Associate Director, Test Engineering

Abbott • Alameda, CA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Abbott’s Lingo is building a health platform combining continuous biosensor data, real-time analytics, and personalized insights. The Associate Director, Test Engineering will build and lead a globally distributed software test engineering function across the U.S., Spain, and India. This hands-on leadership role owns end-to-end software testing strategy across Lingo’s platforms, mobile applications, CGM and biosensor data pipelines, AI/ML models, and consumer platform. The role is based in Alameda, California.

The leader will establish the team’s structure, hiring strategy, operating model, quality culture, career paths, mentorship frameworks, and performance expectations. They will also manage staffing, resource planning, budgets, tooling, test platforms, and third-party vendor relationships across regions. The position combines technical leadership with responsibility for compliance, audit readiness, and coordination with Regulatory Affairs and Legal to keep practices aligned with applicable regulations and standards.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in software engineering or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• At least 15 years in software or test engineering, including 5 or more years leading and scaling engineering managers and global quality teams.
• Demonstrated experience building quality engineering functions, including hiring, organizational design, tooling strategy, and culture development across distributed teams.
• Hands-on background in mobile quality engineering for iOS and/or Android, with experience testing consumer-facing applications at scale.
• Experience developing quality strategy for data-intensive platforms, such as IoT, sensor data pipelines, or real-time data processing systems.
• Proficiency with modern automation frameworks across mobile (Appium, XCTest, Espresso), API (REST Assured, Postman, Pact), and pipeline testing.
• Strong knowledge of CI/CD systems and experience integrating automated quality signals into engineering delivery workflows.
• Experience owning quality compliance in a regulated environment, with working knowledge of IEC 62304, ISO 13485, 21 CFR Part 820, and related standards.
• Strong executive communication skills and ability to represent quality engineering to senior leaders and external stakeholders across cultures and time zones.
• Proven ability to lead through influence in a fast-paced, cross-functional consumer technology environment.

Nice To Haves

• Experience scaling engineering teams across U.S., European, and Asian geographies, with sensitivity to cross-cultural leadership and distributed team dynamics.
• Background in AI/ML system testing, including model validation, drift detection, and testing probabilistic outputs in consumer health contexts.
• Experience with CGM, bio-wearable, or medical device software quality, particularly where hardware and software quality intersect.
• Experience supporting Regulatory Affairs or Quality Assurance teams during FDA or CE mark audits in consumer health or digital health.
• Background in non-functional and performance testing tools such as Locust, JMeter, Gatling, or k6, applied to high-throughput consumer data platforms.

Responsibilities

• Architect and scale a distributed software test engineering team across the U.S., Spain, and India, including its hiring strategy, team structure, and operating model.
• Create a unified quality engineering culture across geographies with consistent standards, tools, and ownership.
• Define career paths, mentorship frameworks, and performance expectations for global quality engineering talent.
• Oversee test function staffing, resource planning, budgeting, tooling, test platforms, and third-party vendor relationships across regions.
• Own quality architecture and test strategy across mobile applications, CGM and biosensor data ingestion pipelines, AI/ML inference services, and backend platform services.
• Lead verification strategy for biosensor and CGM data integrity, ensuring data is accurate, reliable, and auditable from wearable hardware to consumer-facing insights.
• Build and maintain testing infrastructure for frequent releases across mobile and platform products.
• Establish standards for CI/CD integration of automated test suites and ensure quality signals are fast, reliable, and actionable.
• Champion a shift-left testing culture by incorporating quality into design and development.
• Serve as the primary engineering owner for test-related compliance activities, including audit readiness, CAPA responses, and regulatory evidence.
• Partner with Regulatory Affairs and Legal to align test engineering practices with applicable FDA, HIPAA, and GDPR requirements.
• Translate regulatory requirements into practical engineering standards for consistent implementation by the global team.
• Represent quality engineering to senior leadership and external stakeholders.

Benefits

• Potential eligibility for free medical coverage in the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.
• Retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Freedom 2 Save student debt program.
• FreeU education benefit, providing an affordable and convenient path to earning a bachelor’s degree.
• Career development opportunities with an international company.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director