• 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.

• Crop Technology Lead - Cereals, OSR, Cotton & Biofuels (m/f/d)
• You are an experienced, forward-looking leader ready to shape the future of Cereals, Oil Seed Rape, Cotton and Biofuels?

As Crop Technology Lead, you will serve as the enterprise architect of the future Cereals, OSR, Cotton and Biofuels portfolio, connecting long-term vision, strategic foresight, portfolio design, and investment choices to ensure the organization competes in the right opportunity spaces and builds the capabilities required to win tomorrow's market. The role operates at the intersection of enterprise strategy, portfolio management, and innovation leadership, influencing decisions that shape the future composition of the R D portfolio over a 10-20+ year horizon. You will have the opportunity to create value by ensuring the organization does not merely react to market change but proactively shapes its future competitive position ensuring generating up to 11 bn€ peak net sales. The role reports to the Strategy and Excellence Lead in R D.

• YOUR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• + You are accountable for the holistic R D pipeline strategy for Cereals, OSR, Cotton and Biofuels, grounded in pipeline performance, risk/opportunity assessments, and scientific and commercial evaluation + You lead cross-functional end-to-end pipeline teams accountable for R D strategic priorities and pipeline decisions based on market, customer, and grower needs + You ensure technical and asset strategies are enabled according to portfolio risk/opportunity assessments and that investments reflect scientific, regulatory, business, and commercial insights + You define external scouting priorities together with the pipeline team to strengthen the pipeline and future opportunity spaces + You drive portfolio health through prioritization, scenario planning, and trade-off decisions to maximize ROI on R D capabilities and enable cross-technology synergies across EPTs + You enable value generation at the interface of Science & Technology and Crop Protection in close collaboration with the CP, Soy and Corn Technology Leads + You will architect an AI-enabled portfolio decision-making system (valuation logic, trade-off mechanisms, resource models, decision matrix) to convert inputs into high-quality, prioritized investments + You represent R D in the Cereals, OSR, Cotton Enterprise Product Teams (with RDLT leads), helping deliver the R D OpEx line on the EPT P&L and ensuring close alignment with R D Homes and Finance •

WHO YOU ARE

• + You have an advanced degree in Life Sciences, Agriculture, Business, Finance, Data Analytics, Engineering, or a related field + You have long-term experience in R D portfolio management, strategy, investment management, portfolio analytics, or business excellence + You have a strong understanding of R D value creation logic, portfolio management, and investment principles + You are a strategic, long-term visionary with a strong innovation mindset + You demonstrate strong business acumen to interpret market and portfolio requirements and respond to market-driven changes + You have strong AI acumen and you can design and leverage agent-enabled workflows to enhance decision quality and execution + You are able to build teams and networks and influence without formal authority in a global matrix organization + You communicate with clarity and impact, and you bring executive presence and stakeholder management strength + Fluency in English •Applications from employees in Germany who may be affected by personnel reduction will be treated favorably.
• The incumbent for this position can be located in
• Monheim, Germany
• or on any other Crop Sciences sites. Bayer Talent Acquisition accepts applications for these locations under one global job posting which follows each country's individual employment laws. As such, applicants should expect to experience differences in the application process which are unique from a single country's posting.

• 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:

• ​​ ​

Germany :

North Rhine Westfalia :

Monheim ||

United States :

Missouri :

Chesterfield​ ​​

• Division:

• ​ Crop Science​

• Reference Code:

• 881503​