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Provation is seeking an experienced Scrum Master to lead and optimize Agile delivery within our anesthesia software development teams. In this role, you will act as a servant leader and Agile coach, enabling cross-functional teams to deliver secure, high quality clinical and operational software solutions that enhance patient safety, workflow efficiency, and overall care outcomes. The ideal candidate brings experience working in healthcare or other regulated environments, a deep understanding of Agile principles, and a proven ability to cultivate strong collaboration among software engineers, quality assurance professionals, clinical subject matter experts, and product stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities:
Agile Facilitation & Delivery Leadership

• Lead and facilitate all Scrum ceremonies - including Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Sprint Reviews, Retrospectives, and Backlog Refinement sessions - ensuring that Agile best practices are followed.
• Work closely with Product Owners to prioritize and manage backlogs aligned with clinical workflows, compliance requirements, and customer commitments.
• Promote continuous delivery of high-quality, compliant software releases within the healthcare domain.

Team Coaching & Servant Leadership

• Coach team members and stakeholders on Agile principles, self-organization, and accountability.
• Serve as a servant leader, helping teams remove impediments, manage cross -team dependencies, and maintain focus on delivery.
• Encourage an environment of transparency, trust, and psychological safety across teams.

Collaboration Across Clinical and Technical Teams

• Partner with Product Management, QA, Regulatory, and Clinical Affairs teams to ensure deliverables meet safety, usability, and compliance standards (e.g., FDA, HIPAA).
• Collaborate with Implementation and Customer Success teams to align development priorities with end-user needs and customer deployments.
• Facilitate cross-functional alignment for features that impact clinical data workflows, interoperability, or integrations with external systems (e.g., EMR, HL7, FHIR interfaces).

Continuous Improvement & Metrics

• Drive process improvement through data-driven retrospectives, actionable feedback, and measurable performance improvements.
• Track and communicate key Agile metrics (velocity, burndown, throughput, defect trends) to stakeholders.
• Configure custom dashboard widgets and query based charts to monitor backloh health, spot bottlenecks, and facilitate data-driven discussions during daily stand-ups and retrospectives.
• Identify opportunities for process automation and efficiency within the SDLC.
• Ensure Agile delivery practices align with quality management systems (QMS) and regulatory documentation standards.

Compliance and Quality Mindset

• Partner with QA and Regulatory teams to plan and execute validation and verification cycles within sprints.
• Reinforce best practices for traceability, documentation, and risk management in software releases.

Required Qualifications:
Education & Experience Guidelines

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or other relevant field
• 3-5 years of experience in Agile software delivery, including experience as a dedicated Scrum Master.
• Certified ScrumMaster (CSM), Professional Scrum Master (PSM I/II), or equivalent certification required.
• Experience in healthcare software, medical devices, or other regulated industries strongly preferred.
• Proven track record of enabling high-performing Agile teams delivering enterprise or clinical software products.
• Strong understanding of SDLC, QA automation, and DevOps practices.
• Familiarity with clinical software systems, healthcare interoperability standards (HL7, FHIR), and data privacy requirements (HIPAA).
• Hands-on experience with Agile tools such as Azure DevOps, Jira and Confluence and proven experience designing dashboards to track and improve team productivity
• Excellent facilitation, communication, and stakeholder management skills - especially with technical and non-technical (clinical) audiences.
• Strong servant leadership, collaboration, and conflict-resolution abilities.
• Highly organized and adaptable to fast-paced, evolving environments.
• Occasional travel may be required

Other Preferred Knowledge, Skills, Abilities or Certifications:

• Additional certifications such as SAFe Agilist, PMI-ACP, or Lean Six Sigma are a plus.

Fortive Corporation Overview
Fortive's essential technology makes the world safer and more productive. We accelerate transformation in high-impact fields like workplace safety, build environments, and healthcare.
We are a global industrial technology innovator with a startup spirit. Our forward-looking companies lead the way in healthcare sterilization, industrial safety, predictive maintenance, and other mission-critical solutions. We're a force for progress, working alongside our customers and partners to solve challenges on a global scale, from workplace safety in the most demanding conditions to advanced technologies that help providers focus on exceptional patient care.
We are a diverse team 10,000 strong, united by a dynamic, inclusive culture and energized by limitless learning and growth. We use the proven Fortive Business System (FBS) to accelerate our positive impact.
At Fortive, we believe in you. We believe in your potential-your ability to learn, grow, and make a difference.
At Fortive, we believe in us. We believe in the power of people working together to solve problems no one could solve alone.
At Fortive, we believe in growth. We're honest about what's working and what isn't, and we never stop improving and innovating.
Fortive: For you, for us, for growth.
About Provation
Provation is a leading provider of healthcare software and SaaS solutions for clinical productivity, care coordination, quality reporting, and billing. Our purpose is to empower providers to deliver quality healthcare for all. Provation's comprehensive portfolio spans the entire patient encounter, from pre-procedure through post-procedure, with solutions for physician and nursing documentation (Provation® MD, Provation® Apex, MD-Reports, Provation® endoPRO®, and Provation® MultiCaregiver), anesthesia documentation (#1 Best in KLAS Provation® iPro), patient engagement, surgical care coordination, quality reporting, and billing capture (Provation® SurgicalValet™), order set and care plan management (Provation® Order Set Advisor™ and Provation® Care Plans), and EHR embedded clinical documentation (Provation® Clinic Note). Provation has a loyal customer base, serving more than 5,000 hospitals, surgery centers, and medical offices, and 700 physician groups globally, including 19 of the top 20 U.S. hospitals. In 2021, Provation was acquired by Fortive Corporation, a Fortune 1000 company that builds essential technology and accelerates transformation in high-impact fields like workplace safety, engineering, and healthcare. For more information about our solutions, visit provationmedical.com and follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn. Our purpose at Provation is to empower providers to deliver quality healthcare for all. To deliver on this commitment, we're guided by our core values - Provation has a culture of CARES:Community - We have a shared sense of improving healthcare, enriching the broader world we live in and serve. Accountability - We own it and get it done with integrity. Respect - We build diverse teams that collaborate and communicate with positive intent and trust. Excellence - We welcome new ideas as we innovate quality solutions. Service - We are passionate about putting customers first.
We Are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Fortive Corporation and all Fortive Companies are proud to be equal opportunity employers. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or other characteristics protected by law. Fortive and all Fortive Companies are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. Individuals who need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment application process, please contact us at applyassistance@fortive.com.
Bonus or Equity
This position is also eligible for bonus as part of the total compensation package.
Pay Range
The salary range for this position (in local currency) is 70,600.00 - 117,900.00