Senior Director, Portfolio Development and Partnerships Operations,

At Bayer were visionaries driven to solve the worlds toughest challenges and striving for a world where Health for all Hunger for none is no longer a dream but a real possibility. Were 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 youre hungry to build a varied and meaningful career in a community of brilliant and diverse minds to make a real difference theres only one choice.

Senior Director Portfolio Development and Partnerships Operations

Bayer is a key part of Bayers pharmaceutical innovation strategy. It serves as both an incubation hub for promising startups and a collaborative platform connecting Bayer with academia biotech and the investment community.

Our goal is to identify and grow Bostons most promising innovations make Bayer the partner of choice for early innovation and strengthen presence in the Greater Boston life sciences ecosystem.

The Senior Director Strategic Portfolio Operations will play a central role in advancing the portfolio: This role supports the Site Head in building internal sponsorship managing portfolio development and maintaining operational systems while also strengthening external relationships across academia biotech healthcare organizations and service providers.

This is role for someone who can assess early-stage innovation manage programs and processes and build trusted relationships across internal and external stakeholders.

YOUR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The primary responsibilities of this role Senior Director Strategic Portfolio Operations are to:

Portfolio Management and Development - Support the Site Head in managing the portfolio across the full lifecycle from candidate evaluation to portfolio progress tracking and internal reporting.

• Help evaluate new technologies and companies for potential opportunities and coordinate due diligence with internal experts.
• Lead value-add initiatives such as the AdVise mentorship program facilitating connections to internal experts and tracking key outcomes.
• Develop and maintain portfolio materials including company summaries and progress reports.
• Build and maintain strong key account managerclient relationships with portfolio companies ensuring a positive scientific community standing and a high-quality resident experience.

Ecosystem Engagement & Partnership Development - In alignment with the Site Head Therapeutic Area teams and Platform teams support local and regional ecosystem engagement to expand Bayer presence strengthen partnerships grow revenue and identify future portfolio companies.

• Identify cultivate and manage relationships with key external stakeholdersincluding academic institutions biotech companies service providers and healthcare organizationsas program in-cash sponsors.
• Support the execution of strategic eventsworkshops networking sessions and showcasesin collaboration with partners such as LabCentral to strengthen Bayers ecosystem presence.

Operations & Stakeholder Management - Liaise with the global Bayer team and operational partner LabCentral to ensure seamless program execution.

• Build and manage strong relationships with the global team and local operating partner including participation in global meetings and strategic planning sessions.
• Manage program reporting maintain internal databases (e.g. DealCloud) and contribute to communications across the website LinkedIn and global leadership updates.

Site Representation & Delegation Hosting - Represent the Bayer program at internal and external events communicating key messages aligned with the Head of Cambridge.

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:

• Bachelors degree in Life Sciences Business or a related field;
• Scientific & Clinical Acumen:Demonstrated ability to evaluate early-stage biotech assets and identify clinical development opportunities in one or more therapeutic areas relevant to Bayer including oncology cardiovascular disease nephrology and immunology.
• Domain Expertise:Demonstrated track record in portfolio strategy corporate development or alliance management with a focus on early-stage startup lifecycles.
• Emotional Intelligence (EQ):Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills to facilitate partnerships and lead programs such as AdVise.
• Operational Excellence:Proficiency in CRM platforms such as DealCloud or Salesforce for managing startup data and reporting at scale.
• Adaptability:Proven ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously in a fast-paced matrixed global organization with a test-and-learn mindset.

Preferred Qualifications:

• PhD MD or MBA;
• 510 years of progressive Industry experience in biotechnology or pharmaceuticals;
• Minimum 23 years in customer-facing or relationship management roles (e.g. academic institutions S&E VCs alliance management or internal R&D sponsors).

Employees can expect to be paid a salary between $212880.00 - $319320.00. 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 applicants location market data/ranges an applicants skills and prior relevant experience certain degrees and certifications and other relevant factors.

This posting will be available for application until at least 09/11/2026.