Global Plant Health Alliance Lead

YOUR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The primary responsibilities of this role, Global Plant Health Alliance Lead, are to: 

• Lead the Global Plant Health Alliance work unit and its technical teams to drive the design, development, and deployment of novel plant health tools and solutions;
• Define and own technical outcomes that create measurable value for plant breeding pipelines and customers, aligned with a 4+ year Plant Health capability roadmap;
• Translate strategic outcomes into clear, measurable outputs delivered through dynamic ninety‑day execution cycles;
• Continuously prioritize Plant Health outcomes based on emerging disease risks, scientific advances, and pipeline needs, reallocating resources as required;
• Assemble and dynamically adjust mission‑based teams, ensuring the right mix of skills, expertise, and capacity for priority outcomes;
• Select and empower high‑impact experts to lead or deliver missions, ensuring scientific rigor, credibility, and decision quality;
• Lead the development, deployment, and improvement of Plant Health capabilities, including screening methods, high‑throughput phenotyping, and disease‑risk tools;
• Partner closely with breeding, product, and technical teams to anticipate risks, set priorities, and connect Plant Health outputs directly to pipeline decisions;
• Ensure on‑time delivery of high‑quality technical outputs, such as disease data, validated methodologies, technical prototypes, and actionable insights;
• Establish and maintain strong operating rhythms, including sprint planning, reviews, dependency management, and risk mitigation;
• Develop and mentor talent, building sustainable Plant Health capability and enabling expertise to flow across hubs, missions, and regions;
• Serve as project lead for priority Plant Health initiatives, applying strong project management discipline while designing and governing the DSO‑VACC–aligned technical architecture;
• Deliver quarterly reporting and strategic communications on Plant Health progress, outcomes, risks, and roadmap alignment, ensuring clear, consistent communication and visibility across Crop Science leadership, R&D functions, and key stakeholders.

WHO YOU ARE

Bayer seeks an incumbent who possesses the following:

Required Qualifications:

• Master’s degree;
• Advanced in domain expertise with a track record of developing and implementing impactful plant health solutions through innovation and collaboration;
• Proven experience of building inclusive and diverse teams;
• Demonstrated ability to coach teams through conflicts, coach for development, and coach teams to become highly effective and outcome-driven within DSO;
• A role model in VACC behaviors, and act as a ONE Team leader;
• Digital and data fluency: proficient on core digital tools and workflows; coach of key data literacy and IP/Governance principles; able to critically assess analytics and AI outputs from a business point of view; cost‑aware use of digital resources;
• Information management and collaboration: Cross‑functional digital collaboration, active socialization of information across the enterprise and beyond their own ‘team,’ visionary and catalyst of digital and AI adoption.

Preferred Qualifications:

• •PhD with minimum 3 years of experience,  or MS with minimum 10 years in Plant Pathology, Plant Breeding or related fields​.
  •Advance in domain expertise with a track record of developing and implementing impactful plant health solutions through innovation & collaboration​.
   
   
   

This posting will be available for application until at least July 9, 2026.

Employees can expect to be paid a salary between $150,000 to $225,000. Additional compensation may include a bonus or commission (if relevant). Additional benefits include health care, vision, dental, retirement, PTO, sick leave, etc. This salary range is merely an estimate and may vary based on an applicant’s location, market data/ranges, an applicant’s skills and prior relevant experience, certain degrees and certifications, and other relevant factors.