Pharmaceutical Marketing Graduate Trainee Reading 2023

Are you a driven and committed graduate, who is keen to develop yourself within the world of pharmaceutical marketing? If so, then a marketing graduate role with Bayer could be for you.

The global chemical and pharmaceutical industry is constantly innovating in areas ranging from healthcare to agriculture. Every one of our projects aims to improve people’s lives, and at Bayer you will be empowered to turn your passion and ideas into solutions to the world’s problems.

Who are we and what is it like to work for us?

For many years the iconic Bayer brand drives our company’s positive reputation and strongly supports our business successes. We have built our reputation by delivering our purpose: Science for a better life with our visionary, passionate and optimistic approach guiding us into the future. The powerful impact of our work is driven by our talented employees who are at the heart of our business. 

The way we work and live has changed, and we understand that the expectations towards a global employer has also changed. Our employer branding evolves to reflect this shift in talent expectations so that we can successfully compete for the top talent. Be You Be Bayer summarizes what Bayer offers all employees and our expectation in return today and in the future - you can build your career at Bayer and be you @ Bayer - watch our video here.

What does the role involve?

Working closely with brand managers and senior brand leads, this role will largely be focussed on delivering marketing projects within the pharmaceutical marketing team. Day-to-day tasks might include:

• Project management of strategic marketing initiatives, managing timelines, completing milestones and working with key stakeholders across the business
• Using business insights to track markets and trends to design strategies which help develop effective marketing campaigns
• Working with agencies to develop products and campaign content, whilst being conscious of the regulations within the pharmaceutical industry
• Supporting the medical education, helping to engage with healthcare professionals by  providing insight on new Bayer products through running educational events
• Liaising with multiple areas of the business to provide and use insights to better promote Bayer products and solutions

Who are we looking for?

Ultimately, we are looking for authentic personalities, who are able to work in a dynamic environment and collaborate across the company to solve business problems. For this role specifically, we are looking for someone who is:

• A Graduate of a bachelor’s (or higher) degree in any field (2:1 or above)
  • Life science or business-related degrees are preferred
  • Master’s degrees (or above) are preferred
• Proactive, with broader experience from undertaking voluntary work, leadership positions in university societies or longer-term employment being advantageous
• Driven, keen to take on more responsibility within the company and grow within the role
• Emotionally intelligent, able to understand the sentiment behind different communications and relay this to different stakeholders
• Inquisitive and eager to learn more about the nuances of pharmacology and learn new skills and processes to grow within the role
• A team player, who works well with colleagues and different departments across the business
• Resilient and committed, keen to work in a fast-paced and demanding environment in pursuit of a meaningful outcome
• Organised, able to follow a structured project plan and stick to task
• Confident and engaging, happy to speak and work with senior stakeholders inside and outside of the business