Research Product Team Leader

Research Product Team Leader

The Research Product Team Leader will lead one or more research product teams within the Cardiovascular, Renal, and Immunology (CVRI) division. The leader is responsible for setting vision, strategic direction, and ensuring execution of an aligned strategy across R&D and Pharma capability pools from program initiation (D1) through preclinical candidate confirmation (PCC).

Your Tasks and Responsibilities

• Compose, shape, and maintain a motivated, high‑performing research product team that evolves with project needs.
• Lead the discovery of preclinical candidates from program initiation to PCC across multiple therapeutic areas.
• Ensure efficient research product program planning and lean execution.
• Drive and continuously develop the research product team strategy, vision, and purpose to validate scientific hypotheses and develop high‑value, innovative preclinical candidate/product profiles.
• Focus the team on developing and conducting critical experiments that lead to meaningful decisions for a differentiated product.
• Drive strategic and quality decision‑making with the cross‑functional research product team.
• Integrate data from various sources to build a holistic evidence base for the asset.
• Negotiate and secure resources from R&D and Pharma capability clusters to execute the product mission effectively.
• Ensure appropriate consultation of experts and engage with the wider disease community to drive scientific, technical, and operational excellence.
• Act as a VACC (Visionary, Architect, Catalyst, Coach) leader, holding team members accountable for their deliverables.
• Manage program‑related decision powers and financial steering of product budgets.
• Create outcome scenarios at data inflection points and present key evidence to governance bodies.
• Participate actively in product team leader and disease communities to leverage collective experiences and knowledge.
• Embody VACC leadership by guiding teams, removing roadblocks, shaping value‑creating systems, and coaching members.

Who You Are

We seek an incumbent who possesses the following:

• PhD, MD, or PharmD with long‑term relevant professional and academic experience, including several years in drug discovery and development in Cardiology, Nephrology, or Immunology.
• Deep technical and scientific expertise in the focus areas.
• Several years of experience leading and managing cross‑functional global discovery teams.
• Deep understanding of discovery and translational research, with experience in preclinical and early clinical development.
• Experience managing research budgets.
• Successful track record of advancing programs from early discovery to preclinical development.
• Situational leadership skills to build high‑performance teams in a highly matrixed environment.
• Strong strategic mindset and business acumen with system awareness.
• Proven entrepreneurial mindset and courage to challenge the status quo, striving for continuous improvement and innovation.
• Excellent communication, networking, negotiation, and collaboration skills to engage stakeholders at all levels.
• Ability to drive and influence decision‑making across the organization with strong stakeholder management capabilities.
• Excellent presentation skills and the ability to hold people accountable respectfully.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and support technical research activities as needed.
• Applies VACC leadership behaviors, demonstrating self‑awareness.

Salary and Benefits

Salary range: $218,880.00 – $328,320.00. Additional compensation may include bonuses or commissions. Benefits include health care, vision, dental, retirement, PTO, sick leave, and other standard company benefits.

Location

United States: Massachusetts, Cambridge

Division

Pharmaceuticals

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Equal Opportunity Employer

Bayer is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disabled/Veterans. Bayer is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodations in its application process for individuals with disabilities and encourages applicants with disabilities to request any needed accommodation(s). Bayer is an E‑Verify Employer.

Application Period

Posting will be available for application until at least 06/22/2026.