Vice President, Testing Practice

Gainwell Technologies

. Develop the multi-year Testing Transformation roadmap aligned with organizational modernization, strategic Medicaid priorities, and CMS/state regulatory demands .

Posted 4/3/2026full-timeRemote • Montana • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $160,000 - $228,600 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Develop the multi-year Testing Transformation roadmap aligned with organizational modernization, strategic Medicaid priorities, and CMS/state regulatory demands
Establish and enforce enterprise testing standards, frameworks, and best practices for functional, regression, API, UI, UAT, non-functional, and end-to-end testing
Introduce shift-left, shift-right, continuous testing, and predictive quality methodologies
Lead the evaluation, adoption, and scaling of AI-driven testing capabilities
Partner with data science, architecture, and platform engineering to incorporate AI/ML models into test insights, risk analytics, and release decisioning
Implement GenAI tools to accelerate test creation, documentation, analysis, and reporting
Build strong partnerships with business owners, clinical operations, compliance, and Medicaid teams
Ensure test strategies directly support business goals, regulatory obligations, and operational readiness
Drive business participation in test planning, UAT, validation cycles, and release readiness reviews
Define and implement the enterprise automation strategy, ensuring scalability across platforms and regulatory programs
Increase automation coverage across integration, regression, performance, API, and UI testing
Partner with DevOps to embed test automation into CI/CD pipelines
Ensure automation contributes to measurable improvements in speed, cost, and quality
Oversee performance engineering and load/volume testing for mission-critical platforms (claims, eligibility, digital, interoperability, EDI/FHIR)
Lead all QA vendor relationships, including multi-shore delivery partners, test centers of excellence, and specialized testing firms
Own strategy and governance for enterprise test tools including automation frameworks, test management platforms, defect management, performance tools, and AI-driven capabilities
Ensure consistent adoption, tool standardization, and alignment with architecture
Evaluate current testing talent, competencies, and organizational structure
Create a skills development roadmap including AI skills, automation engineering, performance engineering, and regulatory testing maturity
Build a strong leadership pipeline and foster a culture of quality, innovation, and accountability
Ensure high engagement and productivity across local, remote, and offshore teams

Requirements

What you’ll need

15+ years of experience in IT Quality Engineering, Testing, or Software Delivery; 7+ years in senior leadership
Deep understanding of Medicaid/Medicare programs, CMS regulations, and state-specific readiness testing
Proven success leading enterprise testing transformation, automation initiatives, and AI-enabled testing programs
Experience managing large offshore/vendor QA teams and complex multi-system integration testing
Strong executive communication skills and ability to influence across business and IT leadership
Bachelor’s in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field required; Master’s preferred

Benefits

Comp & perks

flexible vacation policy
a 401(k) employer match
comprehensive health benefits
educational assistance
leadership and technical development academies

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Hard Skills & Tools

testing transformationenterprise testing standardsfunctional testingregression testingAPI testingUI testingUAT testingautomation strategyperformance engineeringAI-driven testing

Soft Skills

leadershipcommunicationinfluencecollaborationstrategic thinkingorganizational skillsaccountabilityinnovationengagementproductivity