Scrum Master/Project Manager

Summary

Join our team as a Scrum Master/Project Manager and play a vital role in delivering value to our business and patients. You will assemble and guide agile teams, collaborating with various stakeholders to achieve project objectives. Responsibilities include facilitating Scrum ceremonies, removing impediments, coaching team members, and mitigating risks. You will also support the Product Owner and communicate effectively with senior management. This remote position requires extensive experience as a Senior Project Manager and Scrum Master, along with a strong understanding of Agile methodologies and software development. A degree in a relevant field is required, and Scrum Master certification is a plus.

Requirements

• Extensive experience as a Senior Project Manager and Scrum Master
• Ability to tailor project approach and methodology or framework used (Agile or Waterfall) to the business need and coach the team to enable the delivery model
• Ability to form squads with appropriate skills and capabilities to deliver business value leveraging new technologies
• Experience with software development
• Excellent knowledge of Scrum techniques and artifacts (such as definition of done, user stories, automated testing, backlog refinement)
• Good knowledge of other Agile frameworks (Crystal, XP, etc)
• Excellent communication and servant leadership skills
• Problem-solving and conflict-resolution ability
• Outstanding organizational skills
• Degree in Computer Science, Business or similar field

Responsibilities

• Assemble, guide, empower and serve the team to create value for our business and, ultimately, our patients
• Create collaborative partnerships, with customers, vendors and other teams to achieve agreed upon and clearly defined project objectives with business stakeholders and Informatics
• Facilitate the selection of the best project delivery method (i.e. Agile principles and practices or Waterfall) that best fits the business needs and support teams to align with guiding principles of either methodology as required
• Orchestrate the formation of a squad and ensure appropriate team members are requested and assigned by Pharma Informatics or other Technology partners
• Support and coach the team as required to enable adoption of agreed ways of working and to guide the team through potential challenges and questions, which may include guidance to evolve into self governing teams in Agile delivery
• Facilitate Scrum ceremonies, enabling the team to strive for continuous learning and improvement
• Remove impediments and/or guiding the team to remove impediments
• Build a trusting and safe environment where problems can be raised and conflicts can be resolved among the team
• Support, educate and coach the business Product Owner to understand their role and bring the most value to the team
• Formulate risk mitigation strategies and recommend solutions
• Excellent communicator, listener and collaborator who is able to present complex information, issues and potential solutions to the senior IT management, senior customer management, and executive teams

Preferred Qualifications

Scrum master certification is a plus