What are the responsibilities and job description for the Veeva RIMS QA & Validation Lead position at Cognizant?
About The Role
As a Veeva RIMS QA & Validation Lead, you will make an impact by leading testing and compliance activities for Veeva RIMS modules, ensuring adherence to life sciences regulatory standards and delivering high-quality validation outcomes. You will be a valued member of the Quality Engineering team and work collaboratively with onshore and offshore counterparts, business stakeholders, and end users.
In This Role, You Will
We believe hybrid work is the way forward as we strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. Based on this role’s business requirements, this is a hybrid position requiring 2-3 days a week in a client or Cognizant office in Raritan, NJ or Teaneck, NJ, USA.
Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work-life balance though our various wellbeing programs.
What you need to have to be considered
Salary And Other Compensation
Applications will be accepted until January 5th, 2026.
The annual salary for this position is between $81,513 to $130,000, depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.
This position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans.
Benefits
*Please note, this role is not able to offer visa transfer or sponsorship now or in the future*
As a Veeva RIMS QA & Validation Lead, you will make an impact by leading testing and compliance activities for Veeva RIMS modules, ensuring adherence to life sciences regulatory standards and delivering high-quality validation outcomes. You will be a valued member of the Quality Engineering team and work collaboratively with onshore and offshore counterparts, business stakeholders, and end users.
In This Role, You Will
- Develop and implement comprehensive test plans and strategies for various Veeva RIMS modules.
- Ensure all testing and validation activities comply with life sciences industry standards (GxP, 21 CFR Part 11).
- Oversee system validation and compliance documentation, including validation plans, RTM, and summary reports.
- Lead defect triage meetings, manage defect lifecycle, and support end users during UAT.
- Collaborate with offshore teams and communicate status and issues clearly to stakeholders.
We believe hybrid work is the way forward as we strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. Based on this role’s business requirements, this is a hybrid position requiring 2-3 days a week in a client or Cognizant office in Raritan, NJ or Teaneck, NJ, USA.
Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work-life balance though our various wellbeing programs.
What you need to have to be considered
- 10 years of experience in Testing & Compliance with strong knowledge of Veeva RIMS.
- Expertise in Veeva RIMS business functionalities (Registrations, Submissions, XEVMPD, Labelling).
- Hands-on experience testing Veeva integrations with external applications using APIs and tools like Postman.
- Strong understanding of life sciences domain and regulatory standards (GxP, 21 CFR Part 11).
- Ability to manage compliance deliverables and validation documentation.
- Experience creating reports and dashboards (DSR, WSR, MBR) and managing Jira dashboards.
- Ability to train users on JIRA and Veeva RIMS during UAT.
- Proactive approach to risk identification and mitigation planning.
- Familiarity with end-user support and stakeholder communication best practices.
Salary And Other Compensation
Applications will be accepted until January 5th, 2026.
The annual salary for this position is between $81,513 to $130,000, depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.
This position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans.
Benefits
- Medical/Dental/Vision/Life Insurance
- Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off
- 401(k) plan and contributions
- Long-term/Short-term Disability
- Paid Parental Leave
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
*Please note, this role is not able to offer visa transfer or sponsorship now or in the future*
Salary : $81,513 - $130,000