Principal Software Validation Engineer

We're on a mission to change the future of
clinical research. At Perceptive, we help the
biopharmaceutical industry bring medical
treatments to the market, faster.
Our mission is to change the world
but to do this, we need people like you.

Apart from job satisfaction, we can offer you:

HEALTH:

- Medical plan for you and your dependents.

- Personal Accident Insurance

- Life Insurance

- Critical illness cover

WEALTH:

- Salary structure and Flexi basket

- Provident fund of 12%

- Gratuity scheme

YOURSELF: Internal growth and development programs & trainings

Job Purpose:

As Principal Software Quality and Test, you will be responsible for efficiently leading a team of testers to meet the team's testing goals. In this role, you will also be responsible for identifying tests suitable to be automated, defining the approach, and either creating reusable modules and scripts, or overseeing others to create. To fulfil this role, you must understand the project technically & functionally and implement the test approach defined in the test plan documents. You must also understand the functional and technical aspects of the work and implement the test approach defined with an understanding of how it changes throughout the software development lifecycle (SDLC). In this role , you may be required to support customer validation activities to support the successful validation of our products and services within customer organisations, by leading a team and/or providing expert advice to stakeholders.

Another key aspect of the role is the contribution to the continuous improvement of the capability within the organisation to facilitate first-time-quality, and as such the role must be oriented towards teamwork in an emerging and flexible environment.

Skills:

• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
• A flexible attitude with respect to work assignments and new learning
• Ability to manage multiple and varied tasks with enthusiasm and prioritize workload with attention to detail
• Ability to effectively delegate work to team members
• Must have the ability to work methodically in a fast-paced, time-sensitive environment
• Demonstratable ability to apply critical thinking to problems and tasks
• Builds and maintains an in-depth knowledge of testing and validation within the life sciences industry and how 
• they affect customers adopting our products
• Ability to identify and plan testing activities to meet testing / validation goals
• Ability to identify tests suitable for automation
• Ability to create automated test scripts that meet the testing objectives or can instruct others to implement the automation approach
• Proactively participates in skills improvement training
• Ability to coach and mentor colleagues in the test team
• Maintains an up-to-date awareness of trends, tools, technology, techniques and processes that affect testing and technology within the Life sciences domain
• A self-starter and able to work under own initiative

Knowledge and Experience: 

• Ability to develop test automation frameworks using Selenium, Playwright and Tosca
• Hands-on experience in scripting languages like C#, Java Script, Java
• Ability to perform automation code reviews
• Must have knowledge on latest Software Testing trends and implement in MI testing by adopting shift left approaches
• Must have Performance testing and Security testing knowledge
• Proven experience leading or mentoring colleagues in a software testing / validation team
• Experience using tools to communicate progress to Stakeholders
• Experience of coaching and mentoring a range of junior colleagues and cross functional peers
• ISTQB Foundation or equivalent
• Extensive experience in the same or very similar role
• Experience of working in and knowledge of the life sciences sector

Come as you are.

We're proud to be a Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.