Job ID#: 18245
Category: Information Technology
Contractor
6+ months
2
As an IT Product Owner Proxy within our client's Healthcare Centers of Excellence, your role is crucial in driving the development and implementation of innovative technology solutions to advance healthcare delivery, research, and education. Leveraging your expertise in Agile methodologies and Azure DevOps (ADO), you will collaborate closely with stakeholders, subject matter experts, and development teams to define requirements, prioritize features, and ensure the successful delivery of projects aligned with the strategic objectives of our centers.
Responsibilities:
? Requirement Elicitation and Documentation:
o Collaborate with stakeholders from healthcare centers, research teams, and educational institutions to understand their unique needs, challenges, and opportunities.
o Utilize Azure DevOps (ADO) to capture, organize, and manage requirements, translating them into clear and actionable user stories, features, and acceptance criteria for development teams.
? Stakeholder Management:
o Serve as a primary point of contact for healthcare center leaders, researchers, educators, and other stakeholders, utilizing ADO to facilitate communication, feedback sessions, and status updates.
o Maintain strong relationships with stakeholders, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and fostering engagement throughout the project lifecycle.
? Backlog Management:
o Work closely with the Product Owner and stakeholders to prioritize and maintain the product backlog within Azure DevOps, leveraging ADO's capabilities for backlog refinement, sprint planning, and tracking.
o Ensure that user stories are well-defined, estimated, and ready for implementation, collaborating with teams to maintain a healthy backlog that reflects strategic priorities and user needs.
? Team Collaboration:
o Foster collaboration and coordination between multidisciplinary teams, including developers, designers, researchers, clinicians, and educators, using ADO as a central platform for communication, task management, and collaboration.
o Facilitate agile ceremonies such as sprint planning, sprint reviews, and retrospectives within ADO, driving continuous improvement and ensuring alignment with center objectives.
? Quality Assurance and Validation:
o Lead user acceptance testing (UAT) and validation activities using Azure DevOps test management features, ensuring that developed features meet user needs, adhere to quality standards, and align with project requirements.
o Work closely with stakeholders to gather feedback, address issues, and iterate on solutions to achieve desired outcomes, leveraging ADO for issue tracking and resolution.
? Risk Management and Mitigation:
o Proactively identify risks, dependencies, and constraints within ADO, utilizing its project management and reporting capabilities to track and mitigate potential challenges.
o Collaborate with stakeholders and project teams to develop mitigation strategies, contingency plans, and alternative approaches, leveraging ADO for risk tracking and communication.
Requirements:
? Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Business, Information Technology, Healthcare Administration, or a related field. Master's degree preferred.
? Previous experience (5-7+ years) as a Product Owner, Business Analyst, or similar role in the healthcare industry, particularly within centers of excellence or academic medical centers.
? Strong understanding of Agile methodologies, including Scrum, Kanban, or SAFe, with demonstrated experience using Azure DevOps (ADO) for backlog management, sprint planning, and collaboration.
? Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to engage with diverse stakeholders, build consensus, and facilitate productive discussions.
? Analytical mindset with a focus on problem-solving, critical thinking, and data-driven decision-making.
? Knowledge of healthcare regulations, research compliance requirements, and academic standards is highly desirable.
? Certification in Agile (e.g., Certified Scrum Product Owner), Azure DevOps, or relevant domain expertise (e.g., healthcare informatics, research administration) is a plus.
Desired Skills
healthcare, clinical understanding, business minded, technical