- Office in Ahmedabad
An Introduction to Codal
Codal is an award-winning web design and development consultancy that helps enterprise organizations solve complex problems and accelerate growth through elegant, data-driven digital solutions. Our areas of expertise include application modernization, eCommerce, UX/UI design, product strategy, data analytics, and artificial intelligence.
At Codal, you’ll collaborate with some of the most innovative organizations in the world and work on cutting-edge technologies that push the boundaries of design and software development. You’ll also be part of a community that promotes long-term success, not just for our clients but for each other. We’ll help you develop a professional roadmap that takes your career to new heights.
QA Lead – Digital Health & Pharma Domain
Experience Range
Overall experience: 10+ years (hands-on)
Lead role experience: 3+ years
Healthcare Domain experience: 3+ years (pharmaceutical industry and/or digital health)
Automation experience: 3+ years (Playwright/Cypress)
Job Location – Ahmedabad, Gujarat (WFO)
Who you’ll be working with
We build the solutions envisioned by the product and design teams. Our goal is to deliver working software every two weeks. We are a large team that spans across three global offices, but we collaborate and integrate front- and back-end components and interfaces to provide a user-centered experience through web and mobile platforms.
About the Role
We’re looking for a hands-on QA Lead to own quality for a healthcare online pharmacy platform. This role goes beyond execution. You will oversee a team of QA engineers while remaining deeply involved in the technical testing of complex integrations, including fulfillment engines, tax calculations, payment gateways, and HIPAA-compliant data flows.
What you’ll be doing
- Quality Strategy & ownership
- Define and drive end-to-end QA strategy across UI, APIs, backend services, and third-party integrations.
- Establish test standards, automation practices, release criteria, and quality gates, including entry/exit criteria
- Proactively surface quality risks early, clearly communicate testing constraints, and influence decisions to avoid last-minute scope or timeline compromises.
- Own regression strategy (to ensure predictable, low-risk releases), including driving of regular audits and updates to factor in new features and key bug fixes.
- Team Leadership
- Lead, mentor, and grow a team of QA engineers
- Creating test plans and providing technical guidance on complex test cases.
- Review test artifacts and ensure consistent execution.
- Estimate, prioritize, plan, and coordinate testing activities, and work closely with product and development teams for releases.
- Act as the primary point of contact for Product and Dev leads, providing real-time visibility into quality metrics.
- Review and scrutinize manual and automation testing estimates to ensure efforts align with the scope to ensure over- or under-test planning and/or execution is avoided.
- Functional, API & Integration Testing
- Perform and own testing for complex healthcare workflows such as prescription management, order fulfillment, payments, and notifications.
- Ensure robust coverage for the Integrations like Fulfillment Partners, Tax Engine, Payment Gateway, CMS, etc
- Ensure testing aligns with healthcare compliance, data privacy, and security expectations.
- Automation
- Review and monitor automation execution reports, and maintain and fix automation scripts as needed.
- Work with the automation team to ensure critical scenarios are handled
- Provide support for prioritization, change request etc
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Work closely with Product, Engineering, DevOps, and Support teams.
- Act as the quality voice during planning, grooming, and release discussions.
- Provide clear quality metrics and release readiness status.
What you’ll need to be successful (Requirements)
- 10 years of QA experience with a strong hands-on background.
- 3+ years in healthcare, pharma, or regulated digital products.
- 3+ years of hands-on exposure to automation tools like Playwright, Cypress, and Postman for maintaining and fixing automation scripts.
- Strong experience testing: Web applications, REST APIs, Mobile apps, Third-party integrations
- Experience with software testing methods, such as functional testing, end-to-end testing, and sanity/regression testing.
- Strong knowledge of Test Methodologies, SDLC (Agile, Scrum), STLC, and Bug Life Cycle.
- Experience with management tools. Jira, TestRail/ Zephyr.
- Strong organizational skills and ability to handle priorities.
- Experience handling a small team
- Excellent communication skills.
- Flexibility to provide support during CST hours for critical production releases when necessary\
Nice-to-have
- Experience with HIPAA and other healthcare-related compliance standards is highly beneficial.
Need another reason to hit the "apply" button?
- Codal is a global agency with over 250 employees, and offices in the US, UK, Canada and India
- We are a BigCommerce Partner and have won the Partner of the year award twice (most recently this past year).
- We regularly host happy hours, dinners, excursions, and other company events to unwind after a hard day at work.
- Company sponsored lunch every Wednesday.
- Health Insurance: Comprehensive medical coverage for employees and their dependents
- Maternity/Paternity Leave: Additional time off and support for new parents
- Professional Development: Opportunities for training, workshops, conferences to enhance employees' skills and knowledge
- Accidental Insurance
Note: Codal only communicates with candidates through official @codal.com email addresses. We never request payment during the hiring process. Please be vigilant regarding recruitment scams.
At Codal, we are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.
