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What is a senior associate quality assurance and how to become one
Senior quality assurance associates are important members of quality engineering teams. They are the ones leading and devising testing procedures in close collaboration with quality assurance managers.
Working in this position, you will be expected to set quality criteria and devise testing scenarios based on a thorough understanding of the requirements of the business you work for. You will supervise the execution of quality tests and create reports on the results using process documentation.
Your job will be to propose solutions and applicable methods to make up for potential shortcomings of the products of manufacturing processes. You might be employed by various industries from manufacturing to telecommunications, pharmaceutical production, and many more. But regardless of the industry, you will be required to coordinate testing operations and develop innovative testing methods.
Avg. Salary $77,556
Avg. Salary $59,228
Growth rate 3%
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American Indian and Alaska Native 0.51%
Asian 11.99%
Black or African American 6.24%
Hispanic or Latino 8.82%
Unknown 4.70%
White 67.73%
Genderfemale 62.77%
male 37.23%
Age - 43American Indian and Alaska Native 3.00%
Asian 7.00%
Black or African American 14.00%
Hispanic or Latino 19.00%
White 57.00%
Genderfemale 47.00%
male 53.00%
Age - 43Stress level is manageable
7.1 - high
Complexity level is intermediate
7 - challenging
Work life balance is fair
6.4 - fair
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Skills Percentages QA 10.67% GMP 10.42% Oversight 6.42% Quality System 6.17% CAPA 6.01% Complete relevant senior associate quality assurance training and internships
Accountants spend an average of 3-6 months on post-employment, on-the-job training. New senior associate quality assurances learn the skills and techniques required for their job and employer during this time. The chart below shows how long it takes to gain competency as a senior associate quality assurance based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data and data from real senior associate quality assurance resumes.Research senior associate quality assurance duties and responsibilities
- Coordinate, oversee and manage the repetitive patient documentation and medical necessity process for all patients meeting the repetitive patient description.
- Assist with the start up of Sydcor, teaching an offsite facility the value of internal/external customers and ISO compliance.
- Implement test automation framework which involves completing system integration, regression, performance, functionality and load testing.
- Conduct regression testing, testing of new features and enhancements to existing software to ensure system compatibility, integrity and performance.
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Generally, it takes 2-4 years to become a senior associate quality assurance. The most common roles before becoming a senior associate quality assurance include quality assurance associate, quality assurance specialist team lead and quality assurance analyst.Apply for senior associate quality assurance jobs
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Average senior associate quality assurance salary
The average senior associate quality assurance salary in the United States is $77,556 per year or $37 per hour. Senior associate quality assurance salaries range between $61,000 and $98,000 per year.
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New field to work with compassion.
Low pay structure as compared to the efforts put in.
It's work from home and interesting. And also as it has a freedom to work on our availablity.
Updated January 8, 2025
