Research Product Team Lead

Research Product Team Lead

At Bayer we’re visionaries, driven to solve the world’s toughest challenges and striving for a world where ,Health for all, Hunger for none’ is no longer a dream, but a real possibility. We’re doing it with energy, curiosity and sheer dedication, always learning from unique perspectives of those around us, expanding our thinking, growing our capabilities and redefining ‘impossible’. There are so many reasons to join us. If you’re hungry to build a varied and meaningful career in a community of brilliant and diverse minds to make a real difference, there’s only one choice.

Main purpose

Leading a research product team or multiple research product teams within CVRI (cardiovascular, renal and immunology)

Building and guiding a fit-for-purpose research product team (RPT) in setting the vision, strategic direction and ensuring implementation of an aligned strategy across R&D and Pharma capability pools

in line with the overall portfolio strategy, with accountability from initiation of a product program (D1) through confirmation of preclinical candidate (PCC).

Scope

Global

Key tasks & Responsibilities

• Is responsible for composing, shaping and maintaining a motivated and high performing fit-for-purpose research product team(s) that flexibly evolve with the project needs
• Leads the discovery of preclinical candidates from program initiation (D1) to preclinical candidate confirmation (PCC) across different therapeutic areas (TA) in line with research and portfolio
• Is accountable for efficient research product program planning, lean and fast execution
• Drive and continuously develop search product team strategy, vision and purpose to validate the scientific hypothesis and develop a high value, innovative preclinical candidate / product profile
• Focus the product team to develop and conduct critical experiments that lead to meaningful decisions for a differentiated product
• Drives strategic and quality decision making together with the cross functional RPT
• Integrate data from various sources (e.g., data from preclinical and clinical studies, animal models, use of AI / ML approaches) to form a holistic evidence base for the asset
• Negotiate and secure resources from RD & Pharma capability clusters to execute on product mission and ensure optimal resourcing and effectiveness (both internal as well as external resources as needed)
• Ensures appropriate consultation of experts (internal & external) and engage with wider disease community to drive and ensure scientific, technical and operational excellence, i.e., by peer-to-peer review, sounding boards, advisory boards etc.
• Acts as a VACC leader holding team members accountable for their deliverables
• Is vested with far-reaching program-related decision powers, and is responsible for the financial steering of product budget(s) as allocated by the respective governance (financial frame)
• Is responsible for driving high-quality decision making by creating outcome scenarios at data inflection points and clear presentation of key evidence to the appropriate governance bodies
• Integrates data from various sources e.g. from clinical studies, animal models and use of AI / ML approaches to form a holistic view of the asset
• Actively participates in product team leader and disease communities to exchange and leverage collective experiences and knowledge to accelerate programs
• Demonstrates, credibly embodies and roles models VACC leadership being a(n) :
• Visionary that guides teams in defining the outcomes to deliver on the mission
• Catalyst that removes roadblocks to facilitate connections and collaboration
• Architect that shapes a value creating system to unleash the passion and energy of our people
• Coach that helps teams learn and build the capabilities needed to create value for the customer and stakeholders.

Qualifications & Competencies

YOUR APPLICATION

This is your opportunity to tackle the world’s biggest challenges with us : Maintaining our health, feeding growing populations and slowing the rate of climate change. You have a voice, ideas and perspectives and we want to hear them. Because our success begins with you. Be part of something big. Be Bayer.

Bayer welcomes applications from all individuals, regardless of race, national origin, gender, age, physical characteristics, social origin, disability, union membership, religion, family status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression or any unlawful criterion under applicable law. We are committed to treating all applicants fairly and avoiding discrimination.

Location : Spain : Cataluña : Barcelona

Division : Pharmaceuticals

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