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JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Description

Do you want to be at the forefront of transforming our organisation into a Leading Agile Organisation? Do you enjoy working in an international environment and did you always want to work in a company where your work can have a real impact on people’s lives? We would like to meet you!

We have an exciting new opportunity as an Agile Coach for the Mid Europe Region (MER)

Purpose of the role

You’ll need to shape and deliver the Agile-at-Scale strategy roadmap and steer the Middle East Region (MER) in becoming a Leading Agile Organization.You will need to collaborate on the creation and evolution of the Agile transformation roadmap and take ownership of driving activities across the organization. You will need to support the development and monitoring of Agile adoption/maturity metrics to aid in accelerating overall Agile transformation efforts and to gauge the maturity progress of new and existing teams. You advance best practices for scaling and optimizing Agile Ways of Working (WoW) and Agile discipline. You will need to develop training materials and deliver it across the organization as part of an integrated learning and transformation journey.

Primary responsibilities

Agile Community:

• Lead the Agile CoP to guide Agile delivery teams, their coaches, stakeholders and leaders, to establish the mindset and practices needed to transform MER

Agile Capabilities:

• Defines and ensures consistent agile standards and practices in alignment with the MER Value Board & Global Commercial Excellence teams




• Develops training materials, facilitates learning, provides coaching, act as Scrum Master and may at times fill various other related roles, e.g. Scrum-of-Scrum; onboarding of new team members

Agile Maturity & Scale-Agile Framework:

• Develops and tracks agile adoption/maturity metrics to aid in accelerating the overall Agile transformation




• Establish a taxonomy of teams to clearly define goals and state how each team needs to contribute to the achievement of those goals to maximize collaboration between process teams and customer experience teams




• Scale agile practices by advancing emerging solutions & best practices throughout MER, including regular health-checks [staffing / collaboration / agile discipline / scrum / Kanban / integrated backlogs]

Your profile

• Bachelor’s degree and/or equivalent training and/or equivalent experience




• 8+ years Agile Coaching experience (ability to coach multiple teams on Agile, Scrum & Kanban)




• A track record of leadership in Agile transformation in large organizations




• Proven knowledge of the application of Agile at scale and demonstrated ability to coach and lead the cultural and organizational change to make it work




• Passionate about helping teams realize their full potential by coaching and enabling the organization to deliver outstanding product as fast as possible while having fun




• The ability to coach, mentor and teach teams, and able to work closely with senior management to advance agility at the enterprise level and to systematically drive agile-at-scale.




• Passionate about coaching a team of professionals who love collaboration, learning and the adoption of cutting-edge technologies & solutions.




• Cares about employees and fosters an environment of servant-leadership in which they can thrive by providing them the Agile tools and Agile training necessary to get the job done




• Drives Agile WoW and a culture where we encourage self-learning, teamwork, innovation and where everyone’s ideas are heard and valued




• Position requires approximately 25% travel.




• Position is preferably based in Switzerland  

What we offer

We welcome you to a truly global, dynamic and challenging environment with great opportunities for personal development. Our benefits are very competitive, and the summary below will give you an idea of what you can expect.

• Competitive salary;




• Attractive collective health care insurance package with considerable reduction rates;




• Solid Pension Plan;




• Incentive Plan;




• Numerous training, coaching and e-learning modules for long term job opportunities and development

Who we are …

We are known as Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, New Jersey, USA in the United States and Canada and MSD everywhere else. For more than a century, we have been inventing for life, bringing forward medicines and vaccines for many of the world's most challenging diseases. Today, our company continues to be at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions and advance the prevention and treatment of diseases that threaten people and animals around the world.

We are driven by our purpose to develop and deliver innovative products that save and improve lives. With 69,000 employees operating in more than 140 countries, we offer state of the art laboratories, plants and offices that are designed to Inspire our employees as we learn, develop and grow in our careers. We are proud of our 125 years of service to humanity and continue to be one of the world’s biggest investors in Research & Development.

What we look for …

In a world of rapid innovation, we seek brave Inventors who want to make an Impact in all aspects of our business, enabling breakthroughs that will affect generations to come. We encourage you to bring your disruptive thinking, collaborative spirit and diverse perspective to our organization. Together we will continue Inventing For Life, Impacting Lives while Inspiring Your Career Growth.

INVENT.

IMPACT.

INSPIRE.

We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing diverse, talented, and committed people together. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when diverse ideas come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another’s thinking and approach problems collectively. We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace.

Search Firm Representatives Please Read Carefully 
Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ, USA, also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., Kenilworth, 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:

No relocation

VISA Sponsorship:

No

Travel Requirements:

50%

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Not Specified

Shift:

Not Indicated

Valid Driving License:

Yes

Hazardous Material(s):

Number of Openings:

1

Requisition ID:R90271