Manager, Scrum Master at Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. /Netherlands

Hyderabad, Telangana, India -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

17 Jun, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

19 Mar, 26

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Agile Ceremonies, Agile Principles, Impediment Removal, Backlog Prioritization, Agile Metrics, Continuous Improvement, Risk Mitigation, Issue Resolution, Cross-Team Dependencies, Documentation, Scrum, SAFe, Jira, Confluence, Stakeholder Management, S/4HANA Migration

Industry

Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

Description

Job Description Manager, Scrum Master The Opportunity Based in Hyderabad, join a global healthcare biopharma company and be part of a 130- year legacy of success backed by ethical integrity, forward momentum, and an inspiring mission to achieve new milestones in global healthcare. Be part of an organization driven by digital technology and data-backed approaches that support a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines, and animal health products. Drive innovation and execution excellence. Be a part of a team with passion for using data, analytics, and insights to drive decision-making, and which creates custom software, allowing us to tackle some of the world's greatest health threats. Our Technology Centers focus on creating a space where teams can come together to deliver business solutions that save and improve lives. An integral part of our company’s IT operating model, Tech Centers are globally distributed locations where each IT division has employees to enable our digital transformation journey and drive business outcomes. These locations, in addition to the other sites, are essential to supporting our business and strategy. A focused group of leaders in each Tech Center helps to ensure we can manage and improve each location, from investing in growth, success, and well-being of our people, to making sure colleagues from each IT division feel a sense of belonging to managing critical emergencies. And together, we must leverage the strength of our team to collaborate globally to optimize connections and share best practices across the Tech Centers. Role Overview The Scrum Master will be responsible for facilitating Agile delivery across the centralized program governance function for the S/4HANA migration. This role ensures that agile principles and practices are effectively applied to drive team performance, collaboration, and continuous improvement. The Scrum Master will work closely with cross-functional teams to remove impediments, foster a culture of agility, and ensure alignment with program goals and timelines. What will you do in this role: Facilitate Agile ceremonies including daily stand-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives, and reviews. Coach team members on Agile principles, practices, and tools to enhance team performance and delivery. Identify and remove impediments to ensure smooth sprint execution and timely delivery of program milestones. Collaborate with Product Owners and stakeholders to ensure backlog readiness and prioritization. Monitor team progress and performance using Agile metrics and dashboards. Promote a culture of continuous improvement and knowledge sharing within and across teams. Ensure alignment of team activities with overall program objectives and timelines. Support risk identification, mitigation planning, and issue resolution within Agile teams. Coordinate with other Scrum Masters and program leads to manage cross-team dependencies. Maintain documentation and reporting to provide visibility into team performance and delivery status. What should you have: 3+ years of experience in Agile delivery. Strong understanding of Agile frameworks (Scrum, SAFe) and delivery methodologies. Proven experience in facilitating Agile ceremonies and coaching cross-functional teams. Excellent problem-solving, facilitation, and communication skills. Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively in a fast-paced environment. Experience with Agile tools such as Jira, Confluence, or equivalent. Strong stakeholder management and collaboration skills. Preferred Qualifications: Certified Scrum Master (CSM), SAFe Scrum Master (SSM), or equivalent Agile certification. Experience in ERP transformation programs, preferably SAP S/4HANA. Familiarity with life sciences or regulated industries. Exposure to Agile at scale and cross-team coordination practices. Our technology teams operate as business partners, proposing ideas and innovative solutions that enable new organizational capabilities. We collaborate internationally to deliver services and solutions that help everyone be more productive and enable innovation. Who we are: We are known as Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, USA in the United States and Canada and MSD everywhere else. For more than a century, we have been inventing for lives, bringing forward medicines and vaccines for many of the world's most challenging diseases. Today, our company continues to be at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions and advance the prevention and treatment of diseases that threaten people and animals around the world. What we look for: Imagine getting up in the morning for a job as important as helping to save and improve lives around the world. Here, you have that opportunity. You can put your empathy, creativity, digital mastery, or scientific genius to work in collaboration with a diverse group of colleagues who pursue and bring hope to countless people who are battling some of the most challenging diseases of our time. Our team is constantly evolving, so if you are among the intellectually curious, join us—and start making your impact today. #HYDIT2026 Required Skills: Measurement Analysis, Portfolio, Programme, and Project Support, Program Management, Risk Management, Stakeholder Relationship Management, Waterfall Model Preferred Skills: Current Employees apply HERE Current Contingent Workers apply HERE Search Firm Representatives Please Read Carefully Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA, also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Rahway, NJ, USA, does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms for employment opportunities. All CVs / resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at our company without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of our company. No fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by our company as a result of an agency referral where no pre-existing agreement is in place. Where agency agreements are in place, introductions are position specific. Please, no phone calls or emails. Employee Status: Regular Relocation: VISA Sponsorship: Travel Requirements: Flexible Work Arrangements: Hybrid Shift: Valid Driving License: Hazardous Material(s): Job Posting End Date: 03/21/2026 *A job posting is effective until 11:59:59PM on the day BEFORE the listed job posting end date. Please ensure you apply to a job posting no later than the day BEFORE the job posting end date. Our company is a global health care leader with a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines and animal health products. The difference between potential and achievement lies in the spark that fuels innovation and inventiveness; this is the space where we have codified our legacy for over a century. Our success is backed by ethical integrity, forward momentum, and an inspiring mission to achieve new milestones in global healthcare.

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Responsibilities

The Scrum Master will facilitate Agile delivery for the S/4HANA migration program governance function, ensuring agile principles drive team performance and continuous improvement. This role involves coaching teams, removing impediments, and ensuring alignment with program goals and timelines.