Remote Healthcare Data Quality Lead

Highmark Health; Lake Michigan Beach (MI); 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.

The position emphasizes data validation, test data management, and delivery leadership across Agile programs.

Qualifications

• 3+ years managing projects, timelines, and resources
• 3+ years delivering excellent customer service and meeting client expectations
• 3+ years leading and mentoring QA teams through the SDLC

Responsibilities

• Lead data testing strategy, planning, estimation, and reporting
• Oversee SQL and database validation, ETL, and end-to-end data-flow testing
• Guide test data management and test-automation strategy
• Understand claims, membership, provider, and care management data
• Lead risk identification, mitigation, and root-cause analysis
• Drive quality across the SDLC, Agile delivery, and release readiness
• Communicate quality status and business impacts to executives

Skills

Data testing strategy

Quality leadership

Healthcare domain

SDLC leadership

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.

The position emphasizes data validation, test data management, and delivery leadership across Agile programs.