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Type: Contract
Category: Program/Project Management
Industry: Life Sciences
Workplace Type: Remote
Reference ID: JN -042026-106227
Date Posted: 03/31/2026
Shortcut: http://careers.eliassen.com/yjWgcu
Our client seeks an experienced Scrum Master to lead an omnichannel product team operating within a SAFe-based enterprise model. The role will stabilize an in-flight, high-velocity environment by providing facilitation, coaching, and delivery enablement for a mature team. The Scrum Master will drive ceremony execution, backlog readiness, impediment removal, and transparent stakeholder alignment across programs and value streams. The work will support ongoing enterprise agile transformation while maintaining delivery momentum and team health.
Due to client requirements, applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.
Rate: $55.00 to $65.00/hr. w2
Responsibilities:- Serve as the dedicated Scrum Master for the omnichannel delivery team to ensure consistent and effective agile execution.
- Facilitate Sprint Planning, Daily Standups, Reviews, and Retrospectives.
- Coach team members, product owners, and stakeholders on SAFe and agile best practices.
- Maintain a steady flow of groomed, ready backlog items to keep teams productive.
- Partner with Product Owners to ensure clear, actionable requirements aligned with program goals.
- Identify, elevate, and remove impediments that threaten sprint commitments or delivery outcomes.
- Act as a bridge between delivery teams and leadership to ensure transparency on progress, risks, and dependencies.
- Provide real-time insights to the Program Manager on delivery health and team capacity.
- Hold stakeholders accountable to timelines and commitments in a constructive manner.
- Coordinate across value streams and programs within a large-scale enterprise SAFe environment.
- Support release planning, PI planning, and cross-team dependency alignment.
- Promote consistency as enterprise-wide agile transformation progresses.
- 5–10+ years of Scrum Master experience supporting enterprise-scale teams.
- Active Scrum Master certification.
- Proven experience within Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) environments.
- Experience supporting large, mature teams with complex dependencies.
- Strong facilitation, communication, and conflict resolution skills.
- Ability to operate confidently within fast-paced, high-expectation environments.
- SAFe Scrum Master (SSM) (preferred).
- SAFe Agilist (SA) (preferred).
- SAFe Practitioner (SP) (preferred).
- SAFe Release Train Engineer (RTE) (preferred).
- Experience with SAP or enterprise platform teams (preferred).
- Background in omnichannel, customer experience, or digital product initiatives (preferred).
- Active Scrum Master certification.
- SAFe Scrum Master (SSM) (preferred).
- SAFe Agilist (SA) (preferred).
- SAFe Practitioner (SP) (preferred).
- SAFe Release Train Engineer (RTE) (preferred).
Eliassen is committed to building a diverse and inclusive team from a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We are an Equal Opportunity and Affitative Action Employer and all employment decisions are based on merit, performance, and business needs. Eliassen does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender identity or expression, sexual preference or orientation, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), marital status, creed, religion, physical or mental disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, age, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, prohibited criminal record inquiries of applicants and employees, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local laws.
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