Scrum Master

Role Description:

The Scrum Master is a leader and coach who facilitatesteam with Scrum events, processes, and supports teams in delivering value for Clinical Trial Data and Analytics (CTDA) productTeam. The role involves facilitating communication and collaboration among teams, ensuring alignment with the program vision, managing risks and dependencies, and driving relentless improvement. The Scrum master help adapt SAFe to the organization’s needs, standardizing and documenting practices. 

The role requires a solid background in the end-to-end software development lifecycle and a Scaled Agile practitioner, coupled with leadership and transformation experience.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage product delivery using agile frameworks and techniques. 

• Align with Agile values such as prioritizing individuals and interactions over processes and tools.

• Ensure Day-to-Day operations by automating tasks, monitoring system health, and minimizing downtime through incident response

• Capture the voice of the customer to define business processes and product needs

• Collaborate with CTDA business stakeholders, Architects and Engineering teamsto prioritize release scopes and refine the Product backlog

• Lead and facilitate breakdown of Epics into Features and Sprint-Sized User Stories and participate in backlog reviews with the development team

• Clearly express features in User Stories/requirements so all team members and stakeholders understand how they fit into the product backlog

• Ensure Acceptance Criteria and Definition of Done are well-defined

• AdviseSAFe events, including PI Planning, Scrum of Scrums, and Inspect & Adapt workshops

• Stay focused on software development to ensure it meets requirements, providing proactive feedback to stakeholders

• Help develop and maintain a product roadmap that clearly outlines the planned features and enhancements, timelines, and achievements

• Identify and manage risks associated with the systems, requirement validation, and user acceptance

• Develop & maintain documentations of configurations, processes, changes, communication plans and training plans for end users

• Ensure operational excellence, cybersecurity, and compliance

• Collaborate with geographically dispersed teams, including those in the US and other international locations

• Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement

Basic Qualifications and Experience:

• Master’s degree with 4 - 6 years of experience in Computer Science/Information Systems experience with Agile Software Development methodologies OR 

• Bachelor’s degree with 6 - 8 years of experience in Computer Science/Information Systems experience with Agile Software Development methodologies OR

• Diploma with 10 - 12 years of experience in Computer Science/Information Systems experience with Agile Software Development methodologies

Functional Skills:

Must-Have Skills 

• Strong understanding of Agile methodologies, particularly the Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe)

• Prior experience with Agile project management tools, such as Jira, Confluence and Jira Align

• Experience in guiding teams through Agile events and ensuring adherence to SAFe practices and behaviors

Good-to-Have Skills:

• Experience in managing product features for PI planning and developing product roadmaps and user journeys

• Experience maintaining SaaS (software as a system) solutions and COTS (Commercial off the shelf) solutions

• Technical thought leadership

• Able to communicate technical or complex subject matters in business terms

• Familiarity with regulatory requirements for Clinical Trials (e.g. 21 CFR Part11, ICH)

• Experience with Project planning/Data modelling tools such as Smartsheet, Lucid, Miro, etc.

Professional Certifications (please mention if the certification is preferred or mandatory for the role):

• Certified SAFeScrum Master or similar (preferred)

• ITIL (preferred)

Soft Skills:

• Able to work under minimal supervision

• Skilled in providing oversight and mentoring team members. Demonstrated ability in effectively delegating work

• Excellent analytical and gap/fit assessment skills

• Strong verbal and written communication skills

• Ability to work effectively with global, virtual teams

• High degree of initiative and self-motivation

• Ability to manage multiple priorities successfully

• Team-oriented, with a focus on achieving team goals

• Strong presentation and public speaking skills