Scrum Master

Job Overview

IQVIA Orchestrated Analytics (OA) team is looking for a Scrum Master to manage and oversee development team in India, who are focusing on microservice architecture, cloud computing and scalability within our SaaS and mobile products which deliver highly available and scalable data management, analytics and AI Assistant capabilities to our largest Pharmaceutical clients.

Do you have a passion for building great products? Do you believe in customer-centricity? Do you have strong analytical, interpretative, and problem-solving skills? Do you want to work in a positive, can-do environment where collaboration and growth mindset are valued?

Join us!

As a Scrum Master for multiple product development teams, you will facilitate the scrum processes by implementing agile best practices, promoting effective collaboration, and providing organisational leadership. You will help the global development teams perform at their highest level while maintaining adherence to the established Agile/Scrum methodologies, from concept to deployment. We are looking for someone who enjoys working in a highly collaborative organisation that values quality and shared interaction. Your primary objectives are to support, motivate and coach our high-performing development teams as they deliver truly cutting-edge products for some of the largest healthcare industry clients in the country.

Our ideal candidate comes equipped with an impressive set of tools:

• A full understanding of agile methodology and practical experience using Scrum framework (Jira/Confluence proficiency)
• Experience with the fundamentals of iterative and incremental development. Scrum experience with distributed/remote teams
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to encourage, support, and guide continuous improvement of the teams and agile processes
• Honesty, transparency, ability to inspect and adapt
  
  

Job Duties/Responsibilities

• Promote and nurture team creativity and efficiency
• Ensure each Scrum team member has the resources and information needed for success
• Remove impediments for your team members and shield them from external interference
• Execute the Scrum framework and supporting processes
• Proactively coach team members on Scrum and agile best practices. Providing agile leadership and coaching for the development team and project stakeholders regarding process methodologies, scrum practices, collaboration tools, etc.
• Organizing, scheduling, and facilitating agile ceremonies, including daily stand-up, sprint reviews, sprint retrospectives, backlog grooming, sprint planning, and other meetings as needed
• Collaborating with Product Owners and other key stakeholders to identify, refine, and shape the product backlog and roadmap to support business value delivery
• Consistently deliver established team reporting and guidance metrics
• Facilitate organizational transparency via communication on scope, goals, milestones, risk, and critical issues
• Enable collaboration and cooperation across teams by encouraging cross-training and team support
• Develop close working relationships with all levels of product development such as assisting Project Manager / Tech Lead with recruitment process in Dhaka
• Understanding of AWS / Azure / cloud technologies
• Maintain clarity and enforcement of “Definition of Ready” and “Definition of Done”
• Research and stay informed of innovative ways to keep the team engaged, organized and focused; offer suggestions of ways to improve the processes or tools used for team collaboration
• Demonstrated ability to understand client requirements as well as underlying infrastructure applications, systems, and processes to enable execution of those skills. Identifying opportunities and implementing improved processes and workflows to boost team efficiency by tracking and reporting on development team metrics such as velocity, risks, burndown, cumulative flow, etc.
  
  

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree Computer Science, or equivalent experience required
• minimum 3 years experience in Scrum methodologies or agile project management with in-depth knowledge of Scrum process
• Strong software and computer skills, for example understanding of AWS/Azure/cloud technologies, proficiency using Jira and Confluence, Microsoft office application
• Experience of managing distributed development team
• Methodological with excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Good problem solving, team leadership, decision making and customer service skills
• Demonstrated ability to deliver results to the appropriate quality and timeline metrics
  
  

To be a successful as a member of the Orchestrated Analytics Team, the candidate must also:

• Work well in a collaborative, team-based environment (both work autonomously and as part of a team)
• Be a self-starter who enjoys collaborating
• Process driven, flexible and able to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Considers feedback as an opportunity to grow
• Strong communicator (verbal and written)
• Strong influencing and negotiation skills
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, managers, and clients
  
  

IQVIA is a leading global provider of advanced analytics, technology solutions and clinical research services to the life sciences industry. We believe in pushing the boundaries of human science and data science to make the biggest impact possible – to help our customers create a healthier world. Learn more at https://jobs.iqvia.com

IQVIA is a leading global provider of clinical research services, commercial insights and healthcare intelligence to the life sciences and healthcare industries. We create intelligent connections to accelerate the development and commercialization of innovative medical treatments to help improve patient outcomes and population health worldwide. Learn more at https://jobs.iqvia.com