Associate Director, US Oncology Marketing Scrum Master_

**Job Description**The company’s US Human Health Division has undergone significant transformation over the past few years, by building and enhancing our core commercial capabilities to be more adaptive and responsive to changing market needs and customers’ expectations. As a result, US Oncology has begun to develop, manage and incorporate Agile methodologies in the way we work. To help achieve this vision, US Oncology developed Agile Digital Teams to innovate new ways of communicating, measuring, and interacting with our customers and patients through digital channels and technologies. A core member of those teams is the Scrum Master.The **Scrum Maste** r is responsible for supporting the Agile Digital Team(s) in their effort to develop and execute digital/ omnichannel strategies across our portfolio of brands to drive greater customer experience, innovation, and business value. In addition, the Scrum Master will develop a strategy to realize the cultural changes needed to embed Agile principles and practices in the way we work.This role has a Hybrid working arrangement, with 3 days per week in the Upper Gwynedd office.**Primary Responsibilities:**+ Supports the launch and training of the Agile Team+ Guides the team on how to use Agile/Scrum practices and values to improve the quality, speed, and compliance of digital promotion+ Coaches the team to higher levels of Agile maturity over time+ Facilitates SCRUM events and maintains KANBAN boards to enable transparency about the work and adjustments that are required+ Facilitates discussion to enable rapid and thoughtful decision making+ Guides the team on how to optimize self-organization+ Removes impediments to work progress via servant leadership, coaching or influencing actions of SMEs and leadership+ Builds a trusting and safe environment where problems can be raised without fear of blame, retribution, or being judged, with an emphasis on progress and problem-solving+ Models and coaches diplomacy and emotional intelligence to enable conflict resolution and a self-directed team mindset+ Supports Trimester Business Planning (TBR) Process – brings value to marketing stakeholders by coaching them in development of Objective & Key Results (OKRs), and the subsequent planning, prioritization and execution of work (Big Room Planning)**Education Minimum Requirement:**+ Required: Bachelor's Degree+ Preferred: Master's Degree**Required Experience and Skills:**+ 5 years marketing or marketing communications experience+ Strong executive presence and communication skills with ability to speak with candor when appropriate+ Highly skilled in influencing without authority and leading cross-functional teams+ High EQ and ability to create psychological safety within teams+ Ability to effectively facilitate both small and large group sessions+ Possesses a growth mindset and embraces the practice of transparency and continuous improvement+ Demonstrated initiative and ability to act quickly to resolve problems or conflicts**Preferred Experience and Skills:**+ Experience with the promotion operations processes including content creation, approval, digital publishing, and content management+ Scrum certified and/or experience in a Scrum Master role (i.e., understanding of scrum principles, practices, and theory)+ Strong understanding of change management+ Experience leading a large field or HQ change initiative+ Project Management experience and/or certifications+ Strong understanding of the end-to-end marketing process+ Strong understanding of the evolving US healthcare landscape and interdependencies**Position Location** :+ Upper Gwynedd, PA**NOTICE FOR INTERNAL APPLICANTS**In accordance with Managers' Policy - Job Posting and Employee Placement, all employees subject to this policy are required to have a minimum of twelve (12) months of service in current position prior to applying for open positions.If you have been offered a separation benefits package, but have not yet reached your separation date and are offered a position within the salary and geographical parameters as set forth in the Summary Plan Description (SPD) of your separation package, then you are no longer eligible for your separation benefits package. 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We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another’s thinking and approach problems collectively.Learn more about your rights, including under California, Colorado and other US State Acts (sdprivacy.com/us/en/CCPA-notice/)**U.S. Hybrid Work Model**Effective September 5, 2023, employees in office-based positions in the U.S. will be working a Hybrid work consisting of three total days on-site per week, generally Tuesday, Wednesday and either Monday or Thursday, although the specific days may vary by site or organization, with Friday designated as a remote-working day, unless business critical tasks require an on-site presence. This Hybrid work model does not apply to, and daily in-person attendance is required for, field-based positions; facility-based, manufacturing-based, or research-based positions where the work to be performed is located at a Company site; positions covered by a collective-bargaining agreement (unless the agreement provides for hybrid work); or any other position for which the Company has determined the job requirements cannot be reasonably met working remotely. Please note, this Hybrid work model guidance also does not apply to roles that have been designated as “remote”.**Search Firm Representatives Please Read Carefully**Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA, also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Rahway, NJ, USA, does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms for employment opportunities. All CVs / resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at our company without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of our company. No fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by our company as a result of an agency referral where no pre-existing agreement is in place. Where agency agreements are in place, introductions are position specific. Please, no phone calls or emails.**Employee Status:**Regular**Relocation:**Domestic**VISA Sponsorship:**No**Travel Requirements:**10%**Flexible Work Arrangements:**Hybrid**Shift:**1st - Day**Valid Driving License:**No**Hazardous Material(s):**NA**Job Posting End Date:**09/6/2024***A job posting is effective until 11:59:59PM on the day** **BEFORE** **the listed job posting end date. 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