MCKESSON Hiring for Sr. Scrum Master (IT Project Manager) Job at Scottsdale, AZ Full Time

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CMM MT CoverMyMeds McKesson Technology, part of McKesson Corporation, is a fast-growing healthcare technology company that has been recognized as a “Best Place to Work” by Glassdoor and a “Best Company to Work For” by FORTUNE. We are in the business of better health, and we touch the lives of patients in virtually every aspect of healthcare and have around 189 years of experience in this domain. As of 2021, we were ranked #7 on the Fortune 500 rankings of the largest US corporations. Through innovation and collaboration, CMM MT’s solutions help people get the medicine they need to live healthier lives by seamlessly connecting the healthcare network to improve medication access; thereby increasing speed to therapy and reducing prescription abandonment. Our products and services span the full continuum of specialty patient care, ranging from initial phases of a product life cycle and distribution of specialty drugs to fully integrated healthcare technology systems, practice management support, and ultimately to patient care. CMM MT’s network includes 75 percent of electronic health record systems (EHRs), 50,000+ pharmacies, 750,000 providers and most health plans and PBMs.

By joining CMM MT, you advance your career by acting as a catalyst in a chain of events that helps millions of people all over the globe. You’ll collaborate on the products and solutions that help us carry out our mission to improve lives and advance healthcare. Working here is your opportunity to shape an industry that’s vital to us all.

Join our team of leaders to begin a rewarding career.

Position Description

The Senior Scrum Master / IT Project Manager will be responsible for all the agile and project management needs of the team, in a hybrid cloud environment across our product portfolio. The candidate will be required to work with the various stakeholders to ensure successful delivery of programs and projects across various teams, while providing coaching and thought leadership on Agile principles to the team; including embracing and demonstrating the servant leadership philosophy. McKesson is looking for a seasoned candidate to support existing projects as well as introduce new practices and processes based on latest trends and market demands. This role will require strong communication, organization, self-learning, and project management skills.

Key Responsibilities

• Responsible for managing projects involving department or cross-functional teams focused on the delivery of a computer-based system through the design process and into a finished state for internal or external customers
• Plans and directs schedules as well as project budgets. Monitors the product/program/project from initiation through delivery, interfacing with customer on technical and non-technical matters.
• Assesses project issues and develops resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and client-satisfaction goals. Organizes interdepartmental activities ensuring completion of the product/program/project on schedule and within budget constraints.
• Responsible and accountable for planning and allocating resources, preparing budgets, implementation, delivery, and monitoring progress of a specific project or several projects within an organization, along with keeping stakeholders informed throughout the project lifecycle, using various project development and management tools and methodologies.
• Assesses project issues and develops resolutions to meet productivity, quality, and client-satisfaction goals.
• Guides and coaches multiple Scrum Teams utilizing Agile practices and principles to deliver high quality products and services to our customers.
• Drives team to a high performing level by recognizing areas of strength and improvement and employing appropriate coaching and development techniques.
• Responsible for ensuring the Scrum process is understood and the team adheres to Agile theory, practice, and guidelines.
• Coaches the Scrum teams in self-organization, cross-functional skillset, domain knowledge and communicates effectively, both internally and externally working within the Scrum team.
• Works with Scrum Teams, as well as internal and external stakeholders, to influence and drive decision making and support organizational project or product teams.
• Identifies and resolves and/or escalates roadblocks, issues, and conflicts within the team in a timely fashion. Shields the team from interruptions.
• Manage impediments and dependencies, by pro-active identification and effective communication and collaboration between the stakeholders
• Empower teams to self-organize and facilitate decision making during sprint planning sessions ensuring the commitments made are appropriate and uphold scrum principles
• Accountable for creating and maintaining the appropriate vehicles for open communication within the scrum team
• Promotes transparency by ensuring that all Scrum events take place to facilitate opportunities to inspect and adapt
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, organizational and team building skills, business judgment, and proven expertise in directing the efforts of a technical staff
• Identify, suggest and collaborate with development and product owner on measurable improvements for the team(s)
• Ability to manage the dependencies between team capacity, prioritization, budget, software quality and committed deadlines
• Strong knowledge and certification in Agile methodology and framework
• Experience working in an environment utilizing current and leading-edge technologies and engineering practices
• Perform risk management analysis to reduce project risks
• Create and maintain a comprehensive project documentation

Minimum requirements

• 8+ years of exp as a Scrum Master leading product development initiatives
• B.S. degree in Computer Science or related engineering discipline, or equivalent experience

Critical Skills

• Required knowledge and experience managing team’s responsible for software design/development, testing, technical operations and support
• Experience in managing Agile software development projects.
• Advanced knowledge of formal project management methodology.
• Demonstrated ability to plan, organize, and deliver projects.
• A self-starter that can resolve problems on their own and escalates appropriately.
• Demonstrated experience managing more than one scrum team on a concurrent basis
• Proficiency in Atlassian Tools (JIRA, Confluence)
• Must be passionate about creating solutions and solving complex problems.
• Strong Experience and familiarity with Agile tools and delivery methodologies
• Drive best practices with respect to software development and project management
• Strong ability to work in fast-paced environment and ability to multitask with ease is essential to the success of this position

Additional Knowledge & Skills

• Experience with teams working on distributed software systems and cloud infrastructure.
• Healthcare business domain knowledge especially in Pharmacy transactions preferred.
• Experience working with solutions in highly regulated industries (e.g., Healthcare, Finance).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Education

4-year degree in computer science or related field

Physical Requirements

General office environment

Benefits & Company Statement:

McKesson believes superior performance – individual and team – that helps us drive innovations and solutions to promote better health should be recognized and rewarded. We provide a competitive compensation program to attract, retain and motivate a high-performance workforce, and it’s flexible enough to meet the different needs of our diverse employee population.

We are in the business of better health and we touch the lives of patients in virtually every aspect of healthcare. We partner with payers, hospitals, physician offices, pharmacies, pharmaceutical companies and others across the spectrum of care to build healthier organizations that deliver better care to patients in every setting.

But we can’t do it without you. Every single McKesson employee contributes to our mission—whatever your title, whatever your role, you act as a catalyst in a chain of events that helps millions of people all over the globe. Talented, compassionate people are the future of our company—and of healthcare. At McKesson, you’ll collaborate on the products and solutions that help us carry out our mission to improve lives and advance healthcare. Working here is your opportunity to shape an industry that’s vital to us all.

Must be authorized to work in the US. Sponsorship is not available for this position.

McKesson is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer -minorities/females/veterans/persons with disabilities.

Qualified applicants will not be disqualified from consideration for employment based upon criminal history.

McKesson is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.Qualified applicants will not be disqualified from consideration for employment based upon criminal history.

McKesson is committed to being an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and offers opportunities to all job seekers including job seekers with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, please contact us by sending an email to [email protected]. Resumes or CVs submitted to this email box will not be accepted.

Current employees must apply through the internal career site.

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