Project Manager | Agile Scrum Master

Duties & Responsibilities

• Coordinates the full software development lifecycle (SDLC) in a scientific environment, including defining technical and functional requirements, quality control planning, implementation, upgrades, and integration with existing NCBI systems through Agile Process methodology.
• Daily coordination of complex technical projects dealing with scientific and genomic data.
• Participate in and provide technical and administrative expertise to software development projects.
• Responsible for software/system design and specifications, system implementation and integration, and testing.
• Tracks milestones and produces deliverables.
• Balances risks, schedules, and resources.
• Coordinates cross-functional teams of various sizes with diverse technical skills sets.
• Advises senior management on technical issues.
• Communicates project issues to stakeholders and senior management.

Required Skills

• Formal education (minimum: Bachelor’s degree) in Computer Science or related field.
• At least 3 years of project management experience and at least 5 years of experience developing the software and/or managing the software development.
• Strong Technical Knowledge of software application development.
• Experience managing software development projects using Agile methodology.
• Experience coordinating work across multiple teams and departments.
• Effective verbal and written communications.
• Experience in delivery of complex enterprise level software development projects.

Desired Skills

• Master’s degree preferred.
• PMP Certification.
• Experience with scientific or biological data a plus.
• Experience as software development technical lead.
• Experience working with large databases, statistical analysis, and clinical data.
• Experience in a research and development (R&D) environment with demonstrated ability to analyze problems and propose multiple solutions.
• Experience with large distributed systems and cloud computing.