YOUR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The primary responsibilities of this role, Project (Portfolio) Manager, are to: 

• Support, effectively, strategy planning and management of cross functional projects through efficient project management;
• Develop and manage project plan in alignment with stage-gate criteria and research targets with focus on key deliverables, timelines, and milestones;
• Balance and appropriately prioritize work requests to ensure congruence with overall portfolio and organization priorities;
• Organize project with clear roles and responsibilities;
• Own project scorecard and proactively manage project risk and develop mitigation activities and contingency plans as needed;
• Be accountable for the project and establish clear deliverables and realistic expectations for members of the project core team;
• Contribute, actively, to cross functional projects;
• Coordinate with functional and platform leaders to ensure appropriate project core team composition;
• Partner with functional leaders to identify emerging opportunities to identify projects and accelerate project development and execution;
• Ensure appropriate documentation of project results and storage, including lessons learned after each project phase and handover of project;
• Create and align project go/ no go recommendations with team and stakeholders to present to governance bodies;
• Propose termination of project if needed; 
• The location for this role is Woodland, CA.  Domestic relocation assistance may be offered for qualified candidates;
• Visa sponsorship may be offered for qualified candidates.

WHO YOU ARE

Your success will be driven by your demonstration of our LIFE values.  More specifically related to this position, Bayer seeks an incumbent who possesses the following:

Required Qualifications:

• Must have one of the following:
  • Bachelor’s degree with at least 10 years of relevant experience; or
  • Master’s degree with at least eight years of relevant experience; or
  • Ph.D. with at least four years of relevant experience; 
• Demonstrated experience leading projects or programs within research and development (R&D) or similar leadership experiences;
• Experience interfacing with global organization or international experience;
• Ability to translate strategic goals into clear project priorities;
• Ability to manage stakeholders across Vegetable R&D organization;
• Ability to manage Cross Regional teams;
• Ability to influence and lead in a matrix organization;
• Persistence, assertiveness, execution orientation, and strong leadership;
• Strong cross-cultural sensitivity with excellent communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Scientific background in Biology or related field.

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