Bayer
Vice President Strategy (all genders)
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
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- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- C level
- Employment
- Full time
- Experience
- Not specified
- Category
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- Posted
Skills
Must have
- You bring significant senior leadership experience in strategy, transformation, consulting, innovation, digital, data, AI, or related business leadership roles
- You have demonstrated experience shaping enterprise or divisional strategy and converting it into practical implementation plans with measurable outcomes
- You possess a strong understanding of AI and emerging technologies, with experience translating these capabilities into business value
- You have a proven track record leading large, cross-functional strategic initiatives in complex, international environments
- You bring experience in the pharmaceutical, life sciences, healthcare, or other highly regulated industries, which is strongly preferred
- You demonstrate exceptional executive presence, communication, facilitation, and stakeholder-management skills across functions and geographies
- You have strong strategic problem-solving skills, with the ability to synthesize complex information into clear choices and recommendations
- You are a purpose-driven, collaborative, inclusive, and resilient leader with a bias toward action and measurable impact
Full description
At Bayer, we believe work should matter. Every day, our teams push toward a future where "Health for all, Hunger for none" is within reach, and every role, from the lab to the field to the boardroom, helps us get there. We give people the ownership to shape outcomes, the support to grow through new skills and experiences, and a global community where different perspectives are valued. If you want your work to count and the room to become your best, you'll find it here.Vice President Strategy (all genders)
Bayer Pharmaceuticals is advancing its long-term strategy to deliver differentiated value for patients, healthcare professionals, health systems, and society. As Vice President Strategy, you shape the division’s strategic agenda, translate it into measurable implementation priorities, and help drive the scalable rollout of AI across functions, product teams, and customer-facing teams. Join us to combine strategic rigor with execution discipline and enable sustainable growth.
YOUR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- You shape and continuously evolve the long-term strategy for Bayer Pharmaceuticals, reflecting external trends, customer needs, portfolio priorities, competitive dynamics, and enterprise ambitions
- You lead strategic planning processes, translating strategic choices into clear priorities, roadmaps, milestones, governance, and performance measures
- You develop actionable strategic narratives and recommendations to enable senior leadership decision-making
- You identify strategic opportunities, risks, and trade-offs, and facilitate timely decisions across the division
- You ensure coherent linkage between divisional strategy, operating model, portfolio choices, resource allocation, and execution plans (end-to-end thinking)
- You own and drive high-priority, cross-functional strategic initiatives from definition through implementation and measurable impact
- You partner with functional leaders to remove barriers, manage interdependencies, monitor performance, and lead corrective actions where needed
- You support the division AI agenda, ensuring adoption, value realization, and responsible embedding of AI into business processes, decision-making, and customer value creation
WHO YOU ARE
- You bring significant senior leadership experience in strategy, transformation, consulting, innovation, digital, data, AI, or related business leadership roles
- You have demonstrated experience shaping enterprise or divisional strategy and converting it into practical implementation plans with measurable outcomes
- You possess a strong understanding of AI and emerging technologies, with experience translating these capabilities into business value