The Role
Leads enterprise testing across SAP and non-SAP systems, managing test planning, execution, automation, defect lifecycles, reporting, and compliance validation. Provides test management guidance, coordinates globally distributed stakeholders and vendors, assesses risks, monitors quality KPIs, and supports functional, regression, performance, and user acceptance testing. Ensures alignment with GxP, data privacy, cybersecurity, architecture, and delivery standards.
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Job Description Summary
The Test Expert role is part of a function that ensures the quality, performance, and compliance of enterprise applications and platforms across both SAP and non-SAP systems.This role is ensuring high quality of test artefacts and proper execution of system validation activities by collaborating with the different Subject matter experts from Business and Technology and providing coordination, guidance and support. Further on, the Test Expert coordinates test activities for certain areas or phases of the program, which may include but is not limited to functional, regression, performance, user acceptance testing and future automation of these validation activities. The position ensures that testing practices align with regulatory requirements, enterprise architecture, and delivery methodologies and further applicable standards.
We are seeking candidates living or local to Hyderabad or willing to relocate on a permanent basis.
Job Description
Major accountabilities:
- Provide hands-on Test Management guidance, training and support for the full testing lifecycle from scoping to execution and reporting.
- Manage the defects arising during test activities, ensuring that defects are recorded, prioritized and resolved effectively.
- Perform risk assessments on defects.
- Efficiently use testing tools including Test script and Test set creation, test execution, Defect management, Release and cycle maintenance, Traceability and reporting, Test set management and actively support improvement initiatives.
- Contribute to test automation to increase speed, efficiency, and repeatability in delivery.
- Collaborate with Business and Technology stakeholders, Factory and Platform teams to ensure early involvement and end-to-end quality assurance.
- Collaborate and communicate across globally distributed teams of internal and external experts and partners.
- Support the definition and monitoring of testing KPIs to assess quality, efficiency, and compliance of testing outcomes.
- Ensure adherence to global compliance standards, including GxP, data privacy, and cybersecurity policies. .
Key performance indicators:
- Test case coverage
- Defect resolution efficient and defect leakage rate (issues found in production)
- Test automation coverage and reusability
- Compliance adherence for validation and documentation
- Cost-efficiency in testing service delivery
- Test execution velocity and throughput
- Stakeholder satisfaction with testing outcomes
Minimum Requirements:
Education : Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline; certifications in software testing preferred.
Languages
- Fluent English (spoken and written).
Experience and Skills
- 7+ years of experience in software testing, quality assurance, or test engineering, with at least 5 years in large scale projects/programs.
- Strong experience managing testing across SAP and non-SAP systems in enterprise environments.
- Experience in testing particularly with SAP S/4 HANA .
- Proven background in test management activities
- Experience in regulated life sciences, pharmaceuticals or medical devices sectors.
- Deep understanding of testing frameworks, test management tools, especially Opentext ALM and automated testing.
- Demonstrated knowledge of regulated environments (GxP, CSV) and validation best practices.
- Hands-on experience with test planning, execution, and defect lifecycle management across various delivery models.
- Experience working in global matrix organizations and cross-functional teams.
- Experience managing multi-vendor environments, with strong supplier management and negotiation skills.
- Excellent problem-solving, stakeholder management, and communication skills.
- Ability to translate technical topics into business language and vice versa.
- Experience with Waterfall / Agile and/or hybrid project delivery methodologies.
Skills Desired
Budget Management, Business Acumen, Performance Management, Planning, Risk Management, Service Delivery Management, Stakeholder Management, Waterfall Project ManagementSkills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline
- Fluent English, spoken and written
- 7+ years of experience in software testing, quality assurance, or test engineering
- At least 5 years of experience in large-scale projects or programs
- Strong experience managing testing across SAP and non-SAP enterprise systems
- Experience testing SAP S/4HANA
- Proven experience in test management activities
- Experience in regulated life sciences, pharmaceutical, or medical device sectors
- Deep understanding of testing frameworks and test management tools, especially OpenText ALM
- Knowledge of regulated environments, including GxP and CSV, and validation best practices
- Hands-on experience with test planning, execution, and defect lifecycle management
- Experience working in global matrix organizations and cross-functional teams
- Experience managing multi-vendor environments, including supplier management and negotiation
- Problem-solving, stakeholder management, and communication skills
- Ability to translate technical topics into business language and vice versa
- Experience with Waterfall, Agile, or hybrid project delivery methodologies
- Software testing certifications
Sandoz Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Sandoz and has not been reviewed or approved by Sandoz.
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Healthcare Strength — Health, dental, vision, and prescription coverage are consistently described as core components across U.S. roles and materials. Feedback suggests the medical offering is broad and a standard pillar of the package.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) plan with a company match described as generous is commonly included for U.S. roles. This savings support is positioned alongside other primary benefits as part of total rewards.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity eligibility is noted for many positions and a global all‑employee share program is being introduced from 2026. These elements add upside beyond base salary and annual bonus.
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The Company
What We Do
Sandoz is the global leader in generic and biosimilar medicines. Our Purpose is to pioneer access to medicines for patients globally. We are on a mission to drive innovation in the healthcare industry by freeing up resources sustainably and responsibly while continuing to address global health challenges such as antimicrobial resistance. We are present in more than 100 countries and our medicines serve some 500 million people every year. We have two main global businesses: Generics - divided between standard generics and complex generics - and Biosimilars.
