Agile Coach

Agile Coach Req ID #:  84855 Location: 

Wilmington, MA, US, 01887 Ashland, OH, US, 44805 Charleston, SC, US, 29407 Saffron Walden, GB, CB10 1XL Horsham, PA, US, 19044 Laval, Quebec, CA, H7V 4B3 Mattawan, MI, US, 49071 Senneville, Quebec, CA, H9X 3R3 Raleigh, NC, US, 27610 US Spencerville, OH, US, 45887 Tranent, GB, EH33 2NE At Charles River, we are passionate about improving the quality of people’s lives. When you join our global family, you will help create healthier lives for millions of patients and their families. 

Charles River employees are innovative thinkers, who are dedicated to continuous learning and improvement. We will empower you with the resources you need to grow and develop in your career. 

As a Charles River employee, you will be part of an industry-leading, customer-focused company at the forefront of drug development. Your skills will play a key role in bringing life-saving therapies to market faster through simpler, quicker, and more digitalized processes. Whether you are in lab operations, finance, IT, sales, or another area, when you work at Charles River, you will be the difference every day for patients across the globe.

  Job Summary  

An advocate for Agile mindsets, behaviors and processes, the Agile Coach is responsible for helping teams perform by instilling an Agile mindset and methodology through coaching, improving team processes and championing continuous improvement. The Agile Coach has a deep understanding of the organization and team processes and adds value with broader perspective of having seen other teams go through the same transition before. One Agile coach can support 2-4 Agile teams (ratio depending on team maturity).

  Job Qualifications  

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

· Analyze sales funnels and customer intent

· Guides team to develop OKRs (Objectives & Key Result) to ensure product alignment to business priorities

· Champions implementation of Agile standard methodologies across teams with high level of collaboration

· Supports continuous improvement of methods and incorporates them into day-to-day work of the teams

· Promotes self-organization, collaboration and improved team dynamics

· Advocates for the right, not the easy solution

· Removes and/ or appropriately escalates impediments to the team to enable business value delivery

· Launches new teams, sets up result delivery processes (e.g., facilitates workshops, trainings, help teams to define the cadence)

· Provides guidance on Agile practices for the organization, including creating training materials and other tools

· Identifies challenges and opportunities for teams and key roles (e.g., Product Owner, Scrum Master, Tech Lead,) and generates a tailored coaching plan for each to help them on their journey

· Identifies and communicates solutions, behavior changes, mindset shifts required for team members and key roles and provides 1:1 coaching as needed

· Identifies tools, trainings or additional resources individuals should leverage to build on their opportunity areas as part of their coaching plan

· Perform all other related duties as assigned

Qualifications:

· Education: Bachelor’s degree in computer science/technical or related field.

· Experience: 5+ years Agile experience, including 2+ years as an Agile practitioner and 3+ years as an Agile Coach (~1 year experience in managing multiple Agile teams). Deep expertise in Agile methodologies and frameworks. Proficiency in coaching, mentoring and adult learning methodologies. Experience with (organizational) change management. Experience

with enterprise technologies. Experience applying concepts and techniques from multiple Agile approaches. Demonstrated knowledge and experience building, consuming, and supporting APIs

· An equivalent combination of education and experience may be accepted as a satisfactory substitute for the specific education and experience listed above

· Certification/Licensure: None

· Other: Strong communication skills with ability to align the organization on complex technical decisions. Active coach and mentor whose goals are to grow and maximize the team’s potential. Visible passion for subject area, participation in domain activities and groups, ability to organize related events. Strong belief that others respond to role modelling and can grow and change trough coaching, transparency and trust. Openness to new ideas and desire to develop them together. Self-awareness of cognitive biases and potential impact on decision making. Focused on building high performing teams, developing team members and delivering outcomes that matter to organization

About Safety Assessment

Charles River is committed to helping our partners expedite their preclinical drug development with exceptional safety assessment services, state-of-the-art facilities and expert regulatory guidance. From individual specialty toxicology and IND enabling studies to tailored packages and total laboratory support, our deeply experienced team can design and execute programs that anticipate challenges and avoid roadblocks for a smooth, efficient journey to market.  Each year approximately 120 investigational new drug (IND) programs are conducted in our Safety Assessment facilities.

About Charles River

Charles River is an early-stage contract research organization (CRO). We have built upon our foundation of laboratory animal medicine and science to develop a diverse portfolio of discovery and safety assessment services, both Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) and non-GLP, to support clients from target identification through preclinical development. Charles River also provides a suite of products and services to support our clients’ clinical laboratory testing needs and manufacturing activities. Utilizing this broad portfolio of products and services enables our clients to create a more flexible drug development model, which reduces their costs, enhances their productivity and effectiveness to increase speed to market.

With over 17,000 employees within 90 facilities in 20 countries around the globe, we are strategically positioned to coordinate worldwide resources and apply multidisciplinary perspectives in resolving our client’s unique challenges. Our client base includes global pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology companies, government agencies and hospitals and academic institutions around the world. And in 2019, revenue increased to $2.62 billion.

At Charles River, we are passionate about our role in improving the quality of people’s lives. Our mission, our excellent science and our strong sense of purpose guide us in all that we do, and we approach each day with the knowledge that our work helps to improve the health and well-being of many across the globe. We have proudly supported the development of ~85% of the drugs approved by the FDA in 2019.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Charles River Laboratories is an Equal Opportunity Employer - M/F/Disabled/Vet.

If you are interested in applying to Charles River Laboratories and need special assistance or an accommodation due to a disability to complete any forms or to otherwise participate in the resume submission process, please contact a member of our Human Resources team by sending an e-mail message to crrecruitment_US@crl.com. This contact is for accommodation requests for individuals with disabilities only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.

For more information, please visit www.criver.com.

Nearest Major Market: Boston

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