Merck & Co., Inc. Hiring: Specialist – Quality Assurance / Tester | 3–6 Years

Merck & Co., Inc. Hiring: Specialist – Quality Assurance / Tester | 3–6 Years

Location: Hyderabad, India
Work Mode: Hybrid
Job Type: Full-Time

Job Overview

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Introduction

Join Merck & Co., Inc., a globally recognized healthcare and biopharmaceutical company with a 130-year legacy of innovation and scientific excellence. The organization is committed to improving global health through advanced medicines, vaccines, and technology-driven solutions.

By joining the technology team, you will contribute to building data-driven platforms and analytics solutions that support critical healthcare decisions and help tackle some of the world’s most challenging health issues.

Role Overview

The Specialist – Quality Assurance / Tester is responsible for validating software applications, data migrations, and reporting solutions to ensure they meet defined quality standards.

In this role, you will focus on testing SQL-based data processes and Power BI reports, ensuring that data is accurately migrated, transformed, and presented. You will collaborate with developers, data engineers, and analysts to deliver reliable and high-quality data solutions that support informed business decisions.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze business requirements, data mapping documents, and report specifications to identify testing scenarios.
• Design and execute test cases for data migrations, ETL processes, and Power BI dashboards.
• Perform functional, integration, system, and regression testing to validate application changes.
• Use SQL queries to validate data accuracy across source and target systems.
• Compare record counts and validate data transformations according to business rules.
• Identify issues such as missing data, formatting errors, or integrity violations.
• Log and track defects using tools like JIRA or Azure DevOps with detailed evidence and reproduction steps.
• Collaborate with developers, DBAs, BI developers, and business analysts to resolve issues efficiently.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives.

Test Planning & Documentation

• Participate in test planning, estimation, and execution activities.
• Prepare and manage test data for SQL validations and reporting scenarios.
• Maintain test documentation including:
  • Test plans
  • Test cases
  • SQL validation scripts
  • Data validation checklists
  • Test execution reports
• Support basic automation or reusable SQL scripts for data comparison where applicable.
• Work in a matrix environment, collaborating with both project managers and functional managers.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field.
• 3–6 years of experience in software testing or quality assurance.
• Good understanding of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Software Testing Life Cycle (STLC).
• Experience in manual testing, test case design, and defect tracking.
• Familiarity with test management tools such as:
  • JIRA
  • Azure DevOps
• Strong attention to detail and ability to ensure data accuracy and reporting quality.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

SQL & Data Validation Skills

Candidates should have practical experience using SQL for testing and validation, including:

• Writing SELECT queries with joins, filters, and aggregations
• Validating data consistency between source and target systems
• Performing record count and totals validation
• Understanding relational database concepts such as tables, keys, joins, and relationships

Power BI Testing Skills

Experience or exposure to Power BI report and dashboard testing, including:

• Verifying that visuals, KPIs, and dashboards display correct data
• Testing filters, slicers, and interactions between report visuals
• Reviewing basic Power BI data models and relationships
• Ensuring accuracy and usability of reports for business users

About the Technology Teams

Technology teams at Merck & Co., Inc. work as strategic partners to deliver innovative digital solutions across the organization. These teams collaborate globally to create platforms, analytics systems, and data-driven tools that support productivity, innovation, and improved healthcare outcomes.

About the Company

Merck & Co., Inc., known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, is a leading global biopharmaceutical company dedicated to discovering and developing innovative medicines and vaccines.

For over a century, the company has focused on addressing some of the most complex diseases affecting people and animals worldwide while advancing healthcare through research, science, and technology.

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