Release Manager / Scrum Master

Release Manager / Scrum Master / Project Manager

start date: 01/10/2026

100% REMOTE

Availability and commitment to join the project on a long-term basis, with an expected availability of at least 12 months.

Join an international project in the Pharma & Life Sciences sector, focused on developing modern technology solutions supporting processes related to biosample data.

The Portal is a platform that integrates data related to human biosamples from clinical and non-clinical trials, as well as other biosample-related data, including study data, subject data and reference data.

The platform provides FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable) biosample data from both clinical and non-clinical sources.

Supports Pharma Biosample Services by providing enriched and clean data and enabling more efficient data flows. The data is consumed for operational and analytical purposes, supporting business processes such as sample data flow, quality control and data search.

Data extracted and transformed by system is made available to scientists through the Biosample Portal, a visualization tool that enables users to search for biosamples stored across internal and external repositories.

We are looking for an experienced Release Manager / Scrum Master to take ownership of the end-to-end software release and deployment process within a complex enterprise IT environment.

Release Manager / Scrum Master

We are looking for an experienced Release Manager / Scrum Master to join a team working across a portfolio of five data and web applications, including two applications operating within a GxP-regulated environment.

The position combines Release Management, Project Management and Scrum Master responsibilities, with a strong focus on coordinating releases, dependencies, validation activities and parallel sprint cycles.

Key Responsibilities:

• Own and coordinate the end-to-end release management process in a regulated environment.

• Ensure that the GxP validation cycle is treated as an integral part of the release process.

• Develop and maintain release schedules, manage dependencies between applications and coordinate release windows.

• Lead two parallel sprint cycles across teams working with different technology stacks.

• Facilitate Scrum ceremonies, including Sprint Planning, Daily Stand-ups, Reviews and Retrospectives.

• Coordinate activities across development, QA, validation, business and other stakeholders.

• Use JIRA operationally to manage scope, maintain change traceability and link work items to releases.

• Manage Change and Release processes in ServiceNow, including change requests, change packages and approval workflows.

• Track progress, risks, dependencies and blockers and ensure timely escalation where required.

• Work closely with the client and US-based stakeholders in English.

• Support continuous improvement of release and delivery processes.

Requirements:

• Proven experience in Release Management within a regulated environment, such as GxP, GMP, GCP, medical devices or a comparable regulated industry.

• Practical understanding of validation activities as an integral part of the software release lifecycle.

• Solid Project Management experience – including planning, scheduling, dependency management and coordination of multiple workstreams.

• Hands-on experience using JIRA for scope management, change traceability and release planning.

• Experience with ServiceNow in Change and Release Management.

• Experience managing at least two parallel sprint cycles.

• Strong Scrum facilitation skills – experience leading ceremonies and enabling teams, rather than simply administering boards.

• C1-level English, with confidence communicating with clients and US-based stakeholders.

• Strong stakeholder management, communication and coordination skills.

• Ability to work effectively across business, project and technical teams.

Nice to Have:

• Experience with JIRA ALM Template, including configuration and day-to-day use.

• Experience working with data teams, data platforms or integration teams.

• Experience with Veeva Vault or another regulated documentation management system.

• Experience taking over and stabilizing a service from another vendor.

• Scrum, Agile, Project Management or related certification.