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Astellas
Markham, ON, Canada
$81.4K-$101.8K a year (estimated)
Full-time

Astellas Canada Scrum Lead Corporate Tech

At Astellas, we strive to become a cutting-edge, value-driven life science innovator. This means working at the forefront of healthcare change to turn innovative science into VALUE for patients.

What sets us apart is our focus on patients, our pioneering innovation, our collaborative culture, and the passion of our talented people.

Making a positive impact on patients’ lives is the purpose behind everything we do. At Astellas, we are relentless in our pursuit of scientific progress and in tackling unmet medical needs, demonstrated by our legacy in oncology, overactive bladder and transplant and our impressive pipeline in women's health, blindness and regeneration, genetic regulation, immuno-oncology, mitochondria and targeted protein degradation.

About Us :

We are a global pharmaceutical company headquartered in Japan, with a team of more than 14,000 managing operations in approximately 70 countries around the world.

We are in the Top 30 global biopharma company based on global revenues and are predicted to be one of the Top 10 Cancer Drug Makers of 2024 by Fierce Pharma.

In Canada, we are growing to meet the exciting opportunities realized by our legacy brands and rich pipeline of innovative treatments.

We are looking for candidates who will thrive in our entrepreneurial and empowering environment where talent and leadership flourish.

Do your values align with our Astellas Way - patient focus, ownership, results, openness and integrity? Then we would love to hear from you.

From the first day in role, everyone at Astellas has a responsibility for creating a brighter future for patients around the world.

We nurture exceptional relationships with our employees to allow them to thrive, foster innovation, and deliver exceptional business results.

We work to create a culture where our people feel empowered to pursue brave ideas and ambitious outcomes, to have the confidence to be accountable for a higher standard of performance and embody a competitive and solutions-oriented mindset.

Our expertise, science and technology make us a pharma company. Our open and diverse culture is what makes us uniquely Astellas.

Astellas Pharma Canada (APCA) is currently searching for a Scrum Lead Corporate Tech.

Description

As a Scrum lead of a team of individuals in a specific area of digital expertise, you will play a crucial role in driving our digital initiatives forward in our agile organization.

Our agile operating model consists of Digital Capability and Digital Execution. Digital Execution involves aligning multiple missions around business goals and facilitating collaboration on a larger scale.

At the same time, Digital Capability focuses on the growth and development of individuals within a specific expertise area.

This dual structure enables us to scale agile practices efficiently while focusing on product development and individual skill enhancement.

As an Enterprise Business Platforms Scrum Lead, you will be pivotal in Agile delivery management. Your responsibility is to facilitate the Scrum process in teams, guiding, facilitating, and coaching them on using Agile / Scrum practices and values.

Your leadership helps the team work cohesively to reach their highest potential and ensures the successful delivery of high-quality outcomes within set timelines.

Essential Job Duties

  • Lead Scrum Ceremonies : Lead daily stand-ups, sprint planning, sprint reviews, and retrospectives for multiple value teams.
  • Backlog Grooming : Work collaboratively with team members within the chapter and across other digital and business units to keep the backlog current to enhance future sprint planning.
  • Coach and Mentor : Provide support and training to help the team embrace and implement Agile Scrum methodologies effectively.

Guide development teams to higher scrum maturity and create self-organizing teams that are flexible and fully productive during sprints.

Monitor Value Team(s) Progress : Track and communicate team velocity and sprint / release progress to all affected parties.

Ensure the accurate maintenance of all documentation related to progress and actions in Agile tracking systems.

Promote Continuous Improvement : Encourage and lead efforts to continuously improve processes and practices based on retrospective outcomes.

Support Capability Lead on creating the vision across product / s.

  • Remove Obstacles : Identify and remove any obstacles or blockers that affect the team’s performance.
  • Conflict Resolution : Help resolve interpersonal conflicts and issues within the team to ensure a productive working environment.
  • Stakeholder Communication : Act as a liaison between the Value team and stakeholders to ensure clear communication and understanding of progress and needs.
  • Guard and Enforce Scrum Principles : Safeguard and reinforce Scrum principles, practices, and processes by understanding their importance and functionality within the organization.
  • Reporting : Regularly report on the progress of the various Value Teams and outcomes to your Capability Lead and team members.
  • Continuous Learning : Engage in continuous learning and professional development to stay abreast of the latest trends and practices in a specific area of expertise.
  • Quality Assurance : Ensure the highest quality and consistency in the work delivered.
  • 30+ days ago
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