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ABOUT ETHOS & THE OPPORTUNITY
Ethos Risk Services is a leading insurance claims investigation and medical management company focused on delivering better data, technology, and insights that help our clients make better decisions. We are continuing to invest in our technology organization and are seeking an experienced engineering leader to help scale how software is built, tested, and delivered.
We are seeking a full-time Director of Quality Assurance to own software quality across Ethos, overseeing an outsourced QA team and the processes, tooling, environments, and metrics that prevent defects from reaching production. Our ideal candidate is an experienced, results-driven QA leader who will establish a consistent defect lifecycle, reduce defect aging, implement effective root cause analysis and preventive measures, and improve the reliability of test environments. Within their first year, they will standardize QA tools and processes, integrate AI-based solutions into daily QA operations and performance tracking, and establish a comprehensive KPI framework that drives measurable improvements in software quality, efficiency, and accountability.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Lead Outsourced QA Operations: Direct the day-to-day activities of an outsourced QA team of 8 to10 resources, establishing priorities, performance expectations, and accountability for quality deliverables.
- Manage Vendor Performance: Oversee vendor agreements, SLAs, staffing, onboarding, and performance evaluations. Address performance gaps through corrective action and ensure effective knowledge transfer and documentation.
- Drive Defect Management: Establish and enforce standardized defect tracking, classification, prioritization, and resolution processes. Lead regular defect triage with engineering and product teams to manage backlogs and identify quality risks.
- Prevent Production Issues: Lead structured root cause analysis of production defects, identify recurring failure patterns, and implement preventive measures through improved test coverage, regression testing, and quality gates.
- Oversee Test Environments: Partner with DevOps to maintain stable, production-representative QA, staging, and UAT environments, including configuration standards, test data management, and environment availability.
- Define QA Strategy & Standards: Develop and continuously improve QA processes across manual, automated, regression, integration, performance, and user acceptance testing to strengthen quality and consistency.
- Advance Test Automation: Evaluate and implement QA tools and automation frameworks, integrating automated testing into CI/CD pipelines to improve testing efficiency, coverage, and release reliability.
- Leverage AI-Enabled QA Tools: Apply AI-based solutions to test generation, defect classification, failure analysis, workload management, and performance monitoring. Evaluate emerging tools and implement solutions that deliver measurable improvements while maintaining appropriate security and accuracy controls.
- Establish Quality KPIs: Define and monitor performance metrics, including defect escape rates, resolution times, automation coverage, recurring production incidents, test effectiveness, and vendor SLA adherence.
- Deliver Executive Reporting: Produce monthly quality reports and quarterly reviews for the VP of Engineering and CTO, translating performance data into actionable insights, risks, trends, and recommendations.
- Support Release Readiness: Collaborate with engineering, DevOps, IT Delivery Leads, and Technical Product Owners to integrate QA into sprint and release planning, assess release quality, and recommend readiness for deployment.
QUALIFICATIONS
Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience (required).
Required Experience:
- 8 to 10 years of progressively greater responsibility in software quality assurance.
- 3 to 4 years in a QA management role leading teams and managers.
- Proven expertise in defect lifecycle management, root cause analysis, and preventive quality practices.
- Hands-on experience establishing and maintaining test environments and test data management practices.
- Strong working knowledge of QA tooling, such as test management (e.g., Xray, Zephyr, TestRail), defect tracking (e.g., Jira, Azure DevOps), and automation frameworks (e.g., Selenium, Playwright, Cypress).
- Practical experience using AI-based tools in QA or team management, and enthusiasm for expanding their use.
- Experience defining QA KPIs and producing executive-level monthly and quarterly reporting.
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and integrating automated testing into delivery workflows.
Preferred Experience:
- Performance, security, or API testing, and a regulated-industry background.
- Certifications: ISTQB Advanced or Test Manager, CSQE, or similar.
- Experience with data visualization or dashboard tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau)
WORKING AT ETHOS
This is a 100% remote U.S.-based role, offering the flexibility to work from home while remaining closely connected to a collaborative leadership team. Our ideal candidate is available during EST standard business hours. Occasional travel may be required for quarterly or annual leadership meetings and company events.
Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States and must not require current or future employment sponsorship.
Benefits include: Paid Time Off and Sick Time | Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance | Short-Term + Long-Term Disability Insurance + Life Insurance | 401(k) Matching | Employee Referral Bonus Program
At Ethos, you'll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact, shape the future of our engineering organization, and help build the systems and processes that support our next stage of growth. To learn more about Ethos, visit our website: https://ethosrisk.com/about-us/
Ethos Risk Services is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants without regard to any characteristic protected by applicable law.
ABOUT ETHOS & THE OPPORTUNITY
Ethos Risk Services is a leading insurance claims investigation and medical management company focused on delivering better data, technology, and insights that help our clients make better decisions. We are continuing to invest in our technology organization and are seeking an experienced engineering leader to help scale how software is built, tested, and delivered.
We are seeking a full-time Director of Quality Assurance to own software quality across Ethos, overseeing an outsourced QA team and the processes, tooling, environments, and metrics that prevent defects from reaching production. Our ideal candidate is an experienced, results-driven QA leader who will establish a consistent defect lifecycle, reduce defect aging, implement effective root cause analysis and preventive measures, and improve the reliability of test environments. Within their first year, they will standardize QA tools and processes, integrate AI-based solutions into daily QA operations and performance tracking, and establish a comprehensive KPI framework that drives measurable improvements in software quality, efficiency, and accountability.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Lead Outsourced QA Operations: Direct the day-to-day activities of an outsourced QA team of 8 to10 resources, establishing priorities, performance expectations, and accountability for quality deliverables.
- Manage Vendor Performance: Oversee vendor agreements, SLAs, staffing, onboarding, and performance evaluations. Address performance gaps through corrective action and ensure effective knowledge transfer and documentation.
- Drive Defect Management: Establish and enforce standardized defect tracking, classification, prioritization, and resolution processes. Lead regular defect triage with engineering and product teams to manage backlogs and identify quality risks.
- Prevent Production Issues: Lead structured root cause analysis of production defects, identify recurring failure patterns, and implement preventive measures through improved test coverage, regression testing, and quality gates.
- Oversee Test Environments: Partner with DevOps to maintain stable, production-representative QA, staging, and UAT environments, including configuration standards, test data management, and environment availability.
- Define QA Strategy & Standards: Develop and continuously improve QA processes across manual, automated, regression, integration, performance, and user acceptance testing to strengthen quality and consistency.
- Advance Test Automation: Evaluate and implement QA tools and automation frameworks, integrating automated testing into CI/CD pipelines to improve testing efficiency, coverage, and release reliability.
- Leverage AI-Enabled QA Tools: Apply AI-based solutions to test generation, defect classification, failure analysis, workload management, and performance monitoring. Evaluate emerging tools and implement solutions that deliver measurable improvements while maintaining appropriate security and accuracy controls.
- Establish Quality KPIs: Define and monitor performance metrics, including defect escape rates, resolution times, automation coverage, recurring production incidents, test effectiveness, and vendor SLA adherence.
- Deliver Executive Reporting: Produce monthly quality reports and quarterly reviews for the VP of Engineering and CTO, translating performance data into actionable insights, risks, trends, and recommendations.
- Support Release Readiness: Collaborate with engineering, DevOps, IT Delivery Leads, and Technical Product Owners to integrate QA into sprint and release planning, assess release quality, and recommend readiness for deployment.
QUALIFICATIONS
Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience (required).
Required Experience:
- 8 to 10 years of progressively greater responsibility in software quality assurance.
- 3 to 4 years in a QA management role leading teams and managers.
- Proven expertise in defect lifecycle management, root cause analysis, and preventive quality practices.
- Hands-on experience establishing and maintaining test environments and test data management practices.
- Strong working knowledge of QA tooling, such as test management (e.g., Xray, Zephyr, TestRail), defect tracking (e.g., Jira, Azure DevOps), and automation frameworks (e.g., Selenium, Playwright, Cypress).
- Practical experience using AI-based tools in QA or team management, and enthusiasm for expanding their use.
- Experience defining QA KPIs and producing executive-level monthly and quarterly reporting.
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and integrating automated testing into delivery workflows.
Preferred Experience:
- Performance, security, or API testing, and a regulated-industry background.
- Certifications: ISTQB Advanced or Test Manager, CSQE, or similar.
- Experience with data visualization or dashboard tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau)
WORKING AT ETHOS
This is a 100% remote U.S.-based role, offering the flexibility to work from home while remaining closely connected to a collaborative leadership team. Our ideal candidate is available during EST standard business hours. Occasional travel may be required for quarterly or annual leadership meetings and company events.
Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States and must not require current or future employment sponsorship.
Benefits include: Paid Time Off and Sick Time | Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance | Short-Term + Long-Term Disability Insurance + Life Insurance | 401(k) Matching | Employee Referral Bonus Program
At Ethos, you'll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact, shape the future of our engineering organization, and help build the systems and processes that support our next stage of growth. To learn more about Ethos, visit our website: https://ethosrisk.com/about-us/
Ethos Risk Services is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants without regard to any characteristic protected by applicable law.
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Who's Hiring
- SME Careers by SuperAnnotate26S
- BusRight3
- National Power3
- US Defense Contract Management Agency3
- Starface World2
Top Industries Hiring
- Healthcare & Medical Services
- Medical Devices
- Technology & Software
- Education
- Accounting & Auditing
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in remote director of quality assurance jobs.
- 7 or more years of progressive quality assurance experience in a regulated industry
- Demonstrated leadership managing QA teams across multiple product lines or sites
- Hands-on experience with ISO 9001, FDA regulations, or GMP standards
- ASQ Certified Quality Manager (CQM/OE) or equivalent professional certification
- Proficiency with CAPA systems, root cause analysis, and corrective action processes
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, life sciences, operations, or a related technical field
Tips for Your Remote Director of Quality Assurance Job Search
Apply early to remote roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists remote director of quality assurance openings from companies across the U.S. in one place. Search roles that match your industry background and apply directly while listings are fresh, since remote roles at distributed companies often close faster than on-site postings.
Show async quality leadership in your resume
Remote employers want proof you've managed QMS documentation, audits, and CAPA workflows without in-person coordination. Quantify outcomes you drove remotely, such as audit pass rates, defect reduction results, or regulatory submission timelines, to signal you can own quality operations independently across a distributed team.
Demonstrate written communication for remote interviews
Remote director roles require communicating quality requirements clearly to engineering, operations, and compliance stakeholders in writing. Prepare examples of SOPs, audit findings, or cross-functional corrective action reports you authored, since remote hiring panels assess written clarity as a core competency alongside technical quality expertise.
Target remote-first regulated industry companies
Medical device, life sciences, and software companies with distributed teams hire quality directors remotely more consistently than traditional manufacturers. Search specifically for companies operating under FDA 21 CFR Part 820, ISO 13485, or ISO 9001 frameworks, since those quality systems are built to run across geographies without on-site directors.
Remote Director of Quality Assurance Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a remote director of quality assurance job?
Target remote-first software, medtech, and regulated manufacturing companies, since those sectors run quality systems entirely through distributed teams. Remote employers screen for experience owning QMS documentation asynchronously, strong written communication across engineering and compliance stakeholders, and the ability to drive audits and CAPA processes without in-person oversight. Certifications like ASQ CQM/OE or ISO lead auditor credentials give candidates a measurable edge.
Which companies hire remote director of quality assurances?
Remote director of quality assurance roles are posted by SME Careers by SuperAnnotate, BusRight, and National Power and others right now, based on current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. These tend to be remote-first software companies, distributed medical device or life sciences firms, and large enterprises in regulated industries that manage quality systems across multiple geographies.
Can you get a remote director of quality assurance job with no experience?
Yes, but it's harder because remote director roles expect you to lead quality systems independently from day one without on-site mentorship. Entry-level remote paths include quality manager roles at smaller remote-first companies, contract compliance positions, and remote QA lead roles in SaaS or health tech. Demonstrating ownership of a documented QMS project or a completed audit cycle compensates for limited formal experience.
Do you need a degree for remote director of quality assurance jobs?
Not always. Many remote employers weigh demonstrated experience managing quality management systems, ISO or FDA compliance programs, and cross-functional remote teams alongside or instead of a degree. Practical results, such as audit outcomes, defect reduction metrics, and successful regulatory submissions, carry significant weight for remote hiring managers who can't assess fit through in-person observation.
Which industries hire the most remote director of quality assurances?
Most remote director of quality assurance openings sit in Healthcare & Medical Services, Medical Devices, and Technology & Software, per current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. These sectors hire director of quality assurances remotely because their quality and compliance operations run across distributed product, engineering, and regulatory teams that require centralized oversight without a fixed physical location.
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