IT Project Manager, Scrum Master

At Stanford Health Care, we seek to provide patients with the very best in diagnosis and treatment, with outstanding quality, compassion and coordination. With an unmatched track record of scientific discovery, technological innovation and translational medicine, Stanford Medicine physicians are pioneering leading edge therapies today that will change the way health care is delivered tomorrow.

The IT Project Manager - Scrum Master is responsible for managing multiple projects concurrently, building cross-functional plans, budgeting, coordinating resources, managing issues, as well as ensuring timely delivery through the full software development life cycle, including launch and post-launch activities. The incumbent integrates user needs, collaborates with Technical Specialists, makes assessment and implements project plans. Scope of the role includes working with a project team that may include physicians, clinic staff, and other staff associated with an IT project from a unit or department. The incumbent manages and assists Senior Managers and Directors on IT projects such as systems selection, design, database building, training, testing, and activation and post deployment activities.

* Facilitates Sprint Planning, Release Planning, Daily Stand-Ups, Product Demos and Sprint Retrospectives - full Software Development Life Cycle. * Work closely with the clinical and/or business functional areas, with external customers, and with vendors to define systems/project priorities, scope, approach, resource requirements, timing deliverables and funding. * Manage and effectively deliver features committed to for the Release * Supports team in developing, maintaining and grooming Product Backlog * Work with the Scrum team and with non-agile Stanford teams to align deliverables * Support/Collaborate with team members to implement Agile/Scrum best practices * Diligently prepare and collate project progress/status, issues & risks * Development capacity planning and helping in release scheduling * Work closely with the Technical Development team to identify and communicate critical paths * Participate in reviewing QA and leading UAT plans * Demonstrate strategic thinking and problem solving by using appropriate information to diagnose project problems and identify possible solutions; document pros and cons of proposed solutions. * Manage all aspects of the project including analysis, budgeting, planning, designing, building, testing, training, Go Live coordination and transition to support. * Focused on continues improvements, provides consultancy to teams outside the Project Management Office

**Education:** * Bachelor's degree in a work-related field/discipline from an accredited college or university **Experience:** * Five (5) years of progressively responsible and directly related work experience **Preferred Skills:** * At least three (3) years of experience with SCRUM / Agile methodologies * PMP certified or evidence of proven equivalent through experience * Any combination of education and experience that would likely provide the required knowledge, skills and abilities as well as possession of any required licenses or certifications is qualifying. **Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:** * Results-oriented approach to projects to achieve core goals * Strong knowledge of SCRUM / Agile project management techniques and procedures * Experience in Jira, Confluence, MS Project, Excel, Visio and other Project Management related software tools. * Excellent customer and team management skills * Expertise with A/B testing, multi-variate testing and related tools * Ability to be efficient and productive under pressure * Very organized, able to manage multiple projects concurrently * Excellent written and verbal communication skills * Ability to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization. * Ability to demonstrate analytical and problem solving skills * Ability to work on multiple overlapping projects * Ability to work independently with minimal supervision * PMP and/or Agile, Scrum Practitioner certification a plus. * Experience with responsive design and native applications on mobile platform a plus. * Healthcare/ IT background, experience and performance that promotes a high level of credibility with clinical professionals * Experience with Epic implementations preferred * Foster effective working relationships and manage change with a customer experience focus * Ability to research and interpret relevant regulations, guidelines, and standards * Knowledge and understanding of Healthcare informatics related technologies and standards e.g. (system integration, IT network, infrastructure, DICOM, HL7)