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. We’re doing it with energy, curiosity and sheer dedication, always learning from unique perspectives of those around us, expanding our thinking, growing our capabilities and redefining ‘impossible’. There are so many reasons to join us. If you’re hungry to build a varied and meaningful career in a community of brilliant and diverse minds to make a real difference, there’s only one choice.

Principal Scientist - Peptide Discovery Chemistry (all genders) 
 

At Bayer we are committed to discover and develop new therapies to treat the untreatable, offer hope and cure disease. We continue to grow our novel
modality labs within Drug Discovery Sciences and we are seeking a creative, experienced and highly motivated (Senior) Principal scientist to join our
team in Wuppertal, Germany.

The Peptide Discovery Lab – leveraging its state-of-the-art synthesis platform - was founded with the mission to discover and develop new peptide-based
therapeutics and providing tool compounds and technologies to validate biological targets and pathway across all modalities in collaboration with the
drug discovery community.

We are a dynamic, highly motivated and diverse team that collaborates closely with the drug discovery community along the R&D value chain as well
as with our external partners. Our new operating model “Dynamic Shared Ownership” will allow you to generate maximum impact, focus on what is
important and innovate in an agile and collaborative way.

YOUR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Strategically build and drive peptide and conjugate projects, from ideation through target validation to the identification of development
  candidates
• Design new chemical matter, generate SAR understanding, and apply your experience in interdisciplinary drug discovery teams
• Providing scientific leadership in interdisciplinary drug discovery teams, you share your knowledge with scientists and technical staff
• Supervising master’s students and postdocs
• Support and drive the development of our peptide discovery chemistry platform, focusing on modern synthetic methods, automation solutions,
  and digital tools

WHO YOU ARE
We are excited about your talent and passion for this position. Attracting the right talent is important to us. We would be happy to work with you to identify
and create the career and development opportunities you are looking for. And if you don't meet all the requirements, we still look forward to receiving
your application. We are all constantly learning!

• PhD in natural sciences, chemistry, or biochemistry with a focus on peptide synthesis and design
• Postdoctoral experience and industrial expertise with a proven track record in advancing drug candidates to clinical stage development including:
  • Successful optimization of peptides, conjugates, glycopeptides, or peptidomimetic structures
  • Design and synthesis of complex peptide-based building blocks
  • Use of screening technologies to identify peptide-based lead structures

• Awareness and ability to work successfully in diverse, high-performing teams and to challenge the status quo
• Curiosity, creativity, and passion for drug discovery drive you, with the aim of transforming treatment paradigms for patients
• High learning agility and excellent self-organization skills
• Excellence at communicating and presenting scientific and technical data concisely
• Fluent English skills, with an interest in learning German

WHAT WE OFFER

Our benefits package is flexible, appreciative, and tailored to your lifestyle, because: What matters to you, matters to us! 
 

• We ensure your financial stability through a competitive compensation package, consisting of an attractive base pay, our performance based company bonus and a global, equity-based cash plan with a four-year duration. In addition, managers can recognize special contributions by granting an individual performance award.
• Whether it’s hybrid work models or part-time arrangements: Whenever it is possible, you will have the flexibility to work how, when and where it is best for you.
• Your family is a top priority. We offer loving company daycare centers at multiple locations, support in finding childcare, time off for the care of elderly or dependent family members, summer camps for children, and much more.
• We support your professional growth by providing access to learning and development opportunities, training programs through the Bayer Learning Academy, development dialogues, as well as coaching and mentoring programs.
• We promote health awareness and opportunities for selfcare through various measures, such as free health checks with the company doctor and our health platform #machtfit.
• We embrace diversity by providing an inclusive work environment in which you are welcomed, supported, and encouraged to bring your whole self to work.
   

YOUR APPLICATION

This is your opportunity to tackle the world’s biggest challenges with us: Maintaining our health, feeding growing populations and slowing the rate of climate change. You have a voice, ideas and perspectives and we want to hear them. Because our success begins with you. Be part of something big. Be Bayer.

Bayer welcomes applications from all individuals, regardless of race, national origin, gender, age, physical characteristics, social origin, disability, union membership, religion, family status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression or any unlawful criterion under applicable law. We are committed to treating all applicants fairly and avoiding discrimination.
 

Location:           ​​ ​   Wuppertal-Aprath​

​​Division: ​               Pharmaceuticals​

Reference Code:  830851​