Lead Agile Coach
Posted 2 days ago by 1753858313
Negotiable
Outside
Remote
USA
Summary: The Lead Agile Coach will oversee the implementation of Agile methodologies within the pharmaceutical industry, ensuring compliance and audit readiness for GxP-regulated projects. This role involves facilitating Agile ceremonies, managing program deliverables, and aligning strategic business outcomes with program delivery. The coach will also provide training and support to teams, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and agile maturity. Additionally, the position requires collaboration with various stakeholders to ensure successful adoption and execution of Agile practices.
Key Responsibilities:
- Create and manage the overall delivery roadmap for the Next Generation Contracting (NGC) program.
- Oversee program-level deliverables and milestones, ensuring measurable progress.
- Facilitate Agile at Scale ceremonies including Program Increment (PI) Planning and Scrum of Scrums (SoS).
- Lead quarterly release planning and iterative delivery cycles using Jira and Apptio TargetProcess.
- Ensure completion of team-level Scrum ceremonies: Sprint Planning, Daily Standups, Reviews, and Retrospectives.
- Guide backlog refinement and requirement prioritization with Product Owners and stakeholders.
- Identify, manage, and mitigate cross-team dependencies, risks, and delivery impediments.
- Define, track, and report on key performance indicators (KPIs) and OKRs.
- Act as a bridge between delivery teams and business stakeholders.
- Coordinate with Organizational Change Management (OCM) and communications teams.
- Deliver agile coaching and training for delivery teams and business partners.
- Host product office hours and provide hands-on support during deployment phases.
- Collaborate with the SaaS vendor and technical leads for data migration and testing activities.
- Champion agile best practices and continuous improvement efforts across teams.
- Ensure strategic alignment of the contracting transformation initiative with enterprise goals.
- Support vendor management activities including resource onboarding and performance reviews.
Key Skills:
- Agile methodologies and frameworks.
- SAFe Certified professional.
- Expertise in Apptio TargetProcess and Jira.
- Knowledge of GxP-regulated projects in the pharmaceutical industry.
- Experience in developing and managing Objectives and Key Results (OKRs).
- Strong facilitation skills for Agile ceremonies.
- Ability to manage cross-team dependencies and risks.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience in agile coaching and training.
- Understanding of vendor management processes.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: undetermined
Country: USA
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: outside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Detailed Description From Employer:
Skills required:
Agile, Lead, Certification , GXP, compliance and Audit , Jira and Pharma industry
Required Qualifications
SAFe Certified professional with deep expertise in Apptio TargetProcess, Jira, and scaled agile delivery frameworks .
Demonstrated knowledge of GxP-regulated projects in the pharmaceutical industry, ensuring compliance and audit readiness during Agile delivery.
Skilled in the development and management of Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) to align program delivery with strategic business outcomes.
Create and manage the overall delivery roadmap for the Next Generation Contracting (NGC) program, ensuring alignment with enterprise objectives.
Oversee program-level deliverables and milestones, ensuring measurable progress and alignment with key strategic priorities.
Facilitate Agile at Scale ceremonies including Program Increment (PI) Planning, ART Syncs, Scrum of Scrums (SoS), and System Demos, enabling cross-team alignment and transparency.
Lead quarterly release planning and iterative delivery cycles using Jira and Apptio TargetProcess, ensuring visibility and collaboration.
Ensure completion of team-level Scrum ceremonies: Sprint Planning, Daily Standups, Reviews, and Retrospectives, fostering continuous improvement and team engagement.
Guide backlog refinement and requirement prioritization with Product Owners, SMEs, and business stakeholders to ensure value delivery.
Proactively identify, manage, and mitigate cross-team dependencies, risks, and delivery impediments, maintaining forward momentum and stakeholder trust.
Define, track, and report on key performance indicators (KPIs) and OKRs at the team and program level to support data-informed decision-making.
Act as a bridge between delivery teams and business stakeholders, ensuring strong engagement, expectation management, and delivery alignment.
Coordinate with Organizational Change Management (OCM) and communications teams to facilitate stakeholder readiness, training, and agile adoption.
Deliver agile coaching and training for delivery teams, SMEs, and business partners to build agile capability and increase maturity.
Host product office hours and provide hands-on support to end users during deployment phases to ensure successful adoption.
Collaborate with the SaaS vendor, ICC team, and technical leads to drive effective data migration, interface development, and testing activities.
Champion agile best practices and continuous improvement efforts across teams, fostering a culture of learning and innovation.
Ensure strategic alignment of the contracting transformation initiative with broader enterprise goals, contributing to a nimble, intelligent, and automated contract management capability.
Support vendor management activities including resource onboarding/offboarding, knowledge transfer, performance reviews, and utilization tracking to ensure quality and accountability