Scrum Master

About uMed

uMed is dedicated to lessening disease impact by removing hurdles in knowledge generation. It is a forward-looking clinical research network combining patients, health data, and research teams globally using advanced technology. With 90 UK GP sites covering over 2 million patients and expanding to the US with 5 million more, uMed is committed to advancing science and healthcare innovation.

Working Culture and Benefits

uMed fosters an inclusive, creative, and trusting environment where innovation and dedication drive success. Employees benefit from comprehensive perks such as private health insurance, pension plans, 25 days paid leave, flexible benefits, home-office equipment budgets, eye-test vouchers, coworking policies, birthday leave, and enhanced parental leave.

Role Overview

The Scrum Master role involves leading product and engineering teams to deliver efficiently by applying agile methods, facilitating collaboration, and continuously improving delivery processes. This servant-leadership position focuses on enabling agile practices, fostering teamwork, and enhancing predictability without managing product direction or personnel.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and enhance agile ceremonies to maximize team outcomes and continuous improvement.
• Coach teams individually and collectively on agile principles to boost collaboration and accountability.
• Promote pragmatic agile adoption beyond procedural compliance.
• Support backlog refinement, sprint planning, and transparent delivery management.
• Identify and resolve impediments promptly, facilitating smooth workflow and realistic capacity planning.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives based on delivery metrics and retrospective actions.
• Maintain team health by minimizing distractions and fostering open communication.
• Provide clear status updates and risk communications to leadership and stakeholders.
• Ensure agile tools like Jira reflect accurate and transparent project progress.

Candidate Requirements

• Proven track record as Scrum Master in cross-functional software teams.
• Expertise in Scrum, Kanban, or blended agile methods with focus on enhancing delivery efficiency.
• Skilled in agile coaching, facilitation, stakeholder engagement, and conflict resolution.
• Experience using Jira or similar tools for workflow and reporting transparency.
• Proactive approach to problem-solving and impediment removal.
• Excellent communication, organizational, and collaborative abilities.
• Ability to influence teams without formal authority and maintain composure under pressure.
• Willingness to understand healthcare or medtech regulated environments.
• Experience in startup or scaling companies advantageous.