Chief of Staff, Global Medical Office

Fresenius Medical Care•Waltham, MA

About The Position

The Chief of Staff to the Global Chief Medical Officer (GCMO) is a senior strategic leader responsible for amplifying the GCMO’s impact, strengthening global medical priorities, and ensuring disciplined execution across clinical, scientific, and operational domains. Operating at the highest levels of the organization, this role serves as a trusted advisor, integrator, and proxy to the GCMO—who also serves as a member of the company’s Management Board—driving alignment, clarity, and momentum on initiatives that advance global medical strategy and improve patient outcomes. The Medical Office advances the clinical care of people living with chronic kidney disease and critical acute illness by providing counsel and guidance across the company’s healthcare services and products business segments. By aligning on common strategic themes, the Medical Office leads the organization in delivering world class care, developing promising innovations, and expanding the scope of research that strengthens care models. The Chief of Staff plays a central role in enabling this mission, with particular emphasis on nephrology and the global strategies that support improved outcomes for patients with kidney disease.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree in life sciences, public health, healthcare administration, or related field strongly preferred.
15+ years of experience in medical, clinical, scientific, or healthcare leadership roles—such as medical affairs, clinical operations, R&D strategy, or healthcare consulting.
Experience working with or advising senior medical leaders, scientific boards, or global clinical organizations.
Demonstrated ability to influence enterprise decisions and deliver results in complex, high stakes healthcare or scientific environments.
Strong scientific literacy and the ability to engage credibly with clinicians, researchers, and medical experts.
Exceptional executive presence and strategic judgment, with the ability to navigate complex global medical and scientific landscapes.
Superior communication, storytelling, and facilitation skills across diverse scientific and non scientific audiences.
High emotional intelligence and discretion; trusted to manage sensitive medical and organizational matters.
Agile mindset with a bias for action, comfort with ambiguity, and strong operational rigor.
Deep understanding of medical governance, clinical development processes, and enterprise level change management.

Nice To Haves

Background or familiarity in nephrology, kidney disease, or related therapeutic areas strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Serve as a principal advisor and thought partner to the GCMO, offering strategic insight on global medical direction, clinical priorities, key decisions and high stake issues.
Shape and drive the GCMO’s enterprise medical agenda—ensuring focus on the most critical nephrology initiatives, emerging risks, and scientific opportunities.
Translate strategy into action by facilitating execution of long range clinical goals, research programs, and enterprise medical priorities.
Lead the GCMO’s engagement across Clinical Affairs, Clinical HDF, Clinical Research, Medical Affairs, Population Health and Medicine, and Renal Research—ensuring alignment on nephrology strategy and cross functional integration.
Represent the GCMO in scientific, clinical, and enterprise forums, ensuring continuity of medical leadership perspective and follow through on decisions.
Act as an integrator across global medical functions, breaking down silos and driving visibility, accountability, and collaboration across nephrology focused programs.
Oversee the operating cadence of the Office of the GCMO—including global medical leadership meetings, scientific governance forums, advisory boards, and regulatory or clinical review preparations.
Set and drive agendas, ensure rigor in follow ups, and elevate decision quality through proactive preparation, data driven insights, and scientific context.
Manage confidential and sensitive medical, clinical, and organizational matters with discretion and professionalism.
Monitor progress on global medical and clinical programs—particularly nephrology initiatives—ensuring delivery against strategic objectives and proactively addressing scientific or operational barriers.
Serve as a liaison to internal and external stakeholders for GCMO sponsored initiatives, including academic partnerships, clinical collaborations, and global health efforts in kidney disease.
Ensure cohesive communication and alignment across medical affairs, clinical development, regulatory, and scientific teams.
Lead and mentor staff within the Office of the GCMO, including medical professionals and executive support roles.
Build a high performing, agile team that upholds the integrity, influence, and effectiveness of the global medical function.
Partner with HR and medical leadership to support talent development, succession planning, and visibility of nephrology focused scientific talent.