The opportunity
As part of our continued growth, we're seeking a Scrum Master & QA Specialist to help guide the delivery of the Digital Health & Discovery Platform (DHDP). The DHDP, a research initiative led by the Terry Fox Research Institute, is a federated AI and data-sharing software product for advancing disease research. The DHDP operates by bringing its software to where the data is located, analyzing it there, and delivering the results back to the platform and user.
This 16-month contract role (ends March 2027) blends Agile facilitation with quality leadership, ensuring teams deliver reliable, high-quality platform releases while maintaining momentum in a complex, multi-partner environment. The ideal candidate brings a steady hand under pressure, strong organizational instincts and the diplomacy to work across diverse stakeholders in academia, health care and technology.
About the Terry Fox Research Institute and DHDP
The Terry Fox Research Institute (TFRI), named for Canadian icon Terry Fox, is built on Terry's dream to end cancer through research. Established in 2007, TFRI is a registered charity and invests its funds in cutting-edge cancer research through highly collaborative, team-oriented programs and national research networks. Together with its many research and funding partners, TFRI empowers Canada's brightest researchers to seek out new transformational and precision medicine discoveries to advance our understanding, diagnosis and treatment of cancer with the goal of significantly improving outcomes for patients. One of these landmark projects is the Digital Health & Discovery Platform (DHDP).
Responsibilities
- Define and evolve the DHDP’s testing framework across functional, integration, regression and end-to-end layers.
- Lead QA planning and coordination with developers, analysts and partner engineering teams.
- Ensure QA processes align with health data privacy and security standards.
- Ensure release readiness through consistent test coverage and risk reporting.
- Promote test automation and continuous testing practices in collaboration with DevOps.
- Facilitate Agile ceremonies: daily stand-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives and demos.
- Coach teams on Agile principles, best practices and continuous improvement.
- Remove impediments and blockages to ensure smooth delivery.
- Track team performance, velocity and progress against sprint goals.
- Partner with the Senior Product Manager, Technical Product & Delivery Lead and Principal Architect to align delivery, testing and release strategies.
- Coordinate with multiple partner organizations and vendors to maintain consistent quality standards.
- Communicate progress, challenges and quality risks with transparency.
- Balance facilitation, quality assurance and relationship management in a high-visibility environment.
Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience as a Scrum Master, in quality assurance or hybrid Agile delivery role.
- Proven ability to manage delivery in complex, distributed, or multi-stakeholder environments.
- Certified Scrum Master (CSM), SAFe, PSM or equivalent Agile certification preferred.
- Strong grounding in testing methodologies, automation, release management and defect lifecycle.
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, Git workflows and cloud-based testing environments.
- Exceptional communication, facilitation and conflict-resolution skills.
- Comfortable working under pressure, handling competing demands and maintaining professionalism in sensitive settings.
- Experience with Jira, Confluence and test management tools, automated testing tools and cloud-based environments.
- Familiarity with health data systems, research platforms or regulated technology environments is an asset.
- Experience in public health, health informatics, bioinformatics or data science is an asset.
Join us!
Please email your cover letter and resume to hr@tfri.ca with the subject line:
Scrum Master & QA Specialist, DHDP. Please note that applications will be considered until the role is filled.
The candidate must be authorized to work in Canada. English language required.
We recognize the importance of diversity and equity in our workforce and encourage all qualified applicants to apply, including Indigenous persons, women, persons with disabilities, minorities and other underrepresented communities.
Salary: $80,000 - $90,000