SAFe Scrum Master

Are you ready to take your Scrum Master journey to new heights? Do you thrive on enhancing team dynamics, driving continuous improvement, and championing agile principles? 

Then we have the perfect opportunity for you. Join our Vault Quality Agile Release Train (ART), a dynamic space where Scrum Masters, RTE and Coach unite to share insights and grow together. Apply today!
 
The position
As our new Scrum Master you will foster a learning culture, and enhance team progress, ensuring a steady delivery flow. You will be the Scrum Master responsible for a DevOps scrum team with members located in Denmark, India, the UK, the Philippines, Hungary, and China, working on the implementation and maintenance of IT Systems, particularly Vault Quality.
 
You can expect to also be responsible for:

• Facilitating team events and ensuring efficient delivery by preparing, moderating, and postprocessing discussions
• Coaching the scrum team, mediating conflicts, and fostering a collaborative working environment
• Tracking and addressing impediments, escalating issues when necessary to ensure seamless workflow
•  Driving the Novo Nordisk Agile way of working, incorporating Agile Delivery Model, Azure DevOps, Agile Quality Management System (QMS), and Agile Sourcing
• Actively engaging in the recruitment process for new members, make requests for extra capacity to the RTE, and serve as a change ambassador to promote a learning culture and Agile mindset within the team.
• Together with the 4 other Scrum Masters, RTE, and the Agile Coach improving the overall maturity level of the ART

 
To succeed in this role, you must embrace the servant leader mindset, empowering people to change without formal authority. Fluency in written and spoken English is essential, as the team members and stakeholders across the organization, are located globally.
 
Do you have what it takes?
To be successful in this role, we expect you to have most of the following:

• An academic background in a relevant field such as Business-IT, Administration, Engineering, or Computer Science
• Profound experience with Lean-Agile methodologies, ideally certified in Scaled Agile Scrum Master/SAFe DevOps
• Experience with technical IT delivery teams formed by different profiles such as Developers, Functional Experts, Testers or similar
• Knowledge of implementation/maintenance of IT systems, ideally within the Veeva Vault product suite
• Capacity to effectively build followership and coach a team to adapt the agile practices, principles, and values
• Ability to engage with colleagues and stakeholders at all levels of an organisation, and actively drive cross-collaborative initiatives and build communities
• Great communication skills, and you feel confident also dealing with difficult subjects.

 
As a person, we are looking for someone who is passionate about Agile ways of working and you get energized from working with people. You like to challenge the status quo and inspire the people in the team. You are a team player who takes responsibility and ensures an excellent collaboration with the ART, the agile teams, and our business stakeholders.
 
Our team is waiting for you!
You will be joining Quality IT – a department with 8 passionate and experienced IT professionals. The team is part of the organisation Digital, Data & IT Staffs (DD&IT Staffs) and you will work in Bagsværd, Denmark. The DD&IT Staffs area consists of around 100 dedicated employees in Denmark and 110 in India, responsible for the implementation & development, support & maintenance and operation of IT projects and applications for the DD&IT Staffs area in Novo Nordisk. You will be part of an agile, inspiring, and ambitious work environment, where advanced use of IT and teamwork are key. 
 
Via your role as Scrum Master, you will be part of the Vault Quality Agile Release Train (ART) which comprises of around 70 engaged team members working in 5 Scrum teams, comprised of both IT and the line of business. Knowledge sharing with peers and learning is an integral part of the job, and you will be able to build on our collective experience in your own development as well as in maturing the ARTs and its members.

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Join the Novo Nordisk family
Novo Nordisk is a global healthcare company headquartered in Denmark. For 100 years, we have been driving change to defeat diabetes and other serious chronic diseases. As a result, our treatments today benefit millions of people living with diabetes, obesity, and rare blood and endocrine diseases. We are proud of that. 

We are proud of our people too, and we employ more than 57,000 bright and diverse minds in 80 offices worldwide. With us, your bright mind and commitment help us change lives for people worldwide. In exchange, we offer you a seat in a rewarding and purpose-driven culture where your professional and personal development is highly valued. That said, opportunities are many in Novo Nordisk.
 
Any questions?
For further information, please get in touch with the People Leader of Quality IT, Christina Nøddeskov Andersen at CNQA@novonordisk.com 
 
Deadline
12 May 2024

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This position is a part of the NN DK Employee Referral Bonus Programme.

We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants. 

At Novo Nordisk we recognize that it is no longer good enough to aspire to be the best company in the world. We need to aspire to be the best company for the world and we know that this is only possible with talented employees with diverse perspectives, backgrounds and cultures. We are therefore committed to creating an inclusive culture that celebrates the diversity of our employees, the patients we serve and communities we operate in. Together, we’re life changing.