Senior Manager Hse

Senior Manager HSEAt Bayer we're visionaries, driven to solve the world's toughest challenges and striving for a world where 'Health for all, Hunger for none' is no longer a dream, but a real possibility. We're 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 you're hungry to build a varied and meaningful career in a community of brilliant and diverse minds to make a real difference, there's only one choice.
Senior Manager HSEYOUR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIESThe primary responsibilities of this role, Senior Manager, HSE, are to:
Lead as the Work Team Leader for enterprise HSE initiatives, establishing a compelling vision, aligning stakeholders around strategic priorities, enabling effective decision-making, and developing the capabilities required to deliver measurable business and HSE outcomes.
Provide strategic leadership for cross-functional work teams, communities of practice, and governance networks by establishing clear outcomes, defining success measures, clarifying decision rights, aligning resources, and ensuring delivery of business and HSE objectives.
Lead through Bayer's Dynamic Shared Ownership operating model by empowering teams closest to the work, promoting transparency, developing shared accountability, accelerating learning cycles, and removing barriers that impede delivery of outcomes.
Lead geographically dispersed work teams that strengthen employee safety, environmental performance, operational discipline, and risk management across customer-facing, field-based, remote, and work-from-home operations.
Lead the development and evolution of HSE management systems, governance processes, and standard work to ensure scalable, sustainable, and business-aligned HSE performance.
Champion organizational learning by leveraging incident insights, risk trends, field observations, and operational feedback to identify systemic improvement opportunities and accelerate adoption of best practices across the enterprise.
Design and implement programs that build employee competence, leadership capability, and a strong culture of accountability for HSE performance.
Partner with the business and cross-functional teams to leverage digital solutions, data analytics, and performance insights to drive continuous improvement and informed decision-making.
WHO YOU AREBayer seeks an incumbent who possesses the following:
Required Qualifications:
Minimum of a B.A. or B.S. in Occupational Health, Industrial Hygiene, Safety Management, or a related field.
Willingness and ability to travel up to 30% across North America, including Canada, the U.S., and Puerto Rico.
Valid U.S. or Canadian driver’s license.
Leadership experience in HSE, Engineering, Science, Operations, or related business functions, including demonstrated success leading enterprise initiatives, cross-functional teams, and organizational change in complex operating environments.
Demonstrated ability to establish direction, create alignment, and inspire engagement across complex stakeholder networks while delivering measurable business and HSE outcomes.
Demonstrated success applying VACC leadership principles through visionary thinking, organizational design, capability building, barrier removal, coaching, and development of high-performing teams.
Proven experience leading cultural transformation, organizational change, and continuous improvement initiatives across geographically dispersed organizations.
Success in this role is measured not only through regulatory compliance and risk reduction, but by the ability to build organizational capability, develop leaders, establish sustainable systems, and enable work teams to independently deliver outstanding HSE outcomes.
This is a permanent position, based either in Canada or the United States, ideally within the Central Time Zone areas.
In the USA, employees can expect to be paid a salary between $147,840.00 - $221,760.00US. Additional compensation may include a bonus or incentive compensation (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 applicant's location, market data/ranges, an applicant's skills and prior relevant experience, certain degrees and certifications, and other relevant factors.
In Canada, the base salary range for this role is between $142,240 and $213,360CAN. Additional compensation may include a bonus or incentive compensation. Additional benefits may include insured benefits such as health care, vision, dental, disability, and contributory retirement savings plans, etc. This salary range is an estimate and may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, market data and the applicant’s skills, prior relevant experience, job-related knowledge, specific degrees and certifications, and other relevant factors.
This role is posted for a vacant position.
This posting will be available for application until at least Oct 28, 2026.
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