Careers that matter: Amanda Ramcharan.
Meet Amanda Ramcharan, a data scientist in Bayer’s Breeding team. Amanda is helping introduce the world to short corn, a new product that promises to provide much-needed stability and resource efficiency to meet the needs of our population under climate change.
We understand that a career means more than just a competitive salary. At Bayer, we believe in giving you all the tools you need to find fulfillment both inside and outside the office (even if it’s a home office).
Being a great employer for digital talent means understanding that the digital landscape can change in the blink of an eye. Bayer takes pride in fostering a work culture that adapts to a constantly evolving industry. That means providing employees with the necessary tools and resources to stay ahead of the curve. It also means providing ways to pursue your ambitions by offering comprehensive training, programs, mentorships, and career development resources to help you learn and grow.
Find resources and a network for continuous learning. IT employees at Bayer have access to online learning including through Coursera and Udacity through IT Academy. Bayer’s Data Academy provides Coursera and DataCamp access to employees in data roles across all functions and divisions of Bayer, and supports community members to lead peer cohorts exploring topics from business strategy, ethics, scientific communication, graphic design and project management to R, Python, SQL, NLP, deep learning and Tensorflow. One of the great benefits of working with such a large and diverse data and IT community is no matter what you want to learn, there is always someone who wants to do it with you.
Generous salaries, benefits (medical, dental and vision), 401K matching, share purchase opportunities, wellness programs, equity incentives and bonuses.
Your health matters, and we've got you covered. Take advantage of global as well as local health insurance options - statutory, private, or company-provided - ensuring peace of mind no matter where you are.
In times of crisis, you're not alone. Our Employee Assistance Programs extend a helping hand, offering vital support in crisis management and consultations, fostering resilience when you need it most.
Embrace autonomy with our flexible work arrangements, including remote options, New Ways of Working initiatives, NNOC (Next Normal Office Concept) offices, part-time opportunities, and more.
We recognize your unique needs, empowering you to strike the perfect work-life balance. We offer various support programs to enhance overall well-being, such as wellness savings on gym memberships and weight management programs in select markets. Additionally, in certain regions, employees can benefit from subsidized care for their loved ones, including children, adults, and pets. The company also provides inclusive family-building support, encompassing adoption and fertility treatments where applicable, and extends inclusive health insurance in select markets to cover gender dysphoria and diverse needs
At Bayer we pride ourselves on cultivating an inclusive and engaging community that fosters collaboration, knowledge sharing and social connections that enrich our Bayer team.
Unite with like-minded colleagues through our Business Resource Groups (GROW, ENABLE, BLEND, and more). Your diversity enriches us, and these groups amplify your voice.
Bayer’s technical and scientific communities gather annually at our Innovations in Crop Science conference to connect with one another, share knowledge and foster the innovations that transform agriculture. Our cross-divisional data science community gathers annually at our Data Science Summit.
Leading-edge work deserves to be celebrated! At Bayer we make space to intentionally recognize, reward and elevate the creativity of our exceptional individuals and teams whether through the annual Distinguished Women in Data Science Award, Crop Science Awards, IT Value Awards and a number of other recognition programs.
Reverse mentoring, fireside chats, and an upward feedback culture, enables employees to engage with senior leadership in a direct and collaborative way, fostering a more inclusive and innovative workplace. Check out data scientist Nils Hahn’s account of his experience reverse mentoring former Board of Management member Hartmut Klusik.
Our DE&I aspiration is to live a culture where everyone is valued and enabled to be the best version of themselves. Bayer employ people from about 150 nations and offer an inclusive environment where employees of all genders, ethnicities, sexual orientations and abilities feel welcome and able to contribute to Bayer. Bayer is also proud to share that we have been recognized by The Disability Equality Index (DEI) as a Best Place to Work for Disability Inclusion.
We believe in transparency and we’ve heard that Peter Drucker quote, “If you can’t measure it, you can’t improve it.” Beyond the required targets for the proportion of women in management positions at German companies, Bayer has for years been voluntarily committed to achieving greater gender balance in management. We invite you to review our current and target figures for representation of women in leadership for 2027.
Women have a unique perspective and skillset essential to creating a successful digital team, yet only 30 percent of candidates for digital careers are women. Bayer is working to close that gap.
Bayer is developing training and piloting software that helps make job descriptions more inclusive, and through our company sponsored Business Resource Groups we have developed programs to facilitate the visibility and professional growth of our incredible women in IT, in science and in data science.
Every year, Bayer recognizes six distinguished women in data science for their contributions to our business, to the field of data science, and STEM advancement internally and externally. We produce posters like the one you see above for internal distribution and we celebrate winners and their achievements externally including via LinkedIn. We invite you to listen to this interview between WiDS leadership team member Abha Khandelwal and one of our 2022 Distinguished Women in Data Science, Dr. Katharina Meier.
