Leaps Crop Science Summer Associate/Intern

Leaps Crop Science Summer Associate/Intern

At Bayer, we are 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.

Join the Leaps Crop Science team as part of a focused internship program designed for MBA and PhD candidates.

Your tasks and responsibilities:

• Work with a high-performing team of MBAs, PhDs, and technologists focused on new ways of conducting business, engaging customers, modernizing platforms, and applying data and analytics;
• Couple business opportunities with breakthrough technologies to help identify unique opportunities within the organization;
• Report to the Head of Leaps by Bayer and work closely with and under the VP of Venture Investments;
• Complete two discrete, high-visibility projects focused on leveraging existing Bayer Crop Science assets across emerging fields including digital, biotech, chemistry, and agronomy;
• Identify new investment opportunities and present findings to a panel of senior leadership at the end of the summer.

Who you are: Bayer seeks candidates who possess the following qualifications:

Required Qualifications:

• Currently enrolled in an MBA or graduate degree program with emphasis in strategy, finance, agronomy, biology, or chemistry;
• In-depth study or experience with biology, chemistry, agronomy, foodtech, and/or digital agriculture;
• Ability to build financial models and pro forma capitalization tables, map resources, assess risks, and evaluate operational implications for agriculture businesses;
• Ability to compare current and future competitors;
• At least two years of experience with strategic planning, market research, financial modeling, or portfolio management;
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills and training;
• Demonstrated ability to reduce complex concepts and put innovation ideas into practice;
• Results-oriented mindset with a strong sense of urgency;
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong ability to influence and motivate people through formal and informal channels;
• Experience working in a financial investment institution, such as venture capital or private equity;
• At least two years of additional experience in relevant strategic, financial, or innovation-focused roles.

Bayer offers a wide variety of competitive compensation and benefits programs.