QA Lead

UST

$78K — $117K *
Healthcare
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of experience in Quality Assurance and Testing within healthcare.
  • Deep familiarity with backend testing and data validation for healthcare systems.
  • Hands-on experience with SSIS, Azure Data Factory, and Python scripting.
  • Proficient in SQL and advanced database querying for large datasets.
  • Strong understanding of clinical data workflows and interoperability standards like HL7 and FHIR.

Responsibilities

  • Lead end-to-end QA activities for healthcare data platforms and integrations.
  • Perform complex data validation across Azure-based systems and enterprise applications.
  • Design and execute backend testing strategies for APIs and database integrations.
  • Validate healthcare interoperability data including ADT feeds and CCDA documents.
  • Analyze data anomalies and provide actionable insights to teams.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure quality in releases.

Benefits

  • Minimum of 10 days paid vacation and 6 days paid sick leave per year.
  • Participate in a 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer matching.
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage for employees and dependents.
  • Company-paid basic life insurance, and short- and long-term disability benefits.
  • Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Health Savings Account (HSA) options.
Full Job Description
Role description

QA Lead

Lead II - Software Testing

UST is searching for an experienced QA Lead with strong healthcare domain expertise and deep experience in data validation, backend testing, and clinical data integrations to support enterprise healthcare platforms and data modernization initiatives.

The opportunity:
• Lead end-to-end QA activities for healthcare data platforms, clinical integrations, and backend systems.
• Perform complex data-heavy validations across multiple source and target systems including Azure-based data platforms and enterprise healthcare applications.
• Validate ETL/ELT pipelines, data transformations, data mappings, reconciliation logic, and downstream reporting datasets.
• Design and execute backend testing strategies for APIs, database integrations, batch interfaces, and clinical data exchanges.
• Perform testing and validation of healthcare interoperability data including ADT feeds, CCDA documents, HL7/FHIR transactions, and clinical event data.
• Independently analyze data anomalies, identify root causes, and provide actionable insights to development and business teams.
• Collaborate with Data Engineering, Business Intelligence, Clinical Operations, and Application teams to ensure high-quality releases.

This position description identifies the responsibilities and tasks typically associated with the performance of the position. Other relevant essential functions may be required.

What you need:
• 8+ years of experience in Quality Assurance and Testing with strong healthcare domain exposure.
• Strong hands-on experience in backend testing and data validation for enterprise healthcare systems.
• Experience validating large and complex healthcare datasets across multiple systems.
• Hands-on experience with:
• SSIS
• Azure Data Factory (ADF)
• Python scripting
• SQL and advanced database querying
• Snowflake and Azure-based data platforms
• Strong understanding of:
• Clinical data workflows
• ADT (Admit/Discharge/Transfer) transactions
• CCDA (Consolidated Clinical Document Architecture)
• HL7/FHIR interoperability concepts
• Healthcare interoperability and integration patterns
• Experience with healthcare integration standards and clinical data exchange validations.
• Experience working with healthcare payer or provider systems.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and inference skills with the ability to work independently.
• Experience performing source-to-target validation, reconciliation testing, and data integrity checks.
• Experience validating ETL/ELT pipelines, reporting datasets, APIs, batch integrations, and enterprise data workflows.
• Strong understanding of SDLC, STLC, Agile methodologies, and defect management processes.
• Experience with test management, automation, and defect tracking tools including JIRA, Azure DevOps, Selenium, Postman, and QE360.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder coordination skills.
• Ability to independently lead QA discussions, drive testing strategy, and coordinate with business, data engineering, and clinical teams.

Compensation can differ depending on factors including but not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, education, and level of experience. UST provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired in various U.S. markets as set forth below.

Role Location: Remote-US

Compensation Range: $78,000-$117,000

Benefits

Full-time, regular employees accrue a minimum of 10 days of paid vacation per year, receive 6 days of paid sick leave each year (pro-rated for new hires throughout the year), 10 paid holidays, and are eligible for paid bereavement leave and jury duty. They are eligible to participate in the Company's 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer matching. They and their dependents residing in the US are eligible for medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as the following Company-paid Employee Only benefits: basic life insurance, accidental death and disability insurance, and short- and long-term disability benefits. Regular employees may purchase additional voluntary short-term disability benefits, and participate in a Health Savings Account (HSA) as well as a Flexible Spending Account (FSA) for healthcare, dependent child care, and/or commuting expenses as allowable under IRS guidelines. Benefits offerings vary in Puerto Rico.

Part-time employees receive 6 days of paid sick leave each year (pro-rated for new hires throughout the year) and are eligible to participate in the Company's 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer matching.

Full-time temporary employees receive 6 days of paid sick leave each year (pro-rated for new hires throughout the year) and are eligible to participate in the Company's 401(k) program with employer matching. They and their dependents residing in the US are eligible for medical, dental, and vision insurance.

Part-time temporary employees receive 6 days of paid sick leave each year (pro-rated for new hires throughout the year).

All US employees who work in a state or locality with more generous paid sick leave benefits than specified here will receive the benefit of those sick leave laws.

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