Test Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Spain.

📋 Description

• Establish and uphold the Digital Services testing strategy, policy, governance framework, lifecycle, quality checkpoints, templates, and evidence requirements.

• Design, develop, manage, and enhance the test-management platform, encompassing repositories, plans, suites, cases, executions, traceability, dashboards, defect links, permissions, and reporting.

• Create reusable testing assets, including naming conventions, workflows, status definitions, approval processes, and operational guidelines.

• Formulate comprehensive project-level master test plans that outline scope, objectives, test levels, environments, data, resources, responsibilities, criteria, dependencies, risks, timelines, and sign-off procedures.

• Oversee end-to-end testing activities including functional, integration, interface, workflow, regression, user acceptance testing (UAT), configuration, migration, performance, security, and operational readiness testing.

• Ensure traceability from requirements to tests, maintaining oversight across requirements, workflows, interfaces, risks, test cases, defects, and approvals.

• Manage test environments, including builds, interfaces, devices, accounts, roles, permissions, test data, and accompanying documentation.

• Organize test cycles, allocate responsibilities, verify tester readiness, facilitate execution, track progress, and escalate any blockers.

• Provide testers and Business Owners with test scripts, guidance, briefing sessions, and execution assistance.

• Lead defect triage and oversee defect tracking, prioritization, assignment, investigation, retesting, and resolution.

• Generate test dashboards and status reports that detail quality, coverage, execution progress, defect severity, readiness, and decision-making.

• Administer formal test completion and sign-off processes, maintaining records of sign-offs, conditions, exceptions, waivers, and outstanding actions.

• Deliver evidence-based recommendations for test readiness for go-live, while deferring final deployment decisions to authorized governance and accountable owners.

• Assist in go-live and hypercare activities by validating regression scope, confirming fixes, monitoring production issues, and integrating lessons learned.

• Mentor project teams and testers while documenting quality trends and recurring failure patterns to enhance delivery standards and product quality.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience in software testing, information technology, health informatics, engineering, business systems, or a related field.

• A recognized certification in software testing or test management is preferred.

• Training in project management, agile delivery, service management, quality management, or clinical safety is advantageous.

• Proficient in professional English.

• Proven experience managing testing for complex digital, clinical, enterprise, or integrated technology programs.

• Background in designing or administering a test management platform and creating reusable test processes, repositories, dashboards, and governance controls.

• Experience coordinating testing across various systems, interfaces, vendors, teams, countries, or sites.

• Familiarity with healthcare platforms such as PACS, RIS, patient-facing mobile applications, or similar integrated systems is highly preferred.

• Experience in managing requirements traceability, test planning, execution, defect triage, UAT, regression, and formal sign-off processes.

• Experience working in a regulated environment with stringent evidence, audit, data protection, or safety standards is desirable.

• Proficiency in additional Affidea market languages is a plus.

• Willingness to travel across Europe when required.

• Authorization to work in Europe.

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexible remote work options.

• Opportunity to collaborate with international teams, clinics, vendors, and third parties.

• Professional development and coaching in risk-based testing, test case design, evidence quality, defect management, and the use of test management platforms.