Sr Associate Scrum Master
About this opportunity
Career Category
Information Systems
Job Description
Role GCF: 4
ABOUT AMGEN
Amgen harnesses the best of biology and technology to fight the world’s toughest diseases, and make people’s lives easier, fuller and longer. We discover, develop, manufacture and deliver innovative medicines to help millions of patients. Amgen helped establish the biotechnology industry more than 40 years ago and remains on the cutting-edge of innovation, using technology and human genetic data to push beyond what’s known today.
ABOUT THE ROLE
Role Description: Scrum Master supporting the Network Security team’s delivery cadence, team effectiveness, and operational discipline. This role facilitates agile ceremonies, helps remove impediments, tracks action items and deliverables, and supports cross-functional coordination to keep work moving smoothly. The position works closely with engineering, product, and business partners to improve team visibility, communication, and execution. The ideal candidate has strong facilitation, organization, and communication skills, with experience supporting agile teams and driving continuous improvement.
Roles & Responsibilities:
Facilitate Agile ceremonies including daily standups, sprint planning, sprint reviews, and retrospectives
Coach the team on Agile principles, Scrum practices, and continuous improvement
Remove or help resolve impediments that impact team delivery
Coordinate priorities, dependencies, and communications across engineering, product, and business stakeholders
Track sprint progress, delivery metrics, risks, issues, and action items using Agile management tools
Partner with Product Owners to support backlog refinement and sprint readiness.
Foster a collaborative, transparent, and high-performing team environment
Support organizational initiatives to improve team effectiveness, delivery predictability, and operational excellence
Develop dashboards, reports, and metrics to provide visibility into team performance and delivery
Support adoption of automation and AI-assisted workflows that improve team productivity and operational efficiency
Basic Qualifications and Experience:
Any degree with 5–9 years of experience supporting Agile delivery, Scrum, project coordination, organizational effectiveness, or a related field
Functional Skills:
Must-Have Skills:
Experience serving as Scrum Master for Agile software delivery teams
Strong understanding of Agile and Scrum methodologies
Experience using Jira, Confluence, Azure DevOps, or similar Agile tools
Ability to facilitate meetings and drive cross-functional collaboration
Experience tracking risks, dependencies, and delivery metrics
Strong organizational, communication, and stakeholder management skills
Ability to coach teams toward continuous improvement
Good-to-Have Skills:
Experience supporting cybersecurity or infrastructure teams
Experience with Agile reporting and dashboards
Experience with AI-assisted productivity tools and workflow automation
Familiarity with SAFe or scaled Agile environments
Experience supporting globally distributed teams
Professional Certifications :
Required (one of the following):
SAFe Scrum Master (SSM)
Certified ScrumMaster (CSM)
Professional Scrum Master I (PSM I)
Preferred:
PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP)
Soft Skills:
Strong English verbal and written communication skills
Ability to work effectively with global, virtual teams
High degree of initiative and self-motivation
Ability to manage multiple priorities successfully
Team oriented, with a focus on achieving team goals
Strong presentation and public speaking skills
Excellent facilitation and conflict resolution skills
Strong stakeholder management skills
Ability to influence without direct authority
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT
Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider you without regard to your race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.
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How this role compares
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We currently track 378 comparable Senior Information Technology roles across 34 biopharma companies.
Salary context
45 of 378 peers report a salary range (USD, annualized)
Peers share this role's job function and a matching or adjacent seniority level -- not necessarily the same therapeutic area or country.
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Seniority mix
378 of 378 peers have a known seniority level
Therapeutic area mix
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