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XogeneQA Tech Lead
Xogene is seeking an experienced QA Tech Lead to direct automation strategy and execution within its clinical trial transparency solutions division. This role reports to the…
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Xogene is seeking an experienced QA Tech Lead to direct automation strategy and execution within its clinical trial transparency solutions division. This role reports to the Director of Engineering and operates in a hands-on technical capacity where the incumbent will author and maintain automated tests while guiding the overall automation direction of the team. The position suits a software quality professional with deep technical expertise in test automation who can…
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Xogene is seeking an experienced QA Tech Lead to direct automation strategy and execution within its clinical trial transparency solutions division. This role reports to the Director of Engineering and operates in a hands-on technical capacity where the incumbent will author and maintain automated tests while guiding the overall automation direction of the team. The position suits a software quality professional with deep technical expertise in test automation who can mentor engineers, collaborate with cross-functional groups across multiple time zones, and establish robust risk-based testing frameworks.
The employer builds AI-powered software and agentic networking solutions that automate complex processes in clinical trial transparency, helping leading life sciences and pharmaceutical companies maintain regulatory compliance and streamline data transformation workflows. In this position, the technical lead will oversee scalable automation testing frameworks using Playwright, integrate testing suites into tiered CI/CD pipelines via GitHub Actions, connect automated reporting to Zephyr Scale, and manage test data and environments. The work involves designing test strategies, performing defect resolution, and balancing automated coverage with necessary manual testing and validation documentation.
Responsibilities
- Lead, mentor, and provide technical guidance to automation engineers and the broader testing team
- Support professional development by cross-training manual testers in automation tools such as Playwright Codegen and AI-assisted scripting
- Collaborate across multiple time zones with Development, Customer Success, Product Management, Design, and Product Support
- Define a risk-based test strategy that prioritizes testing efforts based on regulatory and customer risk
- Own automation test plans, standards, metrics, KPIs, and quality dashboards across all product releases
- Architect, build, and maintain scalable automation frameworks using Playwright and the Page Object Model
- Develop and execute automated test scenarios for system, integration, regression, and API testing
- Transition manual test suites to a tiered CI/CD strategy utilizing GitHub Actions as developer quality gates
- Oversee integration between Playwright and Zephyr Scale via automated JUnit XML reporting pipelines
- Manage test environments and data to ensure realistic and compliant test data availability
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
- Minimum of 7 years of professional experience in software testing or QA engineering
- At least 2 years of experience in a technical or automation lead role
- Hands-on background testing large-scale enterprise SaaS web applications, multi-tenant data isolation, role-based access controls, and APIs
- Expert-level proficiency in Playwright utilizing TypeScript, JavaScript, or Python
- Strong programming skills in TypeScript, Python, and JavaScript with working database knowledge
- Experience with performance testing tools such as JMeter or LoadRunner
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, test management tools like Jira and Zephyr Scale, and API test execution uploads
- Solid understanding of manual testing techniques, exploratory testing, regression planning, and ROI assessment for test automation
Qualifications
- Ability to balance long-term automation architecture with immediate product release needs
- Demonstrated team leadership skills including delegation, prioritization, and providing constructive feedback
- Commitment to keeping pace with industry trends and emerging software testing technologies
- Experience working in fast-paced, agile technology environments that frequently deploy to production
- Strong business acumen regarding how product quality influences customer success
- Background testing in regulated domains such as GxP, computer system validation, or 21 CFR Part 11
- Experience validating AI or LLM-powered features and handling non-deterministic outputs
- Familiarity configuring AI coding assistants like Claude to accelerate QA scripting workflows
- Experience with lightweight DevOps tasks including Docker and managing staging environments
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