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.

Head of Bayer Innovation Center Wageningen

As Head of Bayer Innovation Center Wageningen, you focus on building in- and external relationships to drive innovation through projects in which we combine emerging technologies with cutting-edge, real world scientific and engineering challenges. We are looking for an applicant who gets energized by connecting people and projects and by spotting the opportunities to do so. Next to making these projects happen, you will also have a role in guiding certain projects and participants.

In this role, you manage strategy, site- and stakeholder relationships to ensure positive and productive technical collaborations with the University and surrounding community. You are constantly on the lookout to obtain feedback from researchers and leaders at Bayer and the University to assess what is working well and what should change. You actively search for best practices in other innovation centers and how to continually improve the impact that our Innovation Center provides.

We are looking for someone who preferably has a network in Wageningen and its surroundings already. If you are ready to make this an innovative, challenging, rewarding and fun experience for everyone involved, we would like to meet you!

YOUR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• Provide strategic direction, leadership and management for the Bayer Innovation Center site located at Wageningen.
• Establish, build and leverage relationships with leaders and researchers in Bayer, faculty leaders at the University and leaders in other companies in the Innovation Center and the community.
• Serve as champion and ambassador for Bayer, the Innovation Center and the evolving agriculture industry to broad academic, industrial, governmental and community stakeholders.
• Develop and implement a collaborative, entrepreneurial and solution-based operating framework for the center to establish the projects and connections between Bayer researchers, faculty and student intern teams.
• Identify and assess opportunities to accelerate Bayer’s growth in emerging technologies and capabilities including engineering, data science, advanced analytics, operations research, phenomics, genomics, plant science, advanced breeding technologies, consumer trends and sustainability.
• Guide and support undergraduate and graduate level student interns and provide advocacy and connection between interns and project mentors, while building a diverse talent pool for Bayer.
• Partner with R&D, Product Supply, Market Development, Intellectual Property and Finance teams to evaluate new technologies and project plans to assess feasibility, potential risk and return.
• Develop processes, systems and metrics to manage the portfolio of innovation center projects, ensure goals, timelines and expectations are clear, communicate status to internal and external stakeholders and manage change.

WHO YOU ARE
• PhD with 3+ yrs. of professional and/or post doc. experience in a science, engineering, technology discipline or equivalent.
• 5+ years of related experience in a technology-based business application.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and deploy new technical capabilities, develop people and teams and lead through influence.
• Proven record of innovation and applying emerging technologies to provide real world solutions.
• Exemplary communication, storytelling and collaboration skills across a range of public and private stakeholders, from researchers to company executives.
• Highly driven, organized, and with great agility to manage projects across multiple technologies and disciplines.
• Demonstrated ability to lead in ambiguous situations with minimal direction.
• Cross-cultural intelligence with a strong commitment to inclusion & diversity.

WHAT BAYER OFFERS YOU
As a modern employer, we take care of our employees and help them find a balance between career development opportunities and personal life planning. We offer our employees a wide range of career prospects, a modern working environment and competitive compensation. Bayer employees benefit from great employment conditions, such as:
• An excellent competitive salary based on a 38-hour workweek

• A gross monthly salary between € 6.796 and € 8.070 based on a 38-hour workweek, depending on your education and work experience

• An additional 8,33% holiday allowance and a bonus (based on company results)

• A solid retirement plan and bicycle lease plan

• An inspiring working environment with professional and committed colleagues

• A successful innovative organization with international career possibilities

• Challenges and possibilities to learn and to develop

Be innovative, be Bayer. We shape the future of everyday health, patient care and agriculture. Together, we can advance health and nutrition for all. Guided by our purpose ‘science for a better life’, rooted in our LIFE-values and steered by the organization’s strategy, we reach for our ambitious vision. Help bring this vision to life: Health for all, hunger for none.

Are you looking for a new challenge? Apply online by sending us your resume and cover letter. Do you have a question, or do you want to learn more about the position? You can always contact Jonne Hofstee via jonne.hofstee.ext@bayer.com.
What can you expect? The application process consists of a phone screening, a personality questionnaire and two interviews. During the second interview, we will ask you to give a presentation about your expertise associated with disruptive innovation, which includes demonstrated success in unlocking the power of collaboration.

Do you want to know more about what our people do at Bayer? Check our social wall via https://career.bayer.be/en/teambayerbenelux/ and follow us via #TeamBayerBenelux!
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Division:

Crop Science

Reference code:

801557