R&D Application Testing Lead

Job Description:

Responsibilities

• Test Strategy & Quality Leadership
• Define and own the E2E testing strategy for R&D applications, is effectively integrated into agile, sprint?based delivery with strong emphasis on automation-first approach.
• Establish and maintain testing standards, frameworks, and best practices across the R&D portfolio, ensuring testing effort is appropriately scaled using a risk?based approach.
• Ensure consistent application of functional, regression, integration, and UAT testing across projects and BAU changes.
• Test Automation
• Lead the design, implementation, and maintenance of test automation frameworks for R&D applications.
• Own and maintain automation roadmap to increase automation coverage across critical R&D systems to improve speed, reliability, and release confidence.
• Identify suitable tools and approaches for UI, API, and integration testing, aligned with enterprise standards.
• Ensure automated testing is properly adopted across the full product lifecycle.
• Ensure automation assets are reusable, maintainable, and integrated into CI/CD and release pipelines where applicable.
• Project & Release Testing
• Lead testing activities for new projects, enhancements, upgrades, and vendor releases across R&D applications.
• Lead test planning and execution, including:
• System Testing
• Regression Testing
• Integration Testing
• UAT support
• Coordinate closely with DevOps and Application Support to support release readiness and post deployment validation. 

Qualification & Experience

• 6–8 years of experience in application testing or quality engineering.
• Proven experience leading testing across multiple enterprise applications.
• Strong hands-on experience in test automation (UI and/or API).
• Experience working in Life Sciences, Healthcare, or regulated environments.
• Solid understanding of GxP and validation concepts.
• Proficiency in test management and defect tracking tools (e.g., Jira, ALM).
• Strong communication skills and ability to work with global stakeholders.