Strategic Healthcare Data QA Lead (Remote)

Highmark Health; Annapolis (MD); 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, oversee end-to-end quality activities, and translate data-quality risks into clear business impacts. The role emphasizes leadership over hands-on testing and cross-functional delivery across healthcare transformation programs.

The ideal candidate will guide data validation, test data management, and tools usage while communicating quality status to executives.

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; ability to coach and develop 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.

Job description

Highmark Health is seeking a Quality Lead with strong data-testing leadership and healthcare domain expertise to define strategy, oversee end-to-end quality activities, and translate data-quality risks into clear business impacts. The role emphasizes leadership over hands-on testing and cross-functional delivery across healthcare transformation programs.

The ideal candidate will guide data validation, test data management, and tools usage while communicating quality status to executives.