QA Lead

Statewise is looking for a hands-on QA Lead who wants real ownership and real impact. This is not a coordination or ticket-tracking role. This is a systems-level quality ownership role for a complex, state-configurable Medicaid EHR platform serving pediatric nursing and IDD home care providers.

We are at an inflection point. Our engineering team has matured structurally, and now we are elevating quality to the same level of ownership and accountability.

This role will own release confidence across our web platform and mobile apps. You will define how quality is designed, measured, and enforced.

Who is Statewise

Statewise is building the future of Medicaid home care software. We are the only EMR and EVV platform built specifically for Medicaid home care providers across Pediatric Nursing, Therapy, Personal Care, and Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) services. Our software is designed to handle complex, state-by-state rules and real clinical workflows without the bloat of traditional systems. Everything we build is rooted in simplifying complexity so providers can focus on delivering high-quality care.

What You’ll Do

Own release confidence end-to-end :

Define release readiness criteria and drive go/no-go decisions

Eliminate black-box testing and implement transparent regression tracking

Embed QA into sprint refinement and feature design

Design and evolve our quality architecture:

Define regression strategy by domain (billing, scheduling, authorization, claims, data import)

Create test traceability from story to execution

Build test data strategies for complex workflow validation

Design and prioritize automation roadmap

Work hands-on across the stack :

Manual and exploratory testing across web and mobile

API-level validation

Validate complex business rules and billing logic

Build and maintain automation suites (ACCELQ or similar)

Partner with engineering to improve unit and integration test coverage

Lead and elevate quality culture :

Mentor and direct QA execution (US, nearshore, offshore)

Drive shift-left thinking across engineering

Define quality metrics and defect escape analysis

Communicate risk clearly and decisively

What We’re Looking For

You take ownership of outcomes, not task completion

You can articulate release risk clearly and confidently

You think in systems, not test scripts

You are comfortable challenging engineering and product when risk exists

You reduce ambiguity and bring structure to complex processes

You are hands-on and comfortable testing across UI, API, and data layers

You have experience owning release processes in production systems

Experience & Background

5+ years QA experience with release ownership

Experience testing web and mobile applications

Experience building or designing automation frameworks (codeless or coded)

Strong familiarity with Azure DevOps (boards, test plans, pipelines)

Understanding of CI/CD workflows

Experience testing complex business logic or configuration-driven systems

Healthcare or HIPAA experience preferred

Experience in EHR, billing, or regulated software strongly preferred

This Role Is Not a Fit If You

Prefer coordinating releases over owning release risk

Avoid challenging engineers or product when quality is unclear

Need highly prescriptive instructions before acting

Focus primarily on writing test cases rather than understanding systems

Are uncomfortable being accountable for go/no-go decisions

See QA as validation after development rather than part of product design

What Success Looks Like

Within 45 days:

You can clearly articulate regression scope and current quality gaps

You introduce structured release readiness reporting

Within 90 days:

Regression visibility is transparent

Release confidence improves measurably

Defect escape trend is being tracked and analyzed

Engineering trusts your risk assessments

Within 6 months:

Quality is proactive, not reactive

Automation coverage is expanding strategically

Offshore QA execution is structured and effective

Leadership no longer has to interrogate status updates

Benefits & Perks

Remote-first role (Nashville or Fort Worth proximity is a plus, not a requirement)

Competitive salary based on experience

Medical insurance with employer contribution

HSA with employer contribution

Dental insurance available (employee-paid)

401(k) with employer match

Flexible PTO with an expectation that people actually take time off

Paid parental leave