SAFe Release Train Engineer

Release Train Engineer (RTE) – Pharma / Life Sciences (SAFe)

Role Summary

Datavid provides enterprise-ready software solutions designed to help businesses extract, enrich, and utilize their most valuable knowledge. Our focus is on delivering cutting-edge data engineering and AI services to global enterprises leading in research, development, customer experience, and innovation. With a dedicated team of over 120+ professionals, including software developers, data engineers, machine learning specialists, AI engineers and project managers, Datavid is committed to helping organizations unlock the full potential of their data.

Role Description

full-time remote role

GxP, validation, data integrity, and quality standards

Key Responsibilities

Agile Release Train Leadership (Pharma Context)

chief facilitator and servant leader

• Discovery & Pre-Clinical

• Clinical Development & Operations

• Regulatory Affairs & Submissions

• Pharmacovigilance & Safety

• Manufacturing, Quality, or Commercial IT

• Establish and sustain ART cadence while respecting regulated delivery constraints

• Promote a culture of transparency, quality, and continuous improvement

Program Increment (PI) Planning & Execution

PI Planning

• Ensure alignment to:

• Portfolio themes and roadmap commitments

• Regulatory milestones (e.g. submissions, inspections, audits)

• Data integrity and validation needs

• Facilitate dependency mapping, risk identification, and ROAMing with regulatory and quality awareness

• Support PI objective definition and confidence voting in complex stakeholder environments

Facilitation of SAFe Ceremonies

• Facilitate and improve ART-level ceremonies:

• Scrum of Scrums

• PO Sync

• System Demos (with validated artefacts where required)

• Inspect & Adapt workshops

outcomes, quality, and compliance

Dependency, Risk & Impediment Management

• Proactively manage cross-team and cross-vendor dependencies involving:

• Validation & CSV

• Quality Assurance

• Regulatory Affairs

• Security & Data Privacy

system-level impediments

• Escalate risks appropriately while enabling teams to resolve issues at the lowest possible level

Compliance, Quality & Governance Enablement

Quality, Validation, and Regulatory teams

• Embed compliance into agile ways of working

• Ensure audit-ready delivery processes

• Support documentation, traceability, and evidence generation

GxP-regulated environments

Coaching & Continuous Improvement

• Coach Scrum Masters, Product Owners, and teams on:

• SAFe practices adapted for life-sciences delivery

• Flow, WIP limits, and value-based prioritisation

• Balancing speed with quality and compliance

• Drive continuous improvement actions from Inspect & Adapt workshops

Metrics & Transparency

• Track and communicate ART-level metrics including:

• PI predictability

• Flow metrics (Flow Velocity, Flow Time, Flow Load)

• Quality and stability indicators where applicable

• Provide clear, data-driven updates to senior stakeholders and governance forums

Key Stakeholders

• Product Management & Product Owners

• Clinical, Regulatory, Safety, and Quality stakeholders

• Architecture, Platform, and DevOps teams

• Validation & Compliance functions

• External vendors and systems integrators

• Portfolio and Digital Transformation leadership

Required Experience & Skills

• 7+ years’ experience in Agile delivery roles (Senior Scrum Master, Agile Coach, Program/Delivery Manager)

pharma or life sciences

SAFe

GxP-regulated environments

• Ability to facilitate large, complex planning and alignment events

• Strong stakeholder management skills in matrixed organisations

• Calm, structured approach to ambiguity and regulatory complexity

Preferred Experience

• Exposure to clinical systems (CTMS, EDC, eTMF, Safety systems)

• Experience supporting regulatory submissions or inspections

• Working knowledge of CSV, validation, and audit requirements

• Experience coordinating multiple vendors or global delivery teams

Certifications (Preferred)

• SAFe Release Train Engineer (RTE)

• SAFe Agilist (SA)

• Scrum Master / Advanced Scrum Master

• Life-sciences or GxP training / certification (advantageous)