Principal Implementation Quality Consultant

  • $67–$72 Per Hour

Highlights

This senior leader serves as a quality consultant, implementation advisor, and trusted partner to implementation teams, business stakeholders, technology organizations, operational teams, external clients, vendor partners, and executive leadership. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA.

Numbers & Facts

LocationEagan, MN
Salary$67–$72 Per Hour

Description

Job#: 3044388

Job Description:

Principal Implementation Quality Consultant

Location: Eagan, Minnesota (Remote)

Role Overview

We are seeking a Principal Implementation Quality Consultant. This role leads quality strategy, implementation readiness, testing governance, risk management, and delivery confidence for complex client implementations and enterprise initiatives. This senior leader serves as a quality consultant, implementation advisor, and trusted partner to implementation teams, business stakeholders, technology organizations, operational teams, external clients, vendor partners, and executive leadership.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead implementation quality strategy, readiness planning, governance, testing strategy, risk management, and implementation health assessment for large, complex initiatives.
  • Serve as the primary quality leader throughout the implementation lifecycle, translating business objectives, client commitments, delivery constraints, and quality expectations into actionable plans.
  • Partner with implementation, product, technology, operational, vendor, and business teams to define quality expectations, success criteria, milestones, dependencies, and delivery recommendations.
  • Facilitate strategy workshops, readiness reviews, governance forums, planning sessions, and decision discussions with executives, clients, and various teams.
  • Guide stakeholders through ambiguity with structured recommendations and risk-based assessments.
  • Develop and present executive-level reporting on implementation health, readiness, delivery confidence, and risks.
  • Identify implementation, conversion, testing, integration, operational, and delivery risks early, then establish readiness checkpoints and quality gates.
  • Monitor testing progress, quality indicators, readiness metrics, and implementation trends to recommend mitigation actions.

Required Qualifications

Education: A Bachelors degree in Information Technology, Engineering, Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent experience is required.

Experience: This position requires 10+ years of experience in quality engineering, software testing, implementation delivery, consulting, program leadership, or related disciplines. This includes 5+ years leading large-scale implementations, enterprise initiatives, or client-facing delivery programs. Experience developing testing strategies, quality plans, readiness assessments, governance frameworks, and executive-level recommendations is necessary. Demonstrated success in facilitating decisions, influencing outcomes without direct authority, building stakeholder alignment, and managing risks across large programs is also required.

Skills: Strong written, verbal, presentation, meeting facilitation, workshop leadership, and stakeholder communication skills are required. Candidates must be eligible to work in the United States without sponsorship.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience leading healthcare, pharmacy benefit manager, payer, government, or other regulated-industry implementations.
  • Knowledge of healthcare compliance requirements, including Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requirements.
  • Experience with test automation, test data management, performance testing, enterprise quality capabilities, executive dashboards, and readiness reporting.
  • Experience in implementation consulting, professional services, client delivery, program leadership, solution delivery, or governance frameworks.
  • Certification in quality engineering, software testing, project management, agile delivery, or a related discipline.

Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRateds Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico.

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Everforth Apex Benefits Overview: Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.

Everforth Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.

If you require an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act to participate in an interview with a virtual recruiter or to use our website for a search or application, please contact our Benefits Department at [email protected] or 804-523-8228. Please note that this contact information is strictly to be used for medical ADA accommodations and that no other inquiries will be answered.

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Employee Type:

Contract

Remote:

Yes

Location:

Eagan, MN, US

Job Type:

Date Posted:

July 30, 2026

Pay Range:

$67 - $72 per hour

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