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Job Tittle – Application QA Specialist
Job Summary Scientists around the world use Orion for early-stage drug discovery
and design in the pursuit of improving human health. Orion combines the power of
advanced HPC, computational methods, and in-browser 3D visualization & modeling
to solve problems in drug discovery & design. Our cutting-edge solutions enable
customers to routinely model billions of compounds in-silico. Orion enables our
customers to interactively explore chemical space, evaluate designs, and gain
scientific understanding.
As an Application QA Specialist, you will play a key role in ensuring Orion’s
cloud-based solutions meet both scientific and technical expectations. Working
closely with Scientific Product Manager & Software Developers, you will design
and execute domain‑focused test strategies, validate scientific workflows, and
assess chemical data formats for accuracy. By bridging scientific requirements
with functional testing,
you will help deliver reliable, high‑quality features
that accelerate drug discovery and improve overall product performance.
Role & Responsibilities
* Collaborate with developers and product managers to translate scientific
requirements into effective test scenarios.
* Test cloud-based & standalone drug discovery applications for accurate
visualization of molecular structures and workflows.
* Validate scientific workflows end‑to‑end, including input preparation, job
submission to HPC/cloud, result parsing, and visualization consistency.
* Create and manage representative test data sets (small‑molecule libraries,
edge‑case molecules, malformed inputs) and maintain reproducible test
fixtures.
* Validate workflows involving chemical data formats such as SDF and SMILES.
* Identify, document, and track defects; maintain QA documentation for
continuous improvement.
* Extend QA processes to automated testing using P