Carex is seeking an experienced Scrum Master to support a biotech industry leader in an Agile delivery environment. This role is responsible for effectively managing development sprints from planning through execution and review, ensuring teams deliver high-quality outcomes on time and with intention. The Scrum Master will facilitate Agile ceremonies, manage backlogs, support requirements documentation, and proactively remove impediments to keep teams moving efficiently.
This role partners closely with technical teams, business process stakeholders, and senior leadership to drive alignment, transparency, and continuous improvement across medium to high-complexity initiatives.
Duration: Contract or Contract-to-Hire
Location: Madison, WI
What You'll Do:
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Facilitate Agile ceremonies including daily stand-ups, sprint planning, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
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Manage medium to high-complexity development projects and support sprint and release execution.
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Partner with stakeholders to create, analyze, and maintain business requirements and project timelines.
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Guide teams in estimation practices and facilitate story, epic, and sprint-level estimates.
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Drive sprint execution while protecting the team from uncontrolled scope changes and unplanned work.
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Identify, remove, and escalate impediments to maintain team flow and delivery momentum.
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Manage project conflicts, challenges, and shifting business priorities to sustain high performance.
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Collaborate with technical leads to resolve issues and unblock roadblocks.
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Provide indirect leadership to cross-functional resources across business and technology teams.
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Mentor junior team members and promote Agile best practices.
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Lead continuous improvement efforts to increase team velocity, quality, and predictability.
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Maintain accurate team data, metrics, and artifacts in project management tools.
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Analyze Agile metrics (velocity, burndown, backlog health) to improve planning and execution.
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Present high-level project status, risks, and outcomes to senior leadership.
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Support cross-team coordination related to priorities, dependencies, and scope.
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Apply advanced Agile, Scrum, and Kanban principles to improve delivery outcomes.
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Uphold company mission and values through accountability, innovation, integrity, quality, and teamwork.
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Support and comply with Quality Management System (QMS) policies and procedures.
Required Qualifications
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Bachelor’s degree in a related field or High School Diploma/GED with 4+ years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree.
- 5+ years of experience working as a Scrum Master and/or Project Manager.
- 2+ years of ??????experience working in a highly regulated industry, such as biotech, healthcare or financial services.
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2+ years of hands-on experience leading Agile sprints.
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Demonstrated ability to coach teams on Agile Scrum implementation.
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Strong understanding of iterative and incremental development principles.
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Deep knowledge of Scrum theory, rules, and practices; experience with Kanban is required.
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Proven experience working with technical teams to size and plan stories and epics.
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Strong understanding of Agile metrics including backlog tracking, burndown charts, velocity, and user stories.
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Experience conducting retrospectives, postmortems, and root cause analysis.
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Ability to represent and balance both business and technology perspectives.
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Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools.
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Authorization to work in the United States without sponsorship.
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Demonstrated ability to perform essential job duties with or without accommodation.
Preferred Qualifications
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Scrum Master certification (CSM, PSM, or equivalent).
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PMI Project Management certification (PMP or equivalent).
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Experience conceptualizing, documenting, and presenting solutions to senior leadership.
Carex Consulting Group is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status.
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