Cardiovascular Pipeline Commercial Strategy Lead (all genders) (Berlin, Berlin, DE)

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Cardiovascular Pipeline Commercial Strategy Lead (all genders)

This role will lead commercial strategy development across Bayer’s CV pipeline, spanning early-, mid-, and late-stage assets.

The successful candidate will help shape differentiated asset strategies, inform portfolio choices, and strengthen launch readiness to support Bayer’s long-term CV growth ambitions.

This leader will bring deep CV TA-Area expertise, strong executive presence, and the ability to influence effectively across a complex, matrixed environment.

The role requires an external-facing strategic leader who brings a broad industry perspective across biopharma, healthcare innovation, competitive pipeline dynamics, and evolving commercial models.

The successful candidate will be expected to challenge internal assumptions, benchmark Bayer’s pipeline and asset strategies against external best practice.

• YOUR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• Lead the development of integrated commercial strategies for CV pipeline assets across early, mid, and late stages of development.

Lead commercial assessment of partnering opportunities.

• Bring an outside-in perspective by systematically benchmarking Bayer’s pipeline strategies, asset value propositions, launch assumptions, and portfolio choices against leading industry competitors.
• Provide strategic commercial input on disease area opportunity, competitive landscape, unmet need, treatment paradigm evolution, patient journey, and market access considerations.
• Partner closely with R&D, BD&L medical affairs, market access, finance, business development, and regional and local commercial teams to shape development and commercialization plans.
• Inform key governance decisions through robust commercial assessments, including indication prioritization, lifecycle strategy, portfolio trade-offs, and investment decisions.
• Support development of launch strategies and launch readiness plans, including market shaping, stakeholder engagement, access strategy, and organizational preparedness.
• Drive portfolio prioritization discussions by evaluating commercial attractiveness, strategic fit, competitive intensity, and execution feasibility.

WHO YOU ARE

• Advanced degree such as MBA, MPH, Pharm D, Ph D, MD, or other relevant graduate degree.
• Robust prior experience in a leading strategy consulting firm serving pharmaceutical or biotechnology clients, ideally combined with subsequent operating experience in biopharma and/or comparable significant experience in the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry in commercial strategy, new product planning, pipeline strategy, portfolio strategy, marketing.
• Background in CV new product planning, global marketing, or portfolio management with Exposure to both US and other key global markets.
• Experience supporting or leading pre-launch and launch readiness for CV products.
• Strong understanding of drug development, commercialization planning, launch strategy, and market access.
• Proven ability to operate effectively in complex, matrixed organizations with global and cross-regional stakeholders.
• Excellent strategic, analytical, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Outstanding communication, executive presence, stakeholder management, and leadership skills, including leading teams and influencing senior stakeholders.

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 with a competitive salary. Your compensation is based on your qualifications, skills, and professional experience.
• 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.
• We embrace diversity by providing an inclusive work environment in which you are welcomed, supported, and encouraged to bring your whole self to work.
• Be You. Be Bayer.
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• Division: Pharmaceuticals

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.

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