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Scrum Master/Project Manager

The Value Maximizer • Full-time • California, United States, US • 4m ago

Job Title: Scrum Master/Project Manager - Patient Engagements

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 Roche 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. 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
Scrum master certification is a plus