Bayer UK

The UK arm of German life sciences company Bayer, with a Reading office and graduate programmes in areas like consumer health marketing and supply chain.

About Bayer UK

Bayer is a global company working in health care and agriculture. Its UK business, centred in Reading, includes pharmaceuticals and consumer health, and recruits for commercial, regulatory, medical, quality and supply chain teams.

Bayer's stated mission is "Health for all, hunger for none", covering healthcare and agricultural innovation. Note that Bayer is also an agriculture company, so check which part of the business a role sits in.

A 2026 graduate listing is based in Reading and asks applicants to live within commuting distance, with hybrid working. Earlier Bright Network listings show graduate roles in global regulatory affairs in Reading and medical graduate roles.

We did not find independent culture information. The 2026 listing describes a package including base salary, an annual bonus, 28 days' holiday plus bank holidays, private healthcare, pension and life insurance.

Routes in include graduate programmes (a consumer health commercial sales and marketing programme with a September 2026 start and a 20 February 2026 deadline, and a quality and supply chain programme). Search results also show apprenticeship vacancies at Bayer in the UK and an apprenticeship opportunity page, but we could not read their details. Programme length and salary figures were not stated.

What they do

• {'desc': 'Prescription medicines.', 'title': 'Pharmaceuticals'}
• {'desc': 'Everyday health products sold in shops and pharmacies.', 'title': 'Consumer health'}
• {'desc': 'Programmes in commercial, regulatory, quality and supply chain.', 'title': 'Graduate programmes'}

Key facts

• UK office in Reading
• Mission: "Health for all, hunger for none"
• 2026 graduate package includes 28 days holiday plus bank holidays and a bonus
• Graduate programmes seen in regulatory, medical, quality and supply chain

Website: www.bayer.co.uk