study teams to ensure systems meet protocols and regulatory expectations, with hands-on Medidata Rave experience.

This remote role emphasizes quality assurance, UAT, defect management, and documentation to support GCP and regulated testing, with opportunities to drive process

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 4+ years of experience in clinical database development or clinical database testing.
• Experience with Medidata Rave Classic and/or Medidata Rave EDC preferred.
• Knowledge of Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and regulatory standards.

Responsibilities

• Review study protocols and design documents to understand system requirements.
• Develop and execute test plans, test cases, and test scripts for clinical databases.
• Perform functional testing of eCRFs, edit checks, integrations, and study workflows.
• Validate defect fixes and ensure issue resolution post-testing.
• Coordinate and support User Acceptance Testing with study teams.

Skills

QA testing

Clinical data management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in life sciences or related field

Tools

Medidata Rave

Job description

Careers that change lives start here. Medtronic is a global leader in healthcare technology with a Mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. Our 95,000 employees work across more than 150 countries to put patients first — developing innovative medical technologies that improve the lives of 72+ million patients each year. Your unique talents will help shape the future of healthcare while building a career grounded in purpose, growth, and impact.

A Day in the Life

This role supports the clinical data management function responsible for the testing and validation of clinical study databases used in global clinical research. The team partners with clinical data management, programming, study teams, and business stakeholders to ensure electronic data capture systems are configured, tested, and validated in accordance with study requirements, standard operating procedures, and regulatory expectations.
This is a remote position based in India with no travel requirements. The role focuses on quality assurance activities supporting clinical database development, user acceptance testing, and ongoing process improvements across clinical studies.

The Lead Tester is responsible for testing and validating clinical study databases, electronic case report forms, edit checks, integrations, and study workflows. This role works closely with study teams and stakeholders to ensure systems meet protocol requirements, support user acceptance testing activities, and maintain compliance with Good Clinical Practice and regulatory standards. The position requires hands‑on experience with Medidata Rave and clinical database testing processes.

Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned.

• Review study protocols, specifications, electronic Case Report Form (eCRF) design documents, and related study documentation to understand system requirements.
• Develop and execute test plans, test cases, and test scripts for clinical database validation activities.
• Perform functional testing of electronic Case Report Forms, edit checks, integrations, and study workflows.
• Validate simple and complex edit checks to ensure accurate system functionality and data quality.
• Identify, document, track, and verify defects through established issue management processes.
• Coordinate and support User Acceptance Testing activities with study teams and business stakeholders.
• Validate defect fixes and confirm successful resolution of issues identified during testing cycles.
• Maintain testing documentation and ensure compliance with Good Clinical Practice, standard operating procedures, and applicable regulatory requirements.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 4+ years of experience in clinical database development or clinical database testing.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Medidata Rave Classic and/or Medidata Rave EDC.
• Experience developing and executing test plans, test cases, and test scripts for clinical systems.
• Experience performing User Acceptance Testing and defect management activities.
• Knowledge of Good Clinical Practice, clinical trial processes, and clinical data management standards.
• Experience testing clinical databases supporting global clinical studies.
• Experience validating complex edit checks, integrations, and study workflows.
• Experience working with clinical data management and cross-functional study teams.
• Experience supporting audit readiness and regulated testing documentation.
• Experience contributing to process improvement and quality initiatives within clinical research environments.

Physical Job Requirements

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position, but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position.

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Benefits & Compensation

Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package
A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values. We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help to create. We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage.

This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).