Project Manager/RTE &Scrum Master

Project Manager/RTE &Scrum Master: Project Manager / MVP / GxP / Safe / Scrum Master / German/ English

Background:
We are looking for a Project Manager who also serves as Scrum Master for three delivery teams within a strategic programme that applies agentic AI and rule-based automation to clinical trial data review. The programme is in active build with a fixed MVP deadline, a distributed team of approximately 50 people across 5 delivery teams, and GxP regulatory requirements.

At the programme level, you own delivery execution - planning, tracking, risk management, dependency resolution, and stakeholder communication. At the team level, you facilitate agile ceremonies, coach teams on effective ways of working, and remove impediments for cross-functional delivery teams. You will work alongside a Product Manager (who owns vision and prioritisation) and a Solution Architect (who owns technical decisions).

The perfect candidate: The perfect candidate is a pragmatic, hands-on servant leader who thrives in ambiguity and leads by enabling the team rather than controlling them. He maintains a high-trust, psychologically safe environment while remaining firm on scope and commitments. Balancing a sharp eye for detail with a broad program-level perspective, he leads by example-equally comfortable shaping high-level strategy or diving into the trenches to update a RAID log or fix a broken Jira filter.

Tasks & Responsibilities:

• Programme Delivery Management
• Own the delivery plan across multiple parallel teams from current state through MVP and subsequent releases
• Drive PI-level planning, manage cross-team dependencies, and resolve blockers before they hit the critical path
• Maintain the RAID log with clear owners, deadlines, and recommendations
• Enforce scope discipline through a structured requirements intake and triage process
• Release management: develop and maintain a release calendar and schedule, coordinating with development, QA, and operations teams on timelines. Lead post-implementation reviews to identify release cycle process improvements.
Scrum Master for Three Delivery Teams
• Facilitate sprint planning, daily standups, reviews, and retrospectives for the teams
• Shield teams from external disruptions and remove impediments quickly
• Coach team members on agile practices and continuous improvement
• Track sprint health (velocity, burndown, blocked items) and surface concerns early
• Support Product Owners with backlog refinement, story breakdown, and Definition of Done compliance

Cross-Team Coordination
• Facilitate Scrum of Scrums, PO Sync, and dependency resolution sessions across all 5 delivery teams
• Manage the Jira ALM project structure as the single source of truth for programme status
• Ensure consistent Jira hygiene across all teams (issue types, labels, linking, workflows)
• Enable effective collaboration between co-located (Basel) and virtual (US, India) team members

Stakeholder Communication
• Provide transparent program status reporting to leadership
• Manage stakeholder expectations around MVP scope and post-MVP deferrals
• Coordinate with adjacent programmes and platform teams on integration dependencies

Must Haves:
• 7+ years of project management experience in software delivery, including 3+ years managing programmes with multiple parallel teams
• Demonstrated Scrum Master experience - you have facilitated agile teams, not just observed them. You know how to run an effective retro and how to coach without directing
• Pharmaceutical or Life Sciences industry experience with understanding of GxP requirements and what inspection readiness means in practice
• Hands-on Jira experience - you have configured and managed Jira projects, not just consumed reports. Xray test management experience preferred
• Experience with scaled agile delivery (SAFe or similar) and the pragmatism to know when to adapt the framework to the situation
• Strong risk and dependency management skills with a bias toward action
• Experience managing distributed hybrid teams across multiple time zones
• Fluent English communication - written and verbal

Nice to haves:

• Clinical data management domain familiarity - you understand CRFs, EDC systems, data queries, and the data review process at a working leve
• Experience with AI/ML product delivery, particularly the challenges of validating non-deterministic systems
• GxP validation experience for AI/ML or software systems in pharma
• Experience with clinical data systems (Medidata Rave, CDMS, RBQM tools)
• CSM, PSM, SAFe SM/RTE, PMP, or equivalent certification

Reference Nr.: 924971
Rolle: Project Manager/RTE &Scrum Master
Industrie: Pharma
Location: Basel
Pensum: 100%
Start: ASAP (01.07.2026)
Duration: 18+ months
Deadline: 02/06/2026

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ITech Consult is an ISO 9001:2015-certified Swiss company with offices in Germany and Ireland. ITech Consult specializes in placing highly qualified candidates for temporary staffing in the fields of IT, life sciences, and engineering. We offer temporary staffing and payroll services. This is free of charge for our candidates, and we do not charge any additional fees for payroll services.