Research Product Team Leader

Bayer•Cambridge, MA

8h•$218,880 - $328,320•Onsite

About The Position

As a Research Product Team Lead, you will lead a research product team or multiple teams within the Cardiovascular, Renal, and Immunology (CVRI) division. You will build and guide a fit-for-purpose research product team (RPT) to set the vision and strategic direction, ensuring the implementation of an aligned strategy across R&D and Pharma capability pools. Your accountability spans from the initiation of a product program (D1) through the confirmation of preclinical candidates (PCC).

Requirements

PhD, MD, and/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 respective 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 in 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

Responsibilities

Compose, shape, and maintain a motivated and high-performing research product team(s) that flexibly evolves with project needs
Lead the discovery of preclinical candidates from program initiation (D1) to preclinical candidate confirmation (PCC) across various therapeutic areas in line with research and portfolio
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 product 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 RPT
Integrate data from various sources to form 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 team members