Quality Assurance Test Lead III

Overview

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center is an independent, nonprofit organization providing adult cancer treatment and groundbreaking research focused on cancer and infectious diseases. Based in Seattle, Fred Hutch is the only National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center in Washington.

With a track record of global leadership in bone marrow transplantation, HIV/AIDS prevention, immunotherapy and COVID-19 vaccines, Fred Hutch has earned a reputation as one of the world’s leading cancer, infectious disease and biomedical research centers. Fred Hutch operates eight clinical care sites that provide medical oncology, infusion, radiation, proton therapy and related services, and network affiliations with hospitals in five states. Together, our fully integrated research and clinical care teams seek to discover new cures to the world’s deadliest diseases and make life beyond cancer a reality.

At Fred Hutch we value collaboration, compassion, determination, excellence, innovation, integrity and respect. These values are grounded in and expressed through the principles of diversity, equity and inclusion. Our mission is directly tied to the humanity, dignity and inherent value of each employee, patient, community member and supporter. Our commitment to learning across our differences and similarities make us stronger. We seek employees who bring different and innovative ways of seeing the world and solving problems. Fred Hutch is in pursuit of becoming an anti-racist organization. We are committed to ensuring that all candidates hired share our commitment to diversity, anti-racism and inclusion.

Under the general guidance of the Quality Assurance and Release Management Sr. Manager, the Quality Assurance Test Lead III (QA Test Lead III) will contribute to the successful implementation and support of application systems and infrastructure of Fred Hutch. The QA Test Lead III will coach and provide consultation to project teams in testing tools, strategies, methodologies, and processes. The QA Test Lead III will lead complex projects through the testing life cycle, he/she will work closely with users, stakeholders, and project teams to analyze business processes and data, develop user requirements and functional specifications, plan and lead all phases of testing, and assist business stakeholders and project teams to deliver on time and high-quality applications and systems. Testing functions will be performed in collaboration with the project team, business partners, end-users, applications and operations support staff as leader of a cross functional test team for the project assigned. Working relationships must be established and productively maintained with department managers and senior department leaders in key customer groups at Fred Hutch. The emphasis of this position is to provide leadership to integrate ITS testing standards and methodologies into the project life cycle with a good understanding of the application and infrastructure to deliver high quality solutions to meet business and clinical needs.

Responsibilities

Lead Testing Activities:

• Communicate test plans and strategy to test personnel effectively.
• Work with project manager to identify testing resources.
• Schedule and plan testing activities.
• Work with operations staff to set up and coordinate test environment.
• Consult with the project manager and the planning team to develop an estimate of the duration and effort for the testing phase.
• Maintain and communicate test schedule to test personnel.
• Coordinate user acceptance testing.
• Ensure that the responsible parties update test conditions and scripts to maintain quality and accuracy.

Develop Test Plan and Strategy:

• Develop an understanding of the testing requirements for each evolution by meeting with the project team and stakeholders and attend regular project meetings.
• Review project documentation with a focus on testing.
• Develop test plans and test strategy with input from project team.
• Testing types will include, but not limited to, functional testing, integration testing, user acceptance testing, and regression testing.
• Lead the project team to define and document testing entrance and exit criteria.
• Review traceability matrix to ensure testing efficiency and code coverage.

Provide Testing Consultation and Lead Process Improvement Effort:

• Provide project teams with coaching and consulting services in test tool, strategy, methodology, and process.
• Work closely with QA Testing and Release Management Manager and team members to ensure continuous improvement of the testing methodologies and processes.
• Implement appropriate measurements and metrics.
• Participate