Senior Director, Integrated Product Medical Lead

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.

The Senior Director, Integrated Product Medical Lead (IPML) plays a pivotal role in advancing the Oncology Early Development portfolio, driving the successful progression of global development programs and expansion of the pipeline.

Responsibilities:

• Acts as the clinical leader and primary clinical representative for the global program(s) assigned and represents them both internally and externally facing.
• Develops a clinical vision for assets entering the portfolio, considering the molecule's scientific hypothesis and the current and future treatment landscape.
• Designs a clinical strategy to guide preclinical and clinical development enabling early and definitive decision-making.
• Plans and executes clinical trials focusing on patient centricity, urgency, and speed.
• Is accountable for the timely delivery of milestones, mitigates roadblocks, and is empowered to take decisions to effectively execute on the clinical strategy.
• Supports the preclinical evaluation and validation of new oncology assets in line with the overarching RED ONC strategy.
• Identifies new opportunities for collaboration and manages excellent relationships with new and existing partners.
• Leads and drives ECDO-initiated (cross-)functional strategic initiatives in support of the overall ECDO, RED-ONC, Oncology, and/or Bayer strategy.
• Independently leads self-empowered matrix teams in-line with Bayer's VACC leadership standards.

Requirements:

• M.D. with board certification within oncology/hematology or associated subspecialties.
• Demonstrated scientific excellence by a track record of relevant basic and/or translational research documented in peer-reviewed publications.
• Outstanding drug development expertise.
• Knowledge of the whole R&D process and the key drivers for success.
• Strong understanding of the elements of drug development programs.
• Experience in different drug development stages.
• Ability to independently develop a sound (medical) strategy.
• Expertise across different biologies and modalities including small and large molecules.
• Relevant global health authority interactions and current knowledge of regulatory review and responses.
• Exposure to and understanding of commercial considerations in relation to drug development.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 3-5 years of drug development experience with at least 2+ years of expertise in early drug development.
• 5+ years in direct patient care and board certification within oncology/hematology or associated subspecialties.

Benefits:

• Salary between $259,680.00 - $389,520.00.
• Additional compensation may include a bonus or commission.
• Health care, vision, dental, retirement, PTO, sick leave, etc.