Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is the world leader in serving science, with annual revenue exceeding $40 billion. Our Mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner, and safer. Whether our customers are accelerating life sciences research, solving sophisticated analytical challenges, improving patient diagnostics and therapies, or growing efficiency in their laboratories, we are here to support them. Our distributed team of more than 100,000 colleagues delivers an outstanding combination of innovative technologies, purchasing convenience, and pharmaceutical services through our industry-leading brands, including Thermo Scientific, Applied Biosystems, Invitrogen, Fisher Scientific, Unity Lab Services, and Patheon.

The Position

The Scrum Master has a self-propelling role, working as a member of one or more software development teams within the R&D organization, to assist team members in becoming more productive and mature by implementing and supporting Scrum and SAFe principles.

You will take ownership of promoting continuous improvement while meeting team goals efficiently and effectively. You will encourage the team to work together, speak up, and step forward, advocating a self-organizing and self-managing team. You will further actively coach your colleagues to improve efficiency, autonomy, and agility to react quickly to change.

Key responsibilities include, but are not exclusively:

Mentor the team on SAFe/Scrum values, principles, and techniques.Facilitate and support all Scrum team-level ceremonies, such as sprint planning, stand-ups, sprint review/demo, and retrospectives.Act as a safeguard for the team, shielding them from outside distractions and interferences, and removing obstacles that stand in the way of team productivity and performance.Facilitate the collection of accurate and transparent team-level metrics to be openly shared with anyone.Build transparency in processes and remove impediments, driving team alignments and improving efficiency.

Requirements:

The ideal candidate for this position enjoys working in a multi-disciplinary technical environment to address sophisticated problems. If you enjoy the development of high-performance integrated systems, this is an excellent opportunity.

Typically requires at least 1-2 years in a Scrum Master role. Experience with SAFe is a plus.Experience with a multisite and multidisciplinary environment is a plus.Excellent communication and negotiation skills.Outstanding organization and time management skills.Hands-on experience with Atlassian JIRA & Confluence or similar tracking & documentation tools.

Competencies:

The successful candidate will possess the following combination of education and experience:

Functional

Balance a good conceptual understanding with a pragmatic approach.Strong communicative skills verbally and in writing.Continuous quality & performance improvement.

Business

Achieve results.Develop your capabilities.

Collaboration

Clear and open communication.Willingness to learn.

We offer:

Opportunity to become a part of a successful international company specializing in the Hi-Tech industry.

Possibility to grow in personal skills and professional language.

We provide pieces of training and support your development

Our team is working in a modern work environment, and we offer flexible working hours.

Still not sure, come and take a look!

Benefits:

Flexible working hours to better balance your personal life. 25 days of vacation and 5 sick days/yearFinancial benefits - annual bonus, meal allowance, pension insurance allowanceExcellent working equipment: a notebook, a company phone and two monitors are our standard, further office equipment based on personal preferencesFurther employee benefits - a mobile tariff for you and family members for great prices, a free Multisport card for free, the possibility of life or health insurance for better pricesWe have a modern work environment including relaxation zones, power yoga lectures, a gym, an outside playground, and massages in the building. In the company canteen, there is always fresh fruit and vegetables for freeBrand-new dedicated space room equipped with VR headset, Recording studio for your videos, music, or podcasts, Lego Mindstorms, 3D printer, Arduino, and much more!

Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.