Project Manager/RTE & Scrum Master - AI-Driven Clinical Data Management
Function: Project Management and Business Analysis
Quasi remote: Hybrid
Background: We are looking for a Project Manager who also serves as Scrum Master for three delivery teams within a strategic programme that applies agentic AI and rule-based automation to clinical trial data review. The programme is in active build with a fixed MVP deadline, a distributed team of approximately fifty people across five delivery teams, and GxP regulatory requirements.
Programme level: Deliver execution - planning, tracking, risk management, dependency resolution, stakeholder communication. Team level: Facilitate agile ceremonies, coach teams on effective ways of working, remove impediments for cross‑functional delivery teams. Work alongside a Product Manager (vision and prioritisation) and a Solution Architect (technical decisions).
The perfect candidate: Pragmatic, hands‑on servant leader that thrives in ambiguity, maintains high‑trust psychologically safe environment, remains firm on scope and commitments, balances detail and high‑level perspective; comfortable shaping strategy while also diving into trenches to update a RAID log or fix a Jira filter.
General Information
Start date: asap
Latest start date: 01.07.2026
Planned duration: 30.11.2027
Extension: not planned
Workplace: Basel
Workload: 100%
Home office: 50%
Tasks & Responsibilities
* Own the delivery plan across multiple parallel teams from current state through MVP and subsequent releases
* Drive PI‑level planning, manage cross‑team dependencies, and resolve blockers before they hit the critical path
* Maintain the RAID log with clear owners, deadlines, and recommendations
* Enforce scope discipline through a structured requirements intake and triage process
* Release management: develop and maintain a release calendar and schedule, coordinating with development, QA, and operations teams on timelines; lead post‑implementation reviews to identify release cycle process improvements
* Facilitate sprint planning, daily stand‑ups, reviews, and retrospectives for the three delivery teams
* Shield teams from external disruptions and remove impediments quickly
* Coach team members on agile practices and continuous improvement
* Track sprint health (velocity, burndown, blocked items) and surface concerns early
* Support Product Owners with backlog refinement, story breakdown, and Definition of Done compliance
* Facilitate Scrum of Scrums, PO sync, and dependency resolution sessions across all five delivery teams
* Manage Jira ALM project structure as the single source of truth for programme status and ensure consistent Jira hygiene across all teams (issue types, labels, linking, workflows)
* Enable effective collaboration between co‑located (Basel) and virtual (US, India) team members
* Provide transparent status reporting to leadership, coordinate stakeholder expectations around MVP scope and post‑MVP deferrals, and coordinate with adjacent programmes and platform teams on integration dependencies
Must Have (Qualifications)
* 7+ years of project management experience in software delivery, including 3+ years managing programmes with multiple parallel teams
* Demonstrated Scrum Master experience – facilitation of agile teams, not only observation
* Pharmaceutical or Life Sciences industry experience with understanding of GxP requirements and inspection readiness
* Hands‑on Jira experience – configuration and management of Jira projects; Xray test management experience preferred
* Experience with scaled agile delivery (SAFe or similar) and ability to adapt the framework pragmatically
* Strong risk and dependency management skills with a bias toward action
* Experience managing distributed hybrid teams across multiple time zones
* Fluent English communication – written and verbal
Nice To Have (Qualifications)
* Clinical data management domain familiarity – understanding of CRFs, EDC systems, data queries, and data review processes
* Experience with AI/ML product delivery, especially challenges of validating non‑deterministic systems
* GxP validation experience for AI/ML or software systems in pharma
* Experience with clinical data systems (Medidata Rave, CDMS, RBQM tools)
* CSM, PSM, SAFe SM/RTE, PMP, or equivalent certification
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