Principal Scrum Master Data Science Products

Principal, Scrum Master Data Science Products – Trial Operations Analytics

Global Clinical Operations is the single-largest functional group with the GSK Development organization, numbering approx. 2000 permanent people in the US, UK, Europe and India.  Our work ensures that best and emerging practices for human subject research planning and execution are at the heart of R&D decision-making and enables scientists to make timely, data-driven choices about which potential new medicines and vaccines are most promising to add value for patients – ultimately making the development process more efficient and maximising success.  We are investing in growing our cutting-edge trial operational analytics capabilities by expanding the Digital, Analytics, and Performance team.

 As a Scrum Master for Trial Operations Analytics, you will lead agile delivery teams building next-generation analytics tools that empower Global Clinical Operations make data driven decisions.

In this role you will:

• Serve as Scrum Master for Trial Operations Analytics team focused on building products and providing bespoke analytics services to GCO.
• Facilitate sprint planning, daily stand-ups, retrospectives, reviews, backlog refinement, and PI planning activities.
• Identify and help remove obstacles or bottlenecks that impede team progress, protect the agile team from external interruptions to execution and assist in conflict resolution
• Collaborate closely with Product Owners, Performance managers, Data Scientists, Data engineers, and business stakeholders to ensure high-value deliveries.
• Track team performance through relevant Agile metrics (velocity, burn-down/up charts, etc.) and drive continuous improvement.
• Champion a culture of collaboration, transparency, experimentation, and accountability within Trial Operations teams.
• Ensure delivery aligns with GSK quality, compliance, and ethical standards.
• Delivery Excellence: Take responsibility for end-to-end delivery of AI product and services. A natural organizer for the TOA team and workstreams to enable delivery excellence

Required qualifications and Experience

We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:

• 5+ years of experience as a Scrum master’s in technology, data science, or digital product environments.
• Experience supporting AI/ML or advanced analytics product teams is highly desirable.
• Prior experience as developer of reporting / dashboard / analytics would be added advantage
• Proven ability to work with global, cross-functional teams in a matrixed organization.
• Certification for Scrum Master role is desired from affiliation such as Scrum.org, (PSM) Scrumalliance.org (CSM), Scaledagile.com and applied knowledge on scaled agile framework
• Familiarity with tools like Azure DevOps, Jira, Confluence, or similar.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Certifications within Continuous Improvement disciplines and/or Agile Practices is a plus
• Demonstrate effective oral and written communication, able to deliver convincing, clear presentations to all levels of stakeholders.
• Pharma & Life Science R&D data literacy
• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Engineering, Business, or related field.

Why GSK?

At GSK we offer a wide range of additional benefits: 

• Career at one of the leading global healthcare companies

• Hybrid work ( 2/3 days per week from the office)

• Contract of employment

• Attractive reward package (annual bonus & awards for outstanding performance, recognition awards for additional achievements and engagement, holiday benefit)

• Life insurance and pension plan

• Private medical package with additional preventive healthcare services for employees and their eligible counterparts

• Sports cards (Multisport)

• Possibilities of development within the role and company’s structure

• Personalized learning approach (internal trainings, mentoring, access to online training’ platforms: Keep Growing Campus, LinkedIn Learning, Business Skills, Harvard Manage Mentor, Skillsoft and external training)

• Extensive support of work life balance (flexible working solutions, short Fridays option, health & well-being activities). 

• Supportive community and integration events

• Modern office with creative rooms, fresh fruits every day

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As an Inclusive employer, we encourage you to reach out if you need any adjustments during the recruitment process. Please contact our Recruitment Team at pl.recruitment-adjustments@gsk.com to discuss your needs.

Why GSK?

Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose – to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together – so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns – as an organisation where people can thrive. We prevent and treat disease with vaccines, specialty and general medicines. We focus on the science of the immune system and the use of new platform and data technologies, investing in four core therapeutic areas (infectious diseases, HIV, respiratory/ immunology and oncology).

Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it’s also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a place where people feel inspired, encouraged and challenged to be the best they can be. A place where they can be themselves – feeling welcome, valued, and included. Where they can keep growing and look after their wellbeing. So, if you share our ambition, join us at this exciting moment in our journey to get Ahead Together.

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