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Associate Director, Software Quality and Test
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United Kingdom
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8 days ago
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Associate Director, Software Quality and Test
Parexel
Role Description As the Associate Director, Software Quality Engineering and Test, you will be responsible for leading the strategic transformation, modernisation and operational delivery of Quality Engineering (QE), testing, automation and quality assurance capabilities across Parexel’s global Data & Technology (D&T) organisation. - Accountable for evolving the organisation from traditional manual testing practices toward a modern Quality Engineering operating model. - Emphasise automation, continuous testing, quality intelligence, shift-left principles, risk-based quality assurance, DevOps integration and scalable enterprise quality practices. - Provide strategic leadership for enterprise testing and QE services supporting clinical, regulatory, safety, operational and enterprise technology platforms. - Drive enterprise wide QE standards, automation strategies, tooling roadmaps, governance models and delivery frameworks. Qualifications - Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Quality Engineering or related discipline required. - Master’s Degree in Technology, Engineering, Business or related discipline preferred. - Relevant certifications such as ISTQB, PMP, SAFe, ITIL, Lean Six Sigma or equivalent preferred. Requirements - Strategic leader with proven ability to drive organisational transformation, large-scale change, operational excellence and continuous improvement across complex global environments. - Deep Quality Engineering expertise spanning enterprise testing methodologies, automation frameworks, tooling ecosystems, Agile, DevOps, CI/CD and modern engineering practices. - Strong capability in regulated system delivery, GxP environments, vendor governance, global delivery models and risk-based quality oversight. - Advanced leadership, coaching, people management, budget/resource management and organisational capability-building skills. - Exceptional stakeholder management, executive communication, influencing, negotiation, business acumen and ability to balance innovation, speed, quality and compliance. Benefits - Structured career pathway and encouragement to develop within the role. - Competitive base salary. - Car allowance. - Bonus and holiday. - Other leading benefits typical of a top company in the CRO Industry.
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