Onward Search is a specialized staffing and talent solutions company that helps professionals find top jobs with the nation’s leading brands. We’re hiring a Scrum Leader for a remote opportunity with a leading digital health organization. This is a contract role through December 31, 2025.

In this role, you'll join the Digital Health team to extend agile expertise and deliver digital solutions to consumers, patients, and providers. You will play a key role in coaching Scrum Teams, driving agile practices, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver impactful results.

There is no application deadline for this role.

Scrum Leader Responsibilities:

• Guide and coach Scrum Teams in applying Agile practices and principles.

• Facilitate Scrum events: Sprint Planning, Daily Scrum, Sprint Review, Retrospectives.

• Recognize team strengths and areas for improvement; provide coaching and development support.

• Collaborate with Product Managers, Product Owners, Engineering, and Design partners to deliver solutions.

• Support team self-organization and cross-functional growth.

• Remove impediments and collaborate with other Scrum Leaders to increase effectiveness.

• Contribute to improving Agile practices across the organization.

• Apply PI management and planning as needed.

• Work with stakeholders to drive decision-making and support product success.

Scrum Leader Qualifications:

• Strong communication, facilitation, negotiation, and coaching skills.

• Deep knowledge of Scrum and the software development lifecycle.

• Expertise in backlog refinement, story splitting, estimation, velocity, and retrospectives.

• Experience with Azure DevOps.

• Strong problem-solving and planning capabilities.

• Excellent collaboration and cultural awareness.

• Experience in highly regulated industries (preferred).

• Cloud or enterprise architecture knowledge (preferred).

• Healthcare technology familiarity (HIPAA/HITRUST) (preferred).

Perks & Benefits:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance.

• Life Insurance.

• 401(k) Program.

• Commuter Benefit.

• eLearning & Ongoing Training.

• Education Reimbursement.

*Eligibility requires working over 30 hours per week on an assignment lasting at least 10 weeks.

If you meet the qualifications and are excited about this opportunity, apply today! Our team will connect with you to discuss next steps, support you through the interview process, and advocate for your success.

About Onward Search

Onward Search is a nationwide staffing agency and talent solutions provider specializing in creative, marketing, and technology professionals. We work with our nationwide clients to continuously pipeline and fill specialized roles. As such, not all jobs contain an application deadline.

Equal Opportunity Employment

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other protected category. Candidates must be at least 18 years old to be considered for employment.
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Inclusive Hiring Practices

We’re committed to making every part of our hiring process accessible and inclusive. If you need any accommodations or adjustments to support you during the application or interview process, please contact us at inclusivehiring@onwardsearch.com.

Employment Eligibility

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired must verify their identity and eligibility to work in the United States. We are unable to support 1099 / Corp-to-Corp / Independent Contractor arrangements. All freelancers will be hired as W2 employees.

Benefits

We offer medical, dental, and vision insurance as well as a 401(k) retirement plan to all eligible full-time temporary employees. Onward Search is a drug-free workplace.

Virtual Interview Process

To help streamline the hiring process and ensure a more flexible and accessible experience for all candidates, we’ve partnered with Apriora, a virtual interviewing platform. For select job openings, you may receive an invitation to interview with Alex, our virtual interviewer, via email at alex@onwardsearch.com.

Alex will guide you through a brief set of questions to help us better understand your background and interests. The virtual interview can be completed on your own time, and your responses will be reviewed by our recruiting team as part of the screening process.

To learn more about the platform, visit Apriora’s website.

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