Quality Assurance Technical Lead (IT)

DaVita Kidney Care

About The Position

General Purpose of the Job Lead level abilities to deliver Quality Assurance activities for the DaVita Village related to a specific functionality. Able to develop and mature activities in their area of specialty. About Information Technology The Information Technology Department designs, develops and maintains software programs required to keep DaVita on the leading edge of medical technology. DaVita's Information Technology Department has both clinic facing and non-clinic facing subgroups that provide our clinician teammates the tools to provide quality patient care. DaVita IT utilizes designers, developers, system architects, project managers, application architects, nurses, trainers and many more professionals to incorporate the technology needs of our clinicians, business and physician customers. Join us as we pursue our vision "To Build the Greatest Healthcare Community the World has Ever Seen." Why wait? Explore a career with DaVita today. Go to http://careers.davita.com to learn more or apply. To learn more about our Village and the world of dialysis, click here. Here is what you can expect when you join our Village: A "community first, company second" culture based on Core Values that really matter. Clinical outcomes consistently ranked above the national average. Award-winning education and training across multiple career paths to help you reach your potential. Performance-based rewards based on stellar individual and team contributions. A comprehensive benefits package designed to enhance your health, your financial well-being and your future. Dedication, above all, to caring for patients suffering from chronic kidney failure across the nation. At DaVita, we strive to be a community first and a company second. We want all teammates to experience DaVita as "a place where I belong." Our goal is to embed belonging into everything we do in our Village, so that it becomes part of who we are. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and comply with state and federal affirmative action requirements. Individuals are recruited, hired, assigned and promoted without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. DaVita (NYSE: DVA) is a comprehensive kidney care provider focused on transforming care to improve the quality of life for patients globally. The company is a leading provider of kidney care services in the U.S. and has been a leader in clinical quality and innovation for more than 20 years. DaVita is working to help increase equitable access to care for patients at every stage and setting along their kidney health journey—from slowing progression of kidney disease to streamlining the transplant process, from acute hospital care to dialysis at home. As of March 31, 2022, DaVita served 200,800 patients at 2,809 outpatient dialysis centers in the U.S. The company operated an additional 346 outpatient dialysis centers in 11 other countries worldwide. DaVita has reduced hospitalizations, improved mortality and worked collaboratively to help propel the kidney care community to adopt an equitable, high-quality standard of care for patients around the globe. To learn more about what it means to be a part of our Village, visit Careers.DaVita.com. DaVita is an equal opportunity employer- Male/Female/Veterans/Disabled. To learn more about what this means click here. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing and background verification checks. We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws.

Requirements

Bachelors Degree required
8 - 10 years experience in testing environment
Expert knowledge Agile, Waterfall and Iterative frameworks
Expert knowledge of software testing, quality assurance best practices
Expert knowledge with Test Management and Automation tools
Advanced DB testing experience with one or more DB platforms
6+ healthcare domain knowledge
Minimum 10 years of relevant QA experience with multiple release cycles
Large scale interconnected system experience
Experience and skills in mentoring co-workers
Ability to lead a program from QA perspective
Experience in leading distributed teams at Program level
Demonstrated strengths in coordinating, attention-to-detail, follow-through, reasoning, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills
Possesses solid project management skills and/or substantial exposure to project-based work structures.
Knowledge of Performance and Automation Testing practices and capabilities
Possess strong people and communication skills

Responsibilities

Test Lead, Management, and Coordination
Lead distributed teams at program level
Lead program from QA perspective
Coordinate and communicate with Project resources across the distributed teams to complete assigned projects
Active participation in project ceremonies and lead as necessary
Escalates items appropriately – but is capable of driving appropriate resolution for 90%+ issues in area of specialty themselves
Document and lead risks mitigation plans during project lifecycle
Lead process improvement initiatives
Test Design and Execution
Estimate effort required to perform all QA activities assigned
Review requirements and design documents to ensure adequate understanding to develop test plans, test scenarios and test cases
Creates and executes test cases to ensure appropriate test coverage
Recommend improvements and/or corrections to developers for products assigned
Lead defect triage meetings
Mine for data, backend validation, and perform data quality analysis via SQL
Test Documentation and Closure
Document status and final reports for QA activities
Troubleshoots and resolves or recommends solutions to a diverse range of complex software testing problems.
Provide solution to fix the root cause and lead the fix as applicable
Assist with UAT as needed for data creation

Benefits

More than just pay, our DaVita Rewards package connects teammates to what matters most.
Teammates are eligible to begin receiving benefits on the first day of the month following or coinciding with one month of continuous employment.
Below are some of our benefit offerings.
Comprehensive benefits: Medical, dental, vision, 401(k) match, paid time off, PTO cash out
Support for you and your family: Family resources, EAP counseling sessions, access Headspace®, backup child and elder care, maternity/paternity leave and more
Professional development programs: DaVita offers a variety of programs to help strong performers grow within their career and also offers on-demand virtual leadership and development courses through DaVita’s online training platform StarLearning.

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