Remote Quality Lead – Healthcare Data Testing Strategy

Highmark Health; Minneota (MN); 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 to define strategy and oversee end-to-end quality activities. You will guide technical teams and translate data-quality risks into clear business impacts; day-to-day hands-on testing is not required.

You will lead data-validation efforts, oversee SQL and database validation, ETL, and data-flow testing, and drive quality across the SDLC and Agile releases. This role is remote.

Qualifications

• 3 years of proven ability to manage projects, timelines, and resources
• 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

• Strategy and oversight: Lead data testing strategy, planning, estimation, execution oversight, quality metrics, and reporting.
• Data validation: Oversee SQL and database validation, data integration, ETL, migration, and end-to-end data-flow testing.
• Test data and tools: Guide test data management and apply experience with test automation and data-validation tools.
• Healthcare expertise: Understand claims, membership, provider, and care management data.
• Risk and bug: Lead risk identification, mitigation, defect management, and root cause analysis.
• Delivery leadership: Drive quality across the SDLC, Agile delivery, and release readiness.
• Stakeholder leadership: Build client relationships, lead cross-functional collaboration, and communicate quality status and business impacts to executives.

Skills

Data testing leadership

QA leadership

Cross-functional leadership

Healthcare data domain

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT

Related field acceptable

Tools

SQL

Oracle

SQL Server

Snowflake

Databricks

Job description

Highmark Health is seeking a Quality Lead with strong data-testing leadership and healthcare domain expertise to define strategy and oversee end-to-end quality activities. You will guide technical teams and translate data-quality risks into clear business impacts; day-to-day hands-on testing is not required.

You will lead data-validation efforts, oversee SQL and database validation, ETL, and data-flow testing, and drive quality across the SDLC and Agile releases. This role is remote.