QA Lead (Life Sciences)

Posted 2 Days Ago
Be an Early Applicant
Plano, TX
Senior level
Information Technology
The Role
The QA Lead will manage QA activities across projects, ensuring quality standards and client satisfaction. Responsibilities include leading a team of testers, coordinating with cross-functional teams, executing manual and automated tests, and overseeing compliance with regulatory standards. The lead will also identify process bottlenecks, drive automation initiatives, and report metrics.
Summary Generated by Built In

Company Description

StarTekk’s adoption of Digital Transformation is to accelerate organizational growth, increase efficiencies and help Star Workforce achieve focused business goals. The Employee will help our organization to identify and bridge the gap that exists in the business by analyzing the data, scale and support digital transformation initiatives.

Job Description

  • We are seeking a highly skilled QA Lead with extensive knowledge of the Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC) and experience in the life sciences domain.
  • The ideal candidate will have 10-12 years of QA experience, including hands-on testing, automation, and team leadership.
  • Experience working with US-based life sciences clients is essential.
  • The QA Lead will be responsible for leading the testing efforts, ensuring quality deliverables, and managing client expectations.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead QA activities across projects, including planning, execution, and reporting to ensure quality standards are met.
  • Collaborate with US-based life sciences clients to gather requirements, define test strategies, and ensure compliance with regulatory standards (e.g., FDA, GxP).
  • Manage a QA team of 15-20 testers, providing mentorship, technical guidance, and career development.
  • Design, develop, and execute both manual and automated test cases to validate application functionality, performance, and usability.
  • Coordinate with cross-functional teams (developers, business analysts, and operations) to align testing objectives with business requirements.
  • Identify risks and bottlenecks in the QA process and implement proactive solutions to ensure smooth delivery. - Ensure that regulatory and compliance requirements are met, maintaining documentation for audits and inspections.
  • Lead test automation initiatives by developing frameworks or selecting the right tools for automation. - Monitor and report QA metrics such as defect densities, pass/fail rates, and test coverage.
  • Implement continuous improvements in QA processes and tools to increase efficiency and quality.
  • Drive test execution in Agile environments, ensuring seamless integration with DevOps pipelines and CI/CD frameworks.

Required Skills and Experience:

  • 10-12 years of QA experience, with at least 3-5 years in a lead role, managing QA projects or teams.
  • Strong knowledge of life sciences domain, including experience working with US-based life sciences clients.
  • Expertise in manual and automated testing, with hands-on experience in tools such as Selenium, JIRA, QTP/UFT, ALM, and LoadRunner.
  • Good understanding of compliance standards like FDA regulations, GxP, and ISO 13485.
  • Experience with test automation frameworks and performance testing tools. - Strong analytical skills to identify bottlenecks and implement corrective actions.
  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, especially when working with international clients.
  • Experience in Agile and DevOps methodologies, with exposure to CI/CD pipelines.

Certifications: ISTQB Certified Tester (Advanced Level or equivalent).

Qualifications

These duties are too complex and specialized to be performable with a bachelor’s degree related to computer science or computer information systems or information technology.

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Top Skills

Selenium
The Company
Dallas, TX
23 Employees
On-site Workplace
Year Founded: 2013

What We Do

StarTekk puts the power back in your hands & lets you seek out your concepts and ideas to make it a reallity the way you want. With our seasoned and brilliant workforce, we serve business from the inside. Partnering with client teams, we solve problems, implement initiatives and help drive change through all levels of business over the nation.

Jobs at Similar Companies

Jobba Trade Technologies, Inc. Logo Jobba Trade Technologies, Inc.

Senior Back End Developer

Cloud • Information Technology • Productivity • Professional Services • Software
Remote
Hybrid
Chicago, IL, USA
45 Employees

Silverfort Logo Silverfort

Senior Manager, Deal Desk

Information Technology • Sales • Security • Cybersecurity • Automation
Remote
United States
357 Employees

InCommodities Logo InCommodities

Head of People & Culture - NA

Information Technology • Machine Learning • Analytics • Energy • Automation • Renewable Energy
Hybrid
Austin, TX, USA
234 Employees

Similar Companies Hiring

Silverfort Thumbnail
Security • Sales • Information Technology • Cybersecurity • Automation
GB
357 Employees
Jobba Trade Technologies, Inc. Thumbnail
Software • Professional Services • Productivity • Information Technology • Cloud
Chicago, IL
45 Employees
InCommodities Thumbnail
Renewable Energy • Machine Learning • Information Technology • Energy • Automation • Analytics
Austin, TX
234 Employees

Sign up now Access later

Create Free Account

Please log in or sign up to report this job.

Create Free Account