Scrum Master - P4

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Diversity - Innovation - Caring - Global Collaboration - Winning Spirit - High Performance

At Boston Scientific, we’ll give you the opportunity to harness all that’s within you by working in teams of diverse and high-performing employees, tackling some of the most important health industry challenges. With access to the latest tools, information and training, we’ll help you in advancing your skills and career. Here, you’ll be supported in progressing – whatever your ambitions.           

At Boston Scientific, you will find a collaborative culture driven by a passion for innovation that keeps us connected on the most essential level. With determination, imagination, and a deep caring for human life, we’re solving some of the most important healthcare industry challenges. Together, we’re one global team committed to making a difference in people’s lives around the world. This is a place where you can find a career with meaningful purpose—improving lives through your life’s work.

About this role:

Boston Scientific is seeking an experienced Scrum Master/Agile Coach to support and deliver strategic initiatives supporting the Global Quality & Regulatory IT Delivery Team.

In this role, the individual will be a Scrum Master for a Product Team aligned to supporting Global Quality & Regulatory process capabilities that enable BSC’s compliance with Global Regulatory requirements for internal and external regulations.  Key capabilities include eRIM (Regulatory Information Management).

This individual should have demonstrated prior experience leading an Agile Scrum team and be highly motivated with excellent analysis and execution skills.  In this position, teamwork and networking with business partners and cross-functional IT team members is a necessary skill.

Work Mode
At Boston Scientific, we value collaboration and synergy. This role follows hybrid work model, requiring employees to be in our local office three days per week.

Relocation
Relocation assistance is not available for this position at this time.

VISA
Boston Scientific will not offer sponsorship or take over sponsorship of an employment VISA for this position at this time.

Your responsibilities will include: 

• Lead Product Teams operating in DevOps model to deliver IT solutions
• Ensure Agile/Scrum concepts and principles are adhered to by the product team and be able to be a voice of reason and authority; Focus on Minimal Viable Product (MVP) and iterative, incremental delivery
• Facilitates all agile events as requested or needed; Ensure the product team is fully functional and productive
• Capture team metrics and track progress
• Drive Sprint Planning along with Product Owner and Scrum Team
• Assist Product Owner to effectively manage backlog and measure value
• Ensure compliance documentation is complete during validation
• Remove impediments / blockers, shield the team from external interferences, and enable collaboration across all roles
• Work with senior executives to define scope and business case to support implementation goals
• Must be able to garner respect from the team and be willing to provide hands-on support to deliver results
• Help teams assess and address their ‘Agile Maturity’ and higher levels of maturity
• Institute team working agreements to set the standard for ‘team operation’
• Be transparent with business partners about status and develop business trust
• Leverage standard metrics for continuous improvement

Required qualifications:

• 7+ years’ experience in leading/driving technology delivery
• Understand backlog tracking, burndown metrics, velocity, value measurement
• Demonstrated experience planning and executing testing of complex applications
• Demonstrated success working in a highly collaborative, globally distributed environment, with a track record of accomplishments with measurable business impact
• Strong technical competencies and demonstrated leadership competencies required with a strong sense of personal accountability
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with team members and business partners
• Experience with Agile tools (Jira) or technology equivalent
• Strong sense of personal accountability and courage to change how we work
• Proven aptitude to learn quickly and improve processes
• Ability to negotiate, influence, and collaborate to build successful relationships

Preferred Qualifications:

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or Management Systems, or equivalent technical experiences.
• Demonstrating skill in full SDLC delivery across a multitude of delivery methodologies: Waterfall, Iterative, Agile, etc.

• Working in a Medical Device or Regulated Industry.
• SCRUM certified

Requisition ID: 629548 

Minimum Salary: $ 102100 

Maximum Salary: $ 194000 

The anticipated compensation listed above and the value of core and optional employee benefits offered by Boston Scientific (BSC) – see www.bscbenefitsconnect.com—will vary based on actual location of the position and other pertinent factors considered in determining actual compensation for the role. Compensation will be commensurate with demonstrable level of experience and training, pertinent education including licensure and certifications, among other relevant business or organizational needs. At BSC, it is not typical for an individual to be hired near the bottom or top of the anticipated salary range listed above.

Compensation for non-exempt (hourly), non-sales roles may also include variable compensation from time to time (e.g., any overtime and shift differential) and annual bonus target (subject to plan eligibility and other requirements).

Compensation for exempt, non-sales roles may also include variable compensation, i.e., annual bonus target and long-term incentives (subject to plan eligibility and other requirements).

For MA positions: It is unlawful to require or administer a lie detector test for employment. Violators are subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Boston Scientific transforms lives through innovative medical technologies that improve the health of patients around the world. As a global medical technology leader for more than 45 years, we advance science for life by providing a broad range of high-performance solutions that address unmet patient needs and reduce the cost of healthcare. Our portfolio of devices and therapies helps physicians diagnose and treat complex cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, oncological, neurological and urological diseases and conditions. Learn more at www.bostonscientific.com and follow us on LinkedIn.

Boston Scientific Corporation has been and will continue to be an equal opportunity employer. To ensure full implementation of its equal employment policy, the Company will continue to take steps to assure that recruitment, hiring, assignment, promotion, compensation, and all other personnel decisions are made and administered without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, age, mental or physical disability, genetic information or any other protected class.

Please be advised that certain US based positions, including without limitation field sales and service positions that call on hospitals and/or health care centers, require acceptable proof of COVID-19 vaccination status.  Candidates will be notified during the interview and selection process if the role(s) for which they have applied require proof of vaccination as a condition of employment.  Boston Scientific continues to evaluate its policies and protocols regarding the COVID-19 vaccine and will comply with all applicable state and federal law and healthcare credentialing requirements.   As employees of the Company, you will be expected to meet the ongoing requirements for your roles, including any new requirements, should the Company’s policies or protocols change with regard to COVID-19 vaccination.

Among other requirements, Boston Scientific maintains specific prohibited substance test requirements for safety-sensitive positions.  This role is deemed safety-sensitive and, as such, candidates will be subject to a prohibited substance test as a requirement.  The goal of the prohibited substance testing is to increase workplace safety in compliance with the applicable law.