Life Technologies - Pittsburgh, PA

posted 3 months ago

Full-time
Pittsburgh, PA
Miscellaneous Manufacturing

About the position

The AIG BI and analytics team at Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is integral to the Analytical Instrumentation Group (AIG), focusing on delivering exceptional Business Intelligence and Analytics products. Our mission is to develop innovative solutions that provide valuable insights, assess performance, and create predictive models to identify growth opportunities. By leveraging advanced BI, machine learning, and cloud technologies, we aim to produce high-quality products through an agile methodology. We are currently seeking a Technical Scrum Master who is experienced in deploying data and analytics products in an agile manner. In this role, you will oversee the agile scrum process for Scrum Teams that deliver Business Intelligence and Analytical solutions for the Analytical Instrumentation Group. Your responsibilities will include coaching and mentoring the existing team on scrum methodology, as well as coordinating with various scrum teams in Release Train and release management to ensure seamless feature delivery in production. As a Technical Scrum Master, you will embody the qualities of a Lean-Agile Leader by adopting the principles and practices of SAFe. You will support the team in embracing SAFe Core Values and implementing SAFe practices, ensuring that the rules of an Agile Team are lightweight yet rigorously enforced. Your role will also involve improving the quality of outputs to meet the Definition of Done (DoD) and promoting SAFe quality practices. You will cultivate a collaborative and skilled Agile team, support timely task completion through open communication, and coordinate inter-team collaboration to ensure effective operation on the train. Additionally, you will contribute to the Scrum Master Community of Practice and assist the team in preparing for ART activities, including PI Planning and System Demos.

Responsibilities

  • Demonstrates the qualities of a Lean-Agile Leader by adopting the principles and practices of SAFe.
  • Supports the team in adopting SAFe Core Values and implementing SAFe practices.
  • Ensures the rules of an Agile Team are lightweight, yet rigorously implemented.
  • Reinforces the rules of Scrum, Built-In Quality practices from Extreme Programming (XP), and Work in Process (WIP) limits from Kanban.
  • Improves the quality of outputs and meets the Definition of Done (DoD) to promote SAFe quality practices.
  • Cultivates a collaborative and skilled Agile team to achieve excellence in technical workmanship.
  • Supports the timely completion of tasks through collaboration and open communication.
  • Seeks management intervention for personnel issues only when internal team approaches have been unsuccessful.
  • Coordinates inter-team collaboration and ensures the team operates effectively on the train.
  • Cultivates the widespread adoption of SAFe throughout the organization by providing guidance to individuals and teams unfamiliar with agile practices.
  • Contributes to the Scrum Master Community of Practice and other company-wide efforts.
  • Collaborates with other Scrum Masters and team members to enhance the overall development Value Stream and promote organizational effectiveness.
  • Assists the team in effective preparation for ART activities, including PI Planning, System Demos, and Inspect and Adapt.
  • Supervises various metrics that track the team's Quality, Productivity, Predictability, and Innovation behaviors.
  • Assesses the Scrum Maturity of the team and coaches them to higher levels of maturity at a sustainable pace.
  • Anticipates needs and problems in the development cycle.
  • Promotes a collaborative team environment that cultivates experimentation, creativity, and innovation.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's in computer science or equivalent degree with 6+ years of proven experience.
  • Minimum 3 years of experience in Business Intelligence.
  • Minimum 6 years of experience as a Scrum Master in an Agile environment, coordinating the collaboration of multiple teams.
  • Minimum 3 years of experience in handling projects using BI and cloud technologies such as Power BI, Tableau, AWS, SQL server, etc.
  • Experience in driving implementation and reporting of Non-Functional Requirements (NFR - Performance, Cost, etc.).
  • Agile Scrum Certifications (i.e. SAFe SSM, CSM, PMP-ACP, etc.).
  • Experience in working and handling Atlassian suite tools.
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