UAT Testing Manager (Life- Sciences)
Posted 2 days ago by 1764658693
Negotiable
Outside
Remote
USA
Summary: The UAT Testing Manager (Life-Sciences) will oversee all User Acceptance Testing (UAT) activities for the implementation of the Empower Loan Origination System. This role requires extensive experience in UAT within the life sciences sector and involves strategic planning, execution, and defect management. The position is fully remote and is expected to last for over 12 months. The manager will ensure that the system meets business requirements and is ready for production deployment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and execute UAT strategy, including comprehensive planning and scheduling for Empower LOS implementation.
- Define UAT scope, entry/exit criteria, resource requirements, and defect management processes.
- Oversee the creation and review of detailed UAT test scenarios and test cases.
- Coordinate sourcing and preparation of realistic, anonymized test data for UAT.
- Manage daily execution of UAT activities and engage business users effectively.
- Lead defect triage meetings and manage the entire defect lifecycle.
- Provide status reporting to senior management and project stakeholders on UAT progress and readiness.
- Obtain formal UAT sign-off from business owners for production deployment.
Key Skills:
- Extensive experience in User Acceptance Testing (UAT) within the life sciences sector.
- Strong project management and strategic planning skills.
- Ability to define UAT scope and manage defect lifecycles.
- Excellent communication skills for stakeholder reporting.
- Experience with regulatory compliance testing (e.g., TRID, HMDA).
- Proficient in test case development and test data management.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: undetermined
Country: USA
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Job Title: UAT Testing Manager (Life- Sciences)
Location: 100% Remote
Contract: 12+ Months
Rate: $60/hr on W2
Job Description
The UAT Testing Manager will lead and manage all User Acceptance Testing (UAT) activities for the implementation of the new Empower Loan Origination System (LOS).
Life- Sciences UAT - User acceptance test exp is mandatory
Key Responsibilities
1. UAT Strategy and Planning
Develop and Execute UAT Strategy: Design and manage a comprehensive UAT plan, strategy, and schedule for the Empower LOS implementation across all relevant loan products (e.g., mortgage, consumer, commercial).
Scope Definition: Define the UAT scope, entry/exit criteria, resource requirements (business users/SMEs), and defect management processes.
Test Case Development: Oversee the creation and review of detailed, end-to-end UAT test scenarios and test cases that validate business requirements, regulatory compliance (e.g., TRID, HMDA), and critical business workflows within Empower.
Test Data Management: Coordinate the sourcing and preparation of realistic, anonymized test data in the UAT environment.
2. Execution, Coordination, and Defect Management
Manage UAT Execution: Orchestrate and facilitate the daily execution of UAT activities, ensuring business users are effectively engaged and following the plan.
Defect Triage and Reporting: Own the entire defect lifecycle. Lead daily defect triage meetings with Business, Development, and Vendor (Empower) teams to prioritize, assign, track resolution, and manage retesting efforts.
Stakeholder Communication: Provide clear, frequent, and concise status reporting to senior management and project stakeholders on UAT progress, key risks, defect metrics, and go/no-go readiness.
Go-Live Readiness: Obtain formal UAT sign-off from all relevant business owners, confirming the system is fit for purpose and ready for production deployment.