Senior Pipeline & Portfolio Manager

The Position

Are you passionate about bringing innovation to life and seeing concepts turn into products, which improve the lives of animals and their owners?  

Boehringer Ingelheim is a world leader in keeping pets healthy and has created a series of market leading, life changing brands like NexGard, FRONTLINE, Vetmedin, Purevax, Heartgard, Senvelgo and others. 

We're inviting a customer-centric, seasoned, and results-oriented business leader to join our top-tier pets business, to envision and actualize the future this business across our pet vaccine, pet therapeutics and pet parasiticides segments in collaboration with our global R&D, Operations, and local businesses.  

If you're ready to define strategies, lead key initiatives, and drive growth, we eagerly await your application and the opportunity to learn more about you! 

Tasks & responsibilities

• In your new role, you will work closely with global, cross-functional and local marketing leaders to develop an industry-leading innovation pipeline aligned with the Global Pet strategy. 
• You will lead cross-functional initiatives to gather customer insights, identify innovation opportunities and understand market trends for pet parasiticides, vaccines and therapeutics. 
• Furthermore, you will conduct global business case assessments and provide clear pipeline recommendations, considering market attractiveness, customer needs, competitive landscape, and financial evaluation. 
• In addition, you will collaborate with R&D and operations teams to translate customer needs into winning product profiles and drive new product launches. 
• Collaborating with the various pet franchise teams to spearhead opportunity sizing and champion project decisions taking smart risks, will also be part of your responsibilities. 
• Additionally, you will represent the business at executive governance forums, (co-)leading presentations and driving project decisions. 
• Finally, you will collaborate cross-functionally on select lifecycle management activities and launch teams, as well as collaborate with the Pet Leadership Team on strategic planning and long-term forecasting. 

Requirements

• Master’s degree in business (MBA preferred) or Marketing. Additional qualifications in Veterinary Medicine or Life Sciences are of advantage  
• Several years of experience in local marketing/business segment management, including solid understanding of P&L drivers (P&L management experience of advantage) 
• Many years of experience with demonstrated performance in pipeline/portfolio management, strategy consulting or global strategic marketing with applied portfolio management  
• Deep knowledge of the animal health industry – pet market experience a plus  
• Strong strategic and analytical capabilities with a focus on generating customer insights, creating business cases, and financial modeling 
• Robust executive presence and the ability to effectively influence decisions with senior stakeholders in an international and cross-cultural environment 
• Fluent in English, with proficiency in additional languages being advantageous 

Ready to contact us?

If you have any questions about the job posting or process - please contact our HR Direct Team, Tel: +49 (0) 6132 77-3330 or via mail: hr.de@boehringer-ingelheim.com

Recruitment process:
Step 1: Online application - The job posting is online until May 7th, 2026
Step 2: Virtual meeting in the period from end of April until beginning of May 2026
Step 3: On-site interviews end of May 2026