Remote Healthcare Data Quality Lead

Highmark Health; Arkansas; Remote; USD 73,000 - 117,000; Full time

Job summary

Highmark Health seeks a Quality Lead with strong data-testing leadership and healthcare domain expertise to define strategy and oversee end-to-end quality activities. The role does not require day-to-day hands-on test execution.

The position emphasizes guiding cross-functional teams, translating data-quality risks into business impacts, and delivering quality across the SDLC and Agile releases for healthcare programs.

Qualifications

• 3 Years of proven ability to manage projects, timelines, and resources effectively
• 3 Years of demonstrated ability to provide excellent customer service and meet client expectations
• 3 Years of experience leading and mentoring small teams through all phases of the 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

Data testing leadership

Healthcare data-domain knowledge

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field

Tools

Splunk

Dynatrace

Oracle

SQL Server

DB2

Snowflake

Databricks

Job description

Highmark Health seeks a Quality Lead with strong data-testing leadership and healthcare domain expertise to define strategy and oversee end-to-end quality activities. The role does not require day-to-day hands-on test execution.

The position emphasizes guiding cross-functional teams, translating data-quality risks into business impacts, and delivering quality across the SDLC and Agile releases for healthcare programs.