Testing Lead

Ellit Group; United States; Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Collaborative environment

Professional development

Flexible work arrangements

Job summary

Ellit Group is seeking an experienced Testing Lead to provide staff augmentation and SME for a healthcare technology environment. This role will lead testing across projects, establish standards, coordinate resources, and ensure systems meet business, technical, and quality requirements.

The ideal candidate has enterprise-level testing leadership experience in healthcare, with strong knowledge ofEpic or other EHR initiatives preferred.

Qualifications

• Experience leading testing or quality assurance efforts for complex technology projects.
• Ability to develop test strategies, plans, test cases, and defect management processes.
• Strong knowledge of software testing methodologies and QA best practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning, coordination, and execution of testing across projects.
• Develop test strategies, plans, scripts, scenarios, and documentation.
• Define testing scope, objectives, timelines, resources, and success criteria.
• Coordinate functional, integration, regression, end-to-end, and UAT testing.
• Partner with stakeholders, technical teams, vendors, and SMEs to validate requirements.
• Provide testing SME input and QA best practices guidance.
• Assign testing tasks, monitor progress, and communicate risks, issues, and dependencies.
• Manage defect identification, documentation, prioritization, testing, and resolution.
• Facilitate defect reviews and testing status meetings with stakeholders.
• Ensure testing activities follow governance, quality, and documentation standards.
• Support test environment readiness, test data prep, and cross-system coordination.
• Identify opportunities to improve testing processes, tools, templates, and reporting.
• Provide clear testing metrics and readiness recommendations to leadership.
• Support knowledge transfer to project team members.

Skills

Leadership

Test planning

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Test management tools

Defect tracking tools

Job description

Ellit Groups is aPrivate Equity-backed, woman, minority-led healthcare IT consulting firmfocused onProvider and Payer organizations. We partner with healthcare leaders who value operational excellence, real-world experience, and diverse perspectives to drive better outcomes.

Our firm is built by former healthcare operators who understand the realities of running complex healthcare systems. This combination ofoperator credibility and investment-backed growthenables us to deliver high-impact, scalable solutions.

We differentiate ourselves by bringingpractical experience, executive-level insight, and a relentless focus on quality and outcomes. Our success is directly tied to our clients’ success.

Position Summary

We are seeking an experienced Testing Lead to provide staff augmentation and subject matter expertise for a healthcare technology environment. This individual will lead testing activities across assigned projects, establish testing standards, coordinate resources, and help ensure that systems and solutions meet defined business, technical, and quality requirements.

The ideal candidate has experience leading enterprise-level testing efforts within a healthcare setting. Experience supporting Epic or other electronic health record initiatives is strongly preferred.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, coordination, and execution of testing activities across assigned projects.
• Develop comprehensive test strategies, plans, scripts, scenarios, and supporting documentation.
• Define the testing scope, objectives, timelines, resource needs, and success criteria.
• Coordinate functional, integration, regression, end-to-end, and user acceptance testing.
• Partner with business stakeholders, technical teams, vendors, and subject matter experts to validate requirements and expected outcomes.
• Provide testing subject matter expertise and recommend quality assurance best practices.
• Assign testing activities, monitor progress, and communicate status, risks, issues, and dependencies.
• Manage defect identification, documentation, prioritization, tracking, retesting, and resolution.
• Facilitate defect review and testing status meetings with project stakeholders.
• Ensure testing activities follow established governance, quality, and documentation standards.
• Support test environment readiness, test data preparation, and coordination across integrated systems.
• Identify opportunities to improve testing processes, tools, templates, and reporting.
• Provide clear testing metrics and readiness recommendations to project leadership.
• Support knowledge transfer and provide guidance to project team members as needed.

Requirements

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in information technology, computer science, healthcare administration, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• Demonstrated experience leading testing or quality assurance activities for complex technology projects.
• Experience developing test strategies, test plans, test cases, and defect management processes.
• Strong knowledge of software testing methodologies and quality assurance best practices.
• Experience coordinating testing across business, technical, and operational teams.
• Strong analytical, organizational, documentation, and problem solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a staff augmentation or consulting environment.
• Ability to communicate testing risks and readiness clearly to both technical and nontechnical stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting healthcare information technology projects.
• Experience with Epic, electronic health record systems, or other clinical and revenue cycle applications.
• Experience leading integrated testing across multiple applications, interfaces, and stakeholder groups.
• Familiarity with public-sector healthcare environments.
• Experience supporting large-scale system implementations, upgrades, or optimization initiatives.
• Knowledge of test management and defect-tracking tool

What We Offer:

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Opportunity to work in a collaborative and innovative environment.
• Professional development opportunities to advance your career.
• Flexible work arrangements to promote work-life balance.