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Bayer Chapter Lead Clinical Feasibility Strategists in Whippany, New Jersey
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Chapter Lead Clinical Feasibility Strategists
PURPOSE:
The Chapter Lead Clinical Feasibility Strategists provides strategic, disciplinary and functional leadership for the global CF Strategist Chapter. The role is accountable for capability development, standardization, quality, and strategic evolution of Clinical Feasibility (indication, protocol, and site feasibility) across the portfolio.
The Chapter Lead ensures that Clinical Feasibility is delivered as a scalable, data‑driven, high‑impact advisory service to Program and Study Teams, enabling optimized development strategies, timelines, costs, and operational feasibility across all therapeutic areas.
The role acts as a senior strategic partner to CD&PE, Program Leadership and Clinical Operations, translating portfolio needs into capabilities, capacity models, standards, and data/solution strategies , while fostering a high‑performing, learning‑oriented CF Strategist community.
This role will be Residence-Based in the US.
KEY TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Chapter leadership & people management
Provide disciplinary and functional leadership to the global CF Strategist Chapter
Drive talent development, performance management, succession planning and mentoring
Foster a strong community culture, knowledge sharing and consistent ways of working
Strategic ownership of Clinical Feasibility Deliverables
Own the end‑to‑end CF Strategist portfolio
Define service scope, quality standards, decision frameworks and value propositions
Ensure consistent, high‑quality advisory support to Program and Study Teams
Portfolio & demand management
Oversee integration of CF demand into the CTFA pipeline and portfolio
Balance capacity, prioritization and strategic focus across programs and studies
Support CTFA leadership in portfolio steering and escalation management
Senior advisory & stakeholder partnership
Act as senior strategic advisor to Program and Study Teams on feasibility‑driven development decisions
Shape problem framing, strategic options and trade‑off discussions at program level
Serve as key interface to CD&PE Heads, Clinical Operations leadership and platform companies
Capability, standards & continuous improvement
Drive global standards for feasibility methodologies, assumptions, outputs and decision criteria
Integrate lessons learned from study execution and portfolio retrospectives
Continuously evolve processes, governance and operating models
Data, analytics & vendor strategy (business ownership)
Provide strategic business ownership for CF‑related data, analytics and vendor landscape
Guide scope definition and value creation with internal analytics roles and external vendors
Critically challenge external data, methodologies and outputs to ensure consistency and decision readiness
Innovation & future readiness
Identify emerging feasibility trends, data sources, technologies and AI opportunities
Translate portfolio and business needs into future CF capability roadmaps
Actively shape the evolution of CTFA and Clinical Feasibility as a strategic differentiator
Thought leadership & organizational learning
Promote best practices, external benchmarking and internal transparency
Represent CF Strategists in cross‑functional forums and strategic initiatives
Build organizational understanding of feasibility‑driven decision making
WHO YOU ARE:
Required Qualifications:
Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree;
At least 10 years of experience in pharmaceutical clinical development or closely related functions;
Deep expertise in clinical operations and feasibility of clinical studies;
Proven leadership experience in managing expert teams and complex stakeholder landscapes;
Strong strategic, analytical and decision‑making capabilities;
Extensive experience translating complex data into executive‑ready recommendations;
Strong vendor and ecosystem management experience;
Excellent communication skills; fluent English (written and spoken);
Ability to influence without hierarchical authority; strong DSO leadership behaviors;
Demonstrated people leadership and talent development capability;
Strong coaching, mentoring and feedback skills;
High resilience, accountability and ability to navigate ambiguity and change;
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master’s degree in science, business administration or equivalent.
This posting will be available for application until at least 4/27/2026.
Employees can expect to be paid a salary between $212,880 - $319,320. Additional compensation may include a bonus or commission (if relevant).
Other benefits include health care, vision, dental, retirement, PTO, sick leave, etc. If selected for this role, the offer may vary based on market data/ranges, an applicant’s skills and prior relevant experience, certain degrees and certifications, and other relevant factors.
YOUR APPLICATION
Bayer offers a wide variety of competitive compensation and benefits programs. If you meet the requirements of this unique opportunity, and want to impact our mission Health for all, Hunger for none, we encourage you to apply now. Be part of something bigger. Be you. Be Bayer.
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Location: United States : Residence Based : Residence Based
Division: Pharmaceuticals
Reference Code: 867200
Contact Us
Email: hrop_usa@bayer.com