Manager, Test Automation

Thornton Tomasetti; Alameda (CA); On-site; USD 131,000 - 261,000; Full time

Job summary

Abbott is seeking a Manager, Test Automation to lead and grow a global QA automation team. You will design scalable automation across mobile, backend, and data pipelines, and partner with Engineering, Product, and Data teams to ensure reliable releases.

You will implement robust automation strategies, coach engineers, and drive quality improvements with pragmatic tooling and processes to keep high safety and user experience standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 10+ years in software quality or test automation, incl 3+ years leading engineers.
• Hands-on with automated test frameworks and infrastructure.
• Experience with mobile automation (iOS/Android) and APIs.
• Knowledge of HIPAA/GDPR compliance.
• Ability to align teams on quality goals.

Responsibilities

• Lead a test automation team across a global, distributed environment.
• Design and evolve automation frameworks for mobile and backend.
• Integrate automated tests into CI/CD for fast feedback.
• Define automation coverage and release readiness criteria.
• Own test data, environments, and tooling for continuous releases.
• Coach engineers with code reviews and best practices.
• Collaborate with biosensor ingest and analytics teams for data integrity checks.
• Support test compliance through auditable automation evidence.
• Promote shift-left quality in design and development workflows.

Skills

Test automation

Engineering leadership

Mobile automation

API testing

CI/CD tooling

QA methodologies

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS or related

Equivalent practical experience

Tools

PyTest

Playwright

Jest

REST Assured

Job description

Company Overview

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Working at Abbott At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and your family, be your true self, and live a full life. You’ll also have access to: Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of. Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year. An excellent retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution. Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program, and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree. A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries worldwide and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune. A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

THE OPPORTUNITY

At Lingo, we’re building a groundbreaking health platform that combines continuous biosensor data, real‑time analytics, and personalized insights to help people live fuller, longer, and healthier lives. Our systems ingest millions of sensor readings daily, powering experiences for consumers and partners worldwide, with the reliability and scalability of cloud‑native, enterprise‑grade platforms. We are looking for a Manager, Test Automation to help accelerate growth on a globally distributed team. In this role, you will lead the design, implementation, and scaling of our automated testing capabilities across our engineering organization, while managing and developing a test automation and quality engineering team. You will partner closely with Engineering, Product, and Data teams to ensure automated quality signals are fast, reliable, and actionable, and that our releases maintain a high bar for safety, reliability, and user experience. The role requires a hands‑on leader who enjoys building automation, coaching engineers, and improving quality systems through pragmatic process and tooling. You will own the test automation strategy across Lingo’s platforms, mobile applications, CGM and biosensor data pipelines, AI/ML services, and the broader consumer platform. You’ll help define what to automate, how to automate it, and how to integrate automation into CI/CD so teams can ship frequently with confidence. You will also manage and develop a team of automation and quality engineers, aligning execution across time zones with consistent standards, tooling, and reporting.

What You’ll Work On

• Lead a test automation team in a globally distributed environment, setting clear priorities, delivery plans, and a sustainable operating rhythm.
• Design and evolve automation frameworks for mobile (iOS/Android), backend services, APIs, and data pipelines, with an emphasis on reliability, maintainability, and speed.
• Integrate automated test suites into CI/CD pipelines to provide fast, actionable feedback and reduce time‑to‑detect regressions.
• Establish automation coverage strategy (what to test where), quality gates, and release readiness criteria in partnership with Engineering and Product.
• Own test data, environments, and tooling required to support continuous releases across mobile and platform surfaces.
• Coach and develop engineers through code reviews, technical mentorship, and best‑practice guidance for test design and automation patterns.
• Partner with teams building biosensor/CGM ingestion and analytics to validate data integrity and reliability through automated checks and monitoring.
• Support test‑related compliance and audit readiness by producing clear, maintainable evidence from automated pipelines and structured test documentation.
• Champion shift‑left quality practices by helping teams bake testability into design and development workflows.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 10+ years in software quality, test automation, or software engineering, including 3+ years leading, managing, and developing engineers.
• Strong hands‑on experience building and maintaining automated test frameworks and infrastructure (not just running manual test teams), with the ability to guide architecture and standards.
• Experience with mobile automation (iOS and/or Android) and testing consumer‑facing applications at scale.
• Experience with API and service‑level testing, including contract testing and integration testing patterns.
• Hands on experience building scalable automation frameworks (e.g., PyTest, Playwright, Jest, REST Assured)
• Solid understanding of SDLC, QA methodologies, and compliance requirements such as HIPAA and GDPR.
• Experience improving test stability and developer trust (e.g., reducing flakiness, optimizing runtimes, hardening test environments).
• Ability to create automation roadmap, prioritize testing effort, and deliver outcomes through clear communication.
• Working knowledge of regulated quality practices and documentation expectations (e.g., IEC 62304, ISO 13485, 21 CFR Part 820/11) or strong willingness to learn.
• Strong communication and cross‑functional collaboration skills, with the ability to align engineering teams and stakeholders on pragmatic quality goals.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting distributed teams across multiple time zones, with effective remote leadership and collaboration habits.
• Demonstrated ability to manage stakeholders and drive alignment on quality gates, release readiness, and engineering productivity improvements.
• Background validating data‑intensive platforms (IoT, sensor data pipelines, streaming/real‑time processing) using automated checks and monitoring.
• Experience with AI/ML system testing concepts (model validation, drift detection, and testing for probabilistic outputs).
• Experience with CGM, bio‑wearable, or medical device software quality, particularly where hardware and software quality intersect.
• Experience supporting Regulatory Affairs/Quality Assurance teams during audits by producing clear, traceable evidence from automated pipelines.
• Background in non‑functional testing (performance/reliability) tools such as Locust, JMeter, Gatling, or k6.

Benefits

Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: www.abbottbenefits.com

Salary & Compensation

The base pay for this position is $130,700.00 – $261,300.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

Job Details

JOB FAMILY: Product Development

DIVISION: LNGO Lingo

LOCATION: United States > Alameda : 2901 Harbor Bay Parkway

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS: WORK SHIFT: Standard TRAVEL: Yes, 5 % of the Time MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE: No SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES: Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Continuous standing for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day)

Equal Opportunity

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

Abbott is about the power of health. For more than 135 years, Abbott has been helping people reach their potential — because better health allows people and communities to achieve more. With a diverse, global network serving customers in more than 160 countries, we create new solutions — across the spectrum of health, around the world, for all stages of life. Whether it’s next‑generation diagnostics, life‑changing devices, science‑based nutrition, or novel reformulations, we are advancing some of the most innovative and revolutionary technologies in healthcare, helping people live their best lives through better health. The people of Abbott come to work each day with relentless energy, enthusiasm and a promise to enhance the health and well‑being of millions of people. They push the boundaries to help manage and treat some of life’s greatest health challenges. We invite you to explore opportunities at Abbott, to see if your talents and career aspirations may fit with our openings. An equal opportunity employer, Abbott welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce.

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