What are the responsibilities and job description for the Pharma IT Testing & Validation Delivery Lead position at Katalyst CRO?
Job Summary
- A leading organization is seeking an experienced Pharma IT Testing & Validation Delivery Lead to manage global testing and validation services across multiple Life Sciences programs.
- Own end-to-end testing and validation delivery across multiple pharmaceutical IT projects.
- Lead onsite and offshore QA teams across the United States, United Kingdom, and India.
- Define testing strategy, governance, KPIs, delivery standards, and quality metrics.
- Oversee functional, integration, regression, UAT, and data validation activities.
- Drive automation, AI-enabled testing, and modern Quality Engineering practices.
- Ensure compliance with GxP, CSV / CSA, 21 CFR Part 11, and Data Integrity requirements.
- Manage risks, delivery quality, resources, timelines, and stakeholder expectations.
- Serve as the escalation point for delivery concerns and customer issues.
- Support solution design, staffing, account growth, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- 8 years of IT and Quality Assurance experience.
- 5 years supporting Pharmaceutical or Life Sciences clients.
- Proven experience leading global testing services and distributed QA teams.
- Strong expertise in Test Strategy and Governance.
- Strong expertise in Functional and Integration Testing.
- Strong expertise in UAT and Regression Testing.
- Strong expertise in Data Testing and Validation.
- Strong expertise in Quality Engineering.
- Strong knowledge of pharmaceutical regulations and validation requirements.
- Excellent customer-facing, executive communication, stakeholder management, and presentation skills.
- Demonstrated ability to build and lead high-performing QA delivery organizations.