Lead, Research & Impact Acceleration

Bayer; Pergamino; On-site; ARS 273,656,000 - 364,875,000; Full time

Job summary

Bayer seeks a Research and Impact Acceleration Lead to define the vision, strategy, and multi-year plan for accelerating research within the early breeding pipeline. You will drive speed of learning, evidence quality, and iteration across germplasm improvement units to yield faster, higher-quality product delivery for growers worldwide.

As part of the Capability Center, you will guide technology agendas, governance, and adoption, ensuring alignment with global Precision Breeding, Breeding, and

Qualifications

• PhD or MS in Plant/Animal Breeding, Quantitative or Statistical Genetics, Data Science, or a related field.
• Strong knowledge of advanced breeding technologies, analytics, genomics, and quantitative genetics.
• Ability to collaborate across regions and functions.
• Alignment with Bayer Values and leadership expectations.

Responsibilities

• Define long-term vision and multi-year strategy for research acceleration in the early breeding pipeline.
• Set standards for hypothesis-driven design and decision-ready evidence.
• Shape enabling-technology agenda across accelerated breeding, genomics, phenotyping, and analytics.
• Lead adoption strategies and change management across crops and regions.
• Own impact metrics and steer investments and leadership decisions.
• Contribute to global precision breeding and R&D focus areas.
• Engage with universities for talent development.
• Coordinate with leadership across commercial and product supply teams.
• Uphold HS&E, Compliance, DEI, and Human Rights principles.

Skills

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Data analytics

Communication

Education

PhD or MS in Plant/Animal Breeding or related field

Degree in Data Science or Quantitative Genetics

Tools

Genomics platforms

Job description

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.

Research and Impact Acceleration

Research and Impact Acceleration (m/f/d)

The incumbent for this position may be based in the United States (US), Germany. Bayer Talent Acquisition is accepting 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 posting.

As the Research and Impact Acceleration Lead, you are part of the Product Design Capability Center and report to the Head of Product Design. In this role, you define and lead the vision, strategy, and multi-year plan for accelerating research and impact across the team through improvements in germplasm improvement units. You mobilize the organization to turn speed of learning, evidence quality, and iteration capacity into a durable competitive advantage in how the early part of the breeding pipeline operates, ensuring that innovation translates into faster, higher-quality product delivery for growers and customers worldwide.

YOUR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Define the vision and multi-year strategy for research acceleration across the early breeding pipeline, framing where faster learning creates durable competitive advantage and translating this into a prioritized portfolio against the highest-value constraints in cycle time, genetic gain, decision quality, and product delivery;
• Establish how the organization formulates and answers research questions by setting standards for hypothesis-driven design, decision-ready evidence, and disciplined scale, pivot, or stop decisions so that rapid iteration becomes the default operating rhythm rather than a collection of individual projects;
• Shape the enabling-technology agenda across accelerated breeding, genomics, phenotyping, predictive analytics, automation, and digital workflows, directing investment and partnerships toward the capabilities that will differentiate the pipeline;
• Lead the adoption strategy that institutionalizes proven innovation, governing the standards, workflows, training, and change management required to embed new practices across crops and regions at scale;
• Own the impact narrative and its metrics by defining how acceleration value is measured and reported on cycle time, genetic gain, cost, quality, and adoption, and using that evidence to steer investment, leadership decisions, and the Long-Range Plan;
• Provide technical, strategic, and product knowledge to the Capability Center, strategically contributing to key global Precision Breeding, Breeding, and R&D focus areas;
• Lead and contribute to Global Breeding strategies and the Long-Range Plan (LRP), ensuring alignment with high-level functional and commercial goals;
• Engage strategically with key universities to coach and guide future talent development, ensuring Bayer is viewed as a strategic talent destination of choice;
• Serve as a member of various L3 leadership units across commercial and product supply teams, helping connect research acceleration with downstream product and supply decisions;
• Ensure a strong focus on HS&E, Compliance, DEI, Business Conduct, and Human Rights across the Capability Hub, fostering a culture that emphasizes ethical practices, safety, inclusion, and responsibility.

WHO YOU ARE

Bayer seeks an incumbent who possesses the following:

Required Qualifications:

• PhD degree or MS degree in Plant or Animal Breeding, Quantitative or Statistical Genetics, Data Science, or a related field
• Strong knowledge of advanced breeding technologies, advanced analytics and information technologies, genomics, and/or quantitative genetics, with a proven track record of driving innovation into applied pipelines;
• Strong ability to collaborate and build cross-functional partnerships to solve complex business and technical problems across regions and functions;
• Demonstrated ability to embrace and role-model VACC leadership attributes, aligned with Bayer's Values, Ambition, Collaboration, and Creativity expectations, within the Capability Center and with peers and colleagues across Bayer Crop Science.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 5+ years of technology leadership experience, or MS degree with 8+ years of technology leadership experience;
• Experience leading research acceleration, precision breeding, or early pipeline innovation initiatives in a global R&D environment;
• Experience working within large, matrixed organizations and contributing to cross-functional strategies that span R&D, product design, and commercial teams;
• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive adoption of new ways of working across diverse teams and geographies;
• Strong communication skills with the ability to translate complex scientific and strategic concepts into clear, decision-ready insights for leadership and partners.

Listed below are aspects of the application process which may be present to maintain job posting compliance in the multiple countries which this position is posted.

United States

• In the US, employees can expect to be paid a salary between ($ to $ ). This range reflects the national US market rate ("salary range") for base pay for the relevant role. Additional compensation may include a bonus or incentive compensation (if relevant). Additional benefits include health care, vision, dental, retirement, PTO, sick leave, etc. This salary range is merely an estimate and may vary based on an applicant's location, market data/ranges, an applicant's skills and prior relevant experience, certain degrees and certifications, and other relevant factors.

Germany

• All applicants who apply to a posting which can be located in Germany are given the option to disclose if they have a severe disability as certified by German authorities. This is a voluntary question, and applicants are given the option to answer as not applicable if they prefer not to disclose.

Bayer is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disabled/Veterans

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Location:

United States : Missouri : Chesterfield | Argentina : Buenos Aires : Camet, Mar del Plata | Argentina : Buenos Aires : Fontezuela | Argentina : Buenos Aires : Munro | Argentina : Buenos Aires : Pergamino | Argentina : Buenos Aires : Pilar | Argentina : Buenos Aires : Rojas | Argentina : Buenos Aires : Zarate | Argentina : Buenos Aires : Zarate | Brazil : São Paulo : São Paulo | Canada : Alberta : Calgary | Canada : Manitoba : Winnipeg | Canada : Ontario : Guelph | Canada : Ontario : Mississauga | Germany : North Rhine Westfalia : Monheim

Division:

Crop Science