Scrum Master - Health Systems

Role Overview

The Scrum Master will support the delivery of healthcare data solutions, with a primary focus on Medicare, Medicare Advantage, and risk adjustment.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate Agile ceremonies: daily stand-ups, sprint planning, sprint reviews, and sprint retrospectives.
• Resolve impediments: proactively identify, track, and clear roadblocks by coordinating with stakeholders on dependencies and access issues.
• Coach the team: mentor cross-functional teams (developers, testers, analysts) toward self-organization, high performance, and continuous improvement of Scrum practices.
• Backlog and release support: work with the CMS Product Owner and business stakeholders to refine user stories, prioritize the backlog, and plan release cycles.
• Track and report metrics: monitor sprint progress and team velocity; use Agile tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence) to report performance and drive process improvements.
• Ensure compliance and alignment: align delivery with CMS Target Architecture and federal healthcare data security protocols.

Requirements

• 5+ years as a dedicated Scrum Master in Agile software development, ideally in large federal or healthcare IT environments.
• CSM or PSM certification required.
• Familiarity with CMS programs (Medicare, Medicaid, healthcare.gov) or federal enterprise modernization.
• Proficiency with Agile project tracking tools, specifically Jira and Confluence.

Nice-to-Haves

• Experience supporting federal healthcare or large CMS-related initiatives.