Job Description

Lead Quality Engineer

At our company we are leveraging analytics and technology, as we invent for life on behalf of patients around the world. We are seeking those who have a passion for using data, analytics, and insights to drive decision making, that will allow us to tackle some of the world\xe2\x80\x99s greatest health threats

Within our commercial Insights, Analytics, and Data organization we are transforming to better power decision-making across our end-to-end commercialization process, from business development to late lifecycle management. As we endeavor, we are seeking a dynamic talent for the role of QA Engineer

The Quality Assurance Engineer will join our team and support the deployment and monitoring of quality standards. The QA Engineer will work with engineers across teams to develop a Quality Assurance framework for the entire organization. As a QA Engineer you will be a part of the Data Management & Platforms team and will help drive quality throughout the entire data product lifecycle through collaboration with product and development teams, development of test cases and automation scripts, and analysis of the system to consistently deliver quality products to downstream consumers

Primary Responsibilities:

• Lead and participate within QA teams through management of daily activities, training, and mentoring
• Collaborate with stakeholders to improve quality standards and testing procedures
• Develop test plans, test scenarios, test cases and test data for different testing activities
• Guide testing methodologies across the teams on all different projects
• Provide definition, implementation, and maintenance of standard QA processes and methodologies for cloud, data, and application engineering efforts
• Collaborate with Product Owners and UX/UI Designers teams to understand different use cases and develop test plans accordingly
• Collaborate with Product and Development Leads to develop and implement a testing roadmap for the product
• Work with development teams to develop quality standards for areas such as test automation, unit, functional, system integration, performance, and user acceptance test phases
• Own end-to-end QA automation and manual quality assurance processes and execution
• Define and implement KPI\xe2\x80\x99s to support end-to-end automation in the product development quality life cycle
• Coordinate and manage platform releases by overseeing test case execution, documenting defects, and managing deployment of releases
• Troubleshoot quality issues and modify test procedures when applicable

Education:

• Bachelor\xe2\x80\x99s degree in a relevant field such as Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, etc.

Required Experience and Skills:

• 6 to 8 years of software testing experience
• 6+ years of experience working as a QA Engineer or in a similar capacity
• Knowledge of QA methodologies, tools, and techniques
• Knowledge of DevOps principals
• Experience working in an Agile environment
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work with the different stakeholders to improve the company\xe2\x80\x99s procedures and to ensure the vision is communicated clearly
• Previous experience as test automation engineer at various development stages and integrating with CI/CD pipelines (e.g., unit, integration, load tests)
• Proficiency in Python programming
• Experience with testing PySpark code and API testing
• Experience with test automation frameworks (Python BDD)
• Experience with docker containers
• Analytical thinking, problem-solving skills, and attention to detail

Preferred Experience and Skills:

• QA management experience
• Experience working with professional software engineering practices and best practices for the full software development life cycle
• Experience improving product test coverage and effectiveness

Our Human Health Division maintains a \xe2\x80\x9cpatient first, profits later\xe2\x80\x9d ideology. The organization is comprised of sales, marketing, market access, digital analytics and commercial professionals who are passionate about their role in bringing our medicines to our customers worldwide.

Who we are\xe2\x80\xa6

We are known as Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, USA in the United States and Canada and MSD everywhere else. For more than a century, we have been inventing for life, bringing forward medicines and vaccines for many of the world\'s most challenging diseases. Today, our company continues to be at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions and advance the prevention and treatment of diseases that threaten people and animals around the world.

What we look for \xe2\x80\xa6

Imagine getting up in the morning for a job as important as helping to save and improve lives around the world. Here, you have that opportunity. You can put your empathy, creativity, digital mastery, or scientific genius to work in collaboration with a diverse group of colleagues who pursue and bring hope to countless people who are battling some of the most challenging diseases of our time. Our team is constantly evolving, so if you are among the intellectually curious, join us\xe2\x80\x94and start making your impact today

We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing diverse, talented, and committed people together. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when diverse ideas come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another\xe2\x80\x99s thinking and approach problems collectively for the common good. We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace.

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Employee Status: Regular

Relocation: Domestic

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Travel Requirements: 25%

Flexible Work Arrangements:

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Required Skills: Business Intelligence (BI), Database Design, Data Engineering, Data Modeling, Data Science, Data Visualization, Machine Learning, Project Management, Software Development, Stakeholder Relationship Management

Preferred Skills:

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