Job Information
ThermoFisher Scientific Project Manager in Bangalore, India
Work Schedule
Standard (Mon-Fri)
Environmental Conditions
Office
Job Description
At Thermo Fisher Scientific, our mission is to serve science, and help our customers make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer.
The Scientific Applications team develops technology strategy, architecture strategy, and serves as an implementation engine for new software product introductions and sustaining & support releases. Our technology portfolio enables outstanding scientific analysis, laboratory workflow, automation, and instrumentation that bring high value for our customers.
The Project Manager (PM or Scrum Master) will be responsible for leading our agile scrum process for project teams building scientific applications across a range of deployment platforms and associated application services. The scrum master will also be responsible for coaching/mentoring the existing team on scrum methodology.
Responsibilities:
Managing the agile scrum processes used by the platform development organization.
Organize and facilitate project planning, daily stand-up meetings, reviews, retrospectives, sprint and release planning, demos and other Scrum-related meetings
Track and communicate team velocity and sprint/release progress
Ensure the development teams are practicing the core agile principles of collaboration, prioritization, team accountability, and visibility.
Recommend improvements and assist in changes to best practice
Support the development managers and project leads as necessary
Manage the corporate product release process for the platform
Adapting project plans, schedules, and resource assignments as required throughout projects to respond to emerging requirements and risks.
Assist with internal and external communication, improving transparency, and radiating information
Mentor other project teams on Scrum methodology
Qualifications & Experience:
Bachelor's degree or combination of relevant education and experience
Must be a Certified Scrum Master with a minimum of 6+ years project management and Scrum Master experience
Excellent team player and team builder
Ability to work with minimal supervision in a very dynamic and timeline sensitive work environment
Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to work with diverse personality types
Thorough understanding of agile software development methodologies, values, and procedures
Must have exceptional communication, organization, and time management skills
Ability to coach the team to reach their highest potential
Ability to understand technical issues
Knowledge and/or experience with modern software development techniques, Continuous Integration, Continuous Testing, Pairing, Automated Testing, Test driven development
Preferred Skills:
Background in life sciences domains relevant to Thermo Fisher
Certifications in Agile (Scrum, SAFe)
Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.