Company Overview

At Memorial Sloan Kettering (MSK), we’re not only changing the way we treat cancer, but also the way the world thinks about it. By working together and pushing forward with innovation and discovery, we’re driving excellence and improving outcomes.
 
For the 28th year, MSK has been named a top hospital for cancer by U.S. News & World Report. We are proud to be on Becker’s Healthcare list as one of the 150 Great Places to Work in Healthcare in 2018, as well as one of Glassdoor’s Employees’ Choice Best Place to Work for 2018. We’re treating cancer, one patient at a time. Join us and make a difference every day.

Job Description

We are excited to recruit a Scrum Master to join the Enterprise Data Group to advise and lead our team on agile values, practices, and processes; ensuring the agile squad is fully functional, productive, and focused on sprint goal(s). Your role will be crucial in removing impediments, managing risk, and driving relentless improvement.

About us - Enterprise Data Group:

We develop and maintain one of the most robust oncology data ecosystems in all of healthcare. The integration of clinical, genomic, operational, and financial datasets has led to countless insights, but we are just beginning to capture the full value of our unstructured, streaming, and imaging data, by way of creating a unique and unprecedented healthcare data platform.

What you'll be doing:

• Coach the team in Lean-Agile practices, creating an environment of mutual influence by guiding the team and organization on how to use Agile/Scrum practices to achieve great CX
• Facilitate Scrum team ceremonies such as backlog refinement, stand-ups, planning meetings, and retrospectives; providing support & education where needed
• Lead the scrum and development teams in self-organization and to achieve higher levels of scrum maturity
• Shield the scrum team from outside distractions & interferences + track & remove impediments
• Coordinates scrum team meeting logistics and ensures and all agile meetings are held with all team members present; facilitates sprint retrospective + creation/maintenance of agenda for daily stand-ups
• Keeps squad focused on definition of product readiness/completeness & flow of task delivery
• Assists the team’s progress in achieving their commitments through strong issue, risk and dependency management
• Collaborates with outside partners, including vendors and other Scrum teams for delivering, resolving prioritization, conflicts and synchronization
• Plan to raise roadblocks for removal or escalation
• Manage and maintain team-level dashboard reporting to track execution for the team and leadership

Our ideal candidate:

• Bachelor’s Degree & 2+ yrs of experience as scrum master
• Provides support using a servant leadership style whenever possible and leading by example
• SAFe Scrum Master (SSM) Certification
• Experience with other Agile approaches: i.e., XP, Kanban, FDD, Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe), etc.
• Experience using project management and collaboration tools such as Microsoft Teams, JIRA, CA Rally, Confluence/SharePoint, etc.

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Location: NYC - Midtown East near Grand Central

Benefits

Competitive compensation packages | Sick Time | Generous Vacation + 12 holidays to recharge & refuel | Internal Career Mobility & Performance Consulting | Medical, Dental, Vision, FSA & Dependent Care | 403b retirement savings plan match | Tuition Reimbursement | Parental Leave & Adoption Assistance | Commuter Spending Account | Fitness Discounts & Wellness Program | Resource Networks | Life Insurance & Disability | Remote Flexibility

We believe in communication, transparency, and thinking beyond your 8-hour day @ MSK. It’s important to us that you have a sense of impact, community, and work/life balance to be and feel your best.

Our Hiring Process

You read the ad, agree it sounds like a great fit & apply -> Talent Acquisition contacts you to schedule a phone interview (if your profile aligns) and/or start the process with a tech assessment, max 1 hr online -> after speaking with the Talent Acquisition Specialist, you will connect with the Hiring Manager by phone or video call -> if your experience is a fit, you will move forward to an on-site visit with the team -> post interview feedback -> ideally an offer! -> reference check & onboarding -> orientation & official welcome to MSK

We look forward to meeting you soon!

Closing

MSK is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer committed to diversity and inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration without regard to race, color, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, religion, creed, disability, veteran status or any other factor which cannot lawfully be used as a basis for an employment decision.  

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