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Scrum Master - Omnichannel

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Type: Contract

Category: Program/Project Management

Industry: Life Sciences

Workplace Type: Remote

Reference ID: JN -042026-106227

Date Posted: 04/30/2026

Shortcut: http://careers.eliassen.com/yjWgcu

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Our client seeks an experienced Scrum Master to lead an omnichannel product team operating within a SAFe-based enterprise model. The role will stabilize an in-flight, high-velocity environment by providing facilitation, coaching, and delivery enablement for a mature team. The Scrum Master will drive ceremony execution, backlog readiness, impediment removal, and transparent stakeholder alignment across programs and value streams. The work will support ongoing enterprise agile transformation while maintaining delivery momentum and team health.

Due to client requirements, applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.

Rate: $55.00 to $65.00/hr. w2

Responsibilities:

• Serve as the dedicated Scrum Master for the omnichannel delivery team to ensure consistent and effective agile execution.

• Facilitate Sprint Planning, Daily Standups, Reviews, and Retrospectives.

• Coach team members, product owners, and stakeholders on SAFe and agile best practices.

• Maintain a steady flow of groomed, ready backlog items to keep teams productive.

• Partner with Product Owners to ensure clear, actionable requirements aligned with program goals.

• Identify, escalate, and remove impediments that threaten sprint commitments or delivery outcomes.

• Act as a bridge between delivery teams and leadership to ensure transparency on progress, risks, and dependencies.

• Provide real-time insights to the Program Manager on delivery health and team capacity.

• Hold stakeholders accountable to timelines and commitments in a constructive manner.

• Coordinate across value streams and programs within a large-scale enterprise SAFe environment.

• Support release planning, PI planning, and cross-team dependency alignment.

• Promote consistency as enterprise-wide agile transformation progresses.

Experience Requirements:

• 5-10+ years of Scrum Master experience supporting enterprise-scale teams.

• Active Scrum Master certification.

• Proven experience within Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) environments.

• Experience supporting large, mature teams with complex dependencies.

• Strong facilitation, communication, and conflict resolution skills.

• Ability to operate confidently within fast-paced, high-expectation environments.

• SAFe Scrum Master (SSM) (preferred).

• SAFe Agilist (SA) (preferred).

• SAFe Practitioner (SP) (preferred).

• SAFe Release Train Engineer (RTE) (preferred).

• Experience with SAP or enterprise platform teams (preferred).

• Background in omnichannel, customer experience, or digital product initiatives (preferred).

Education Requirements:

• Active Scrum Master certification.

• SAFe Scrum Master (SSM) (preferred).

• SAFe Agilist (SA) (preferred).

• SAFe Practitioner (SP) (preferred).

• SAFe Release Train Engineer (RTE) (preferred).

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Skills, experience, and other compensable factors will be considered when determining pay rate. The pay range provided in this posting reflects a W2 hourly rate; other employment options may be available that may result in pay outside of the provided range.

W2 employees of Eliassen Group who are regularly scheduled to work 30 or more hours per week are eligible for the following benefits: medical (choice of 3 plans), dental, vision, pre-tax accounts, other voluntary benefits including life and disability insurance, 401(k) with match, and sick time if required by law in the worked-in state/locality.

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About Eliassen Group:

Eliassen Group is a strategic consulting firm that helps organizations reach further and achieve more through our technology, business advisory, and life sciences solutions. For nearly 40 years, we have combined exceptional people, deep domain expertise, and intelligent capabilities to expand our clients' capacity and accelerate meaningful outcomes. We are driven by a purpose to positively impact the lives of our employees, clients, consultants, and the communities we serve.

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