Scrum Master - Healthcare Centers of Excellence - #9831225

As a Scrum Master within our client’s Healthcare Centers of Excellence, you will play a pivotal role in leading and facilitating Agile development processes to drive the delivery of innovative technology solutions. Leveraging your expertise in healthcare, Azure DevOps, and software design & development, you will oversee a team of 8 developers, fostering collaboration, efficiency, and continuous improvement. Join us in our mission to advance healthcare delivery, research, and education through technology innovation.

Responsibilities

• Agile Leadership:
• Lead and coach an Agile development team of 8 developers, fostering a culture of collaboration, transparency, and continuous improvement.
• Facilitate agile ceremonies including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives, ensuring adherence to Agile principles and practices.
• Process Facilitation:
• Act as a servant leader, removing impediments and facilitating resolution of conflicts to ensure the team's progress and productivity.
• Empower the team to self-organize and make decisions, promoting accountability and ownership of deliverables.
• Healthcare Expertise:
• Utilize your deep understanding of healthcare industry dynamics, regulations, and best practices to guide the development team in delivering solutions that meet healthcare requirements and standards.
• Collaborate with stakeholders from healthcare centers, research teams, and educational institutions to align technology initiatives with organizational goals and priorities.
• Azure DevOps Mastery:
• Leverage Azure DevOps (ADO) as a central platform for project management, collaboration, and software delivery, ensuring effective utilization of ADO's features for backlog management, sprint planning, and tracking.
• Provide guidance and support to the team in utilizing ADO for source control, continuous integration, automated testing, and deployment pipelines.
• Software Design & Development Oversight:
• Apply your expertise in software design and development methodologies to guide the team in creating scalable, maintainable, and high-quality software solutions.
• Collaborate with architects, developers, and quality assurance professionals to ensure that architectural principles, coding standards, and best practices are followed throughout the development lifecycle.
• Continuous Improvement:
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement, encouraging the team to identify opportunities for optimization, innovation, and learning.
• Facilitate retrospective sessions to reflect on team performance, celebrate successes, and identify areas for improvement, driving iterative enhancements to processes and practices.
  
  

Requirements

Required Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Business, Information Technology, Healthcare Administration, or a related field. Master's degree preferred.
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM) or equivalent Agile certification required.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience as a Scrum Master or Agile Coach, with a track record of successfully leading Agile development teams.
• Deep understanding of the healthcare industry, including regulatory requirements, compliance standards, and operational challenges.
• Proficiency in Azure DevOps (ADO) with hands-on experience in backlog management, sprint planning, and project tracking.
• Strong background in software design and development methodologies, with knowledge of modern technologies, frameworks, and best practices.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and coaching skills, with the ability to engage with diverse stakeholders and foster a collaborative team environment.
• Experience overseeing distributed or remote development teams is a plus.