Sr. Spclst. , Technical Project Management HCGT # 7147

R399945 Sr. Spclst. , Technical Project Management  

The Opportunity :

 
• Based in Hyderabad, join a global healthcare biopharma company and be part of a 130- year legacy of success backed by ethical integrity, forward momentum, and an inspiring mission to achieve new milestones in global healthcare. 
• Be part of an organisation driven by digital technology and data-backed approaches that support a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines, and animal health products. 
• Drive innovation and execution excellence. Be a part of a team with passion for using data, analytics, and insights to drive decision-making, and which creates custom software, allowing us to tackle some of the world's greatest health threats. 

 
Our Technology Centers focus on creating a space where teams can come together to deliver business solutions that save and improve lives. An integral part of our company’s IT operating model, Tech Centers are globally distributed locations where each IT division has employees to enable our digital transformation journey and drive business outcomes. These locations, in addition to the other sites, are essential to supporting our business and strategy. 

 
A focused group of leaders in each Tech Center helps to ensure we can manage and improve each location, from investing in growth, success, and well-being of our people, to making sure colleagues from each IT division feel a sense of belonging to managing critical emergencies. And together, we must leverage the strength of our team to collaborate globally to optimize connections and share best practices across the Tech Centers. 

 
Role Overview 

Senior Scrum Master 

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Information Technology Senior Scrum Master to join our dynamic team. At our company, we are at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions that advance the prevention and treatment of diseases in people and animals. As a Senior Scrum Master, you will facilitate the agile process, coach teams, and work closely with stakeholders to ensure successful delivery of business outcomes within the IT Risk Management and Security organization. If you are passionate about Agile principles and practices and have a proven track record of leading multiple teams, we would love to hear from you. 

Responsibilities 

• Facilitate Agile Events: Organize and facilitate all agile events ensuring that the events are positive, productive, kept within the timebox and ensure teams follow the agile spirit and practice. Help the team focus on creating high-value increments that meet the definition of done. 

• Coaching and Mentoring: Mentor the team members and explain to them using the agile methods, fostering a culture of continuous improvement. 

• Team Development: Help teams identify and remove impediments, promoting self-organization and accountability. Develop a strong understanding of the team’s strategy, goals, and processes to assist in delivering large scale solutions. Develop working relationships across functional areas and with all levels and location of the organization across geographic regions. 

• Stakeholder Collaboration: Work closely with Product Owners & Managers and other stakeholders to ensure alignment on goals and priorities. Prepare and present status of initiatives to the senior officials of the organization. 

• Metrics and Reporting: Track and report on team performance metrics, using data to drive improvements and inform stakeholders. Understand at a high level the work being done and keep the JIRA board & Target Process updated accordingly. 

• Conflict Resolution: Mediate conflicts within teams and between teams and stakeholders, ensuring a collaborative environment. 

• Risk Management: Identify potential risks and issues, facilitating discussions to develop mitigation strategies. 

Qualifications 

Required 

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Business, or a related field. 

• Minimum of 5 years of experience as a Scrum, Kanban or other Agile framework within an  Information Technology environment. 

• Demonstrated experience leading multiple teams and delivering complex IT initiatives. 

• Certified ScrumMaster (CSM) or equivalent certification. 

• Strong understanding of Agile methodologies, particularly Scrum and Kanban. 

• Proficiency in Agile project management tools, including TargetProcess, JIRA, and Confluence. 

• Excellent facilitation, coaching, and mentoring capabilities, with the ability to drive continuous improvement across teams. 

• Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders. 

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a data-driven approach to decision-making. 

• Financial acumen to support forecasting, and to track vendor invoices and purchase orders in partnership with leadership and project coordination roles 

• Ability to travel 15% if needed. 

Preferred 

• Prior experience serving in a Project Manager role. 

• Experience functioning as a Scrum Master within a SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework) environment. 

• Relevant certifications such as SAFe Scrum Master (SSM), Advanced Certified ScrumMaster (A-CSM), or Certified Scrum Professional (CSP) are strongly preferred. 

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Who we are 
We are known as Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, USA in the United States and Canada and MSD everywhere else. For more than a century, we have been bringing forward medicines and vaccines for many of the world's most challenging diseases. Today, our company continues to be at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions and advance the prevention and treatment of diseases that threaten people and animals around the world. 

 
What we look for 
Imagine getting up in the morning for a job as important as helping to save and improve lives around the world. Here, you have that opportunity. You can put your empathy, creativity, digital mastery, or scientific genius to work in collaboration with a diverse group of colleagues who pursue and bring hope to countless people who are battling some of the most challenging diseases of our time. Our team is constantly evolving, so if you are among the intellectually curious, join us—and start making your impact today. 

 
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