Remote Healthcare Data Quality Lead

Highmark Health; California; 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 who can define strategy, oversee end-to-end quality activities, guide technical teams, and translate complex data-quality risks into clear business impacts. The role does not require day-to-day hands-on test execution.

This remote position emphasizes strategic oversight of data testing, SQL validation, and risk management across SDLC and Agile delivery within healthcare programs.

Qualifications

• 3 years' experience managing projects, timelines, and resources.
• 3 years delivering excellent customer service and meeting client expectations.
• 3 years leading and mentoring QA testers and Associate Quality Leads.

Responsibilities

• Lead data testing strategy, planning, estimation, and reporting.
• Oversee SQL/database validation and end-to-end data-flow testing.
• Guide test data management and data-validation tools.
• Understand claims, membership, provider, and care management data.
• Lead risk identification, 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 strategy

QA leadership

Cross-functional leadership

SDLC leadership

Healthcare domain knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT

Tools

Oracle

SQL Server

DB2

Snowflake

Databricks

Job description

Highmark Health is seeking a Quality Lead with strong data-testing leadership and healthcare domain expertise who can define strategy, oversee end-to-end quality activities, guide technical teams, and translate complex data-quality risks into clear business impacts. The role does not require day-to-day hands-on test execution.

This remote position emphasizes strategic oversight of data testing, SQL validation, and risk management across SDLC and Agile delivery within healthcare programs.