Test Lead

Testing & Verification (approximately 60% of the role) 

• Author, execute, and maintain test cases and verification protocols. 

• Verify software functionality against functional requirements, user requirements, and design specifications. 

• Test web-based applications and imaging workflows, including 3D visualization and advanced rendering workflows. 

• Assist in testing systems, modules, integrations, and prototypes. 

• Perform installations, configurations, and execution of verification procedures. 

• Conduct ongoing regression, integration, and end-to-end testing. 

• Author and maintain verification and validation documentation supporting regulatory compliance — test plans, protocols, traceability, and summary reports — keeping records current and audit-ready. 

• Work with development teams to troubleshoot and resolve issues. 

• Report and track defects using approved defect tracking tools. 

• Maintain test environments and test data as required. 

Test Management & Delivery Leadership (approximately 40% of the role) 

• Define and own the test strategy for the PACS product area, including risk-based coverage decisions. 

• Plan, assign, and track test activities across the team — including automated test development assigned to engineers — and review the resulting coverage and results. 

• Set direction for improvements to test coverage, test data, and testing processes, working with engineering to implement them. 

• Track overall project work and deliverables across the team — coding assignments, test assignments, and documentation — and maintain a current status picture. 

• Lead backlog refinement in partnership with the Architect, driving story clarity, acceptance criteria, and readiness.  The Architect retains ownership of priority and backlog ordering. 

• Facilitate the team's cadence events — iteration planning, daily sync, review, and retrospective — keeping them crisp, time-boxed, and outcome-focused. 

• Surface progress, risks, dependencies, and blockers early to the team, the Architect, and management so they can act. 

• Remove impediments within the team's reach and escalate those beyond it. 

• Drive corrective and preventive actions from retrospectives, audits, and quality findings through to closure. 

• Track and report team-level delivery flow and predictability. 

• Where the role includes direct reports: manage, coach, and develop testers — setting goals and expectations, giving regular feedback, conducting performance reviews, and supporting career growth. 

• Where the role includes contract resources: onboard and direct contract testers, manage their day-to-day assignments and the quality of their output, and work with vendor partners on staffing, scope, and performance. 

• Forecast test staffing needs, participate in hiring and selection, and balance test capacity across projects and releases. 

Core Competencies 

• Strong understanding of Software Quality Assurance methodologies. 

• Ability to define test strategies and risk-based testing approaches. 

• Ability to estimate testing effort and identify quality risks. 

• Experience with Agile software development, including facilitating team events and backlog refinement. 

• Ability to lead and coordinate work across a team and hold commitments on track, with or without line authority. 

• Ability to work independently on large, complex systems. 

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. 

• Experience leading or managing testers, including assigning work, giving feedback, and developing skills. 

• Experience directing contract or vendor test resources and holding them to quality and delivery expectations. 

• Strong attention to detail and commitment to product quality, including the discipline required for documentation in a regulated environment. 

Technical Skills 

• Experience testing 3D medical imaging, including MPR, MIP, and Volume Rendering. 

• Experience testing medical imaging applications. 

• Familiarity with DICOM standards and workflows. 

• Familiarity with PACS systems and radiology workflows. 

• Experience testing web-based applications. 

• Familiarity with Windows environments. 

• Experience with backlog and defect tracking tools such as Jira. 

• Experience using AI-assisted development and testing tools such as Microsoft Copilot, GitHub Copilot, and Claude — desired, not required. 

Qualifications 

Required Education: Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related discipline. 

Experience: 10+ years of experience in software testing and quality assurance, including experience leading or leading testers and/or contract test resources; experience planning and coordinating test activities across a team; experience testing web applications; experience producing verification documentation in a regulated software environment (e.g., FDA, IEC 62304, ISO 13485) preferred; experience testing 3D medical imaging, PACS, or healthcare applications preferred; experience facilitating Agile team events and backlog refinement preferred.