Scrum Master

Overview

Talis Biomedical is looking for a talented Scrum Master to join our Software development team. You’ll lead an Agile development team creating healthcare applications using the latest technologies. You’ll manage the success of each iteration, coach team members on Agile principles, and help the team to refine processes to increase efficiencies and deliver well-polished software.

Our Company

Talis Biomedical is a growing, well-funded start-up Medical Diagnostics company located in Menlo Park, CA. Talis is building a new, innovative diagnostic platform to enable rapid testing across a wide range of healthcare settings. Talis is committed to excellence in advancing improved health outcomes. This commitment, along with a dynamic team culture, drives our mission to develop and commercialize novel approaches.

Responsibilities

• Utilize a Servant-Leadership style to lead a software development team using Agile.

• Manage the success of each iteration and challenge the team to refine processes to increase efficiencies and deliver working software every iteration.

• Help team understand, implement, and adapt Agile practices, and ensure that projects follow those practices. Coach Agile practices.

• Guide the team through planning and collaborative delivery of prioritized performance improvement opportunities, stakeholder management and scope management.

• Facilitate all Scrum ceremonies including daily standups, grooming sessions, sprint planning, demos, release planning, retrospectives, etc.

• Address and resolve conflicts and barriers that impede progress. As appropriate, raise issues and report risks.

• Contribute to continuous improvement and drive product quality and software development velocity.

• Partner with product owners and software business analyst to ensure requirements are understood and met by team.

• Partner with project managers to ensure priorities are maintained and milestones are met.

• Transparently and pro-actively communicate project status, including risks and dependencies, to project management and leadership.

• Build communication and collaboration within the team and across the organization.

• Other duties as assigned.

THIS POSITION IS EITHER BASED IN MENLO PARK OR IS REMOTE. IF REMOTE, TRAVEL IS 20-25%.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience/degree.

• 4+ years of experience as a Scrum Master for Agile software development teams across full lifecycle projects.

• Ability to work with and lead a team. Strong communication, interpersonal, and mentoring skills.

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

• Ability to adapt to a changing environment, self-motivate, and stay focused.

• Deep understanding of agile principles such as estimating, backlog grooming, burndown metrics, velocity, and capacity planning.

• Medical Device industry experience desired.

• Jira competency a plus.

• Familiarity with Amazon Web Services is a plus.

• Agile and Scrum certifications a plus (CSM, PSM, CSP-SM, SAFe).

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AAP/EEO Statement

Talis is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. We are committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. We will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.