Software Quality Assurance Tester

The Software Quality Assurance Tester role is fully remote (or work from our luxury offices in Chicago, Indianapolis, Boston, NYC, Gladstone NJ if preferred). 

***Unfortunately, we are not able to provide sponsorship assistance at this time or in the future.*** 

Are you a problem-solver who thrives in a data rich environment in the Life Sciences space? Do you love mentoring and encouraging others? Join our Customer Engagement Solutions Team within PRECISIONxtract where we excel at understanding the ever-changing and complex healthcare market and helping pharmaceutical and biotech clients drive the greatest performance for their products through innovative analytics, strategies, and tools.

Highly analytical, dedicated professionals who also love data, thrive in the details and want to flourish in a growing company an outstanding fit for us. We are excited to bring a forward-thinking, motivated Software Quality Assurance Tester onto our growing team.

The Software QA Tester is responsible for quality deliverables of Customer Engagement Solutions (CES) products and client projects. The Software QA Tester interacts with application development teams, product owners, data analysts, client engagement teams, and other business stakeholders to review requirements and ensure the delivery of high-quality products to meet our clients’ business needs. This position is accountable for creating test plans, identifying test scenarios, and writing and executing test cases to build thorough test coverage traceable to requirements. The Software QA Tester applies proven analytical and problem-solving skills to detect and report defects and ensures quality while adhering to deadlines and milestones established by the project teams. The Software QA Tester also helps foster a culture of quality by documenting repeatable processes and procedures as well as providing input for improvement.

Essential functions of the job include but are not limited to:

• Collaborate with application development, product owners, data analysts, client engagement teams, and other key stakeholders to review user stories/requirements and acceptance criteria and ensure understanding and testability
• Analyze requirements and acceptance criteria to determine test scenarios
• Design, document, and maintain test cases and other applicable test artifacts
• Execute test cases and document results
• Report status, concerns, and risks for client deliverables including applications, reports, and data files
• Detect and track defects where observed, re-testing to ensure a proper resolution is implemented
• Assist with user acceptance testing
• Adhere to project milestones as defined by the project teams
• Assist with authoring and maintaining process and procedure documentation
• Provide input on the project delivery process suggesting improvements where applicable

Qualifications:

Minimum Required:

Education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent desired. Study in computer science, statistics, mathematics, health care or life sciences is desirable but not required.

Other Required:

• 2+ years of relevant software quality assurance experience

Preferred:

• Software testing certification (CTFL, CAST, CSTE) is a plus but not required.
• Familiarity with Agile development and the role of testing in the development life cycle
• Understanding of software quality terminology and its application
• Experience with application life cycle tools such as Azure DevOps, Jira, etc.
• General knowledge of computer systems, software, web browsers and web-based applications
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office products is a plus
• Experience testing with mobile devices (specifically iPads) is a plus

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Precision is required by law in some states or cities to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. This compensation range takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to: skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. At Precision, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case.  This role is also eligible for a discretionary annual bonus, health insurance, retirement savings benefits, life insurance and disability benefits, parental leave, and paid time off f