Bad Homburg, DEUPermanentFull-time
(Senior) Director Medical Innovations (m/f/d)
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Lead and develop the Medical Innovation Group to drive scientific excellence and strategic innovation in Medical Nutrition Therapy. Provide visionary leadership to identify and prioritize global medical trends, unmet clinical/ medical needs, and portfolio gaps. Translate insights into impactful innovation strategies and tangible pipeline initiatives. Shape the long-term scientific agenda in alignment with business goals, fostering cross-functional collaboration and external partnerships. Ensure the group delivers high-quality, evidence-based solutions that advance patient care and reinforce the organization’s leadership in medical nutrition.
Your main tasks:
Strategic Leadership & Team Development
- Lead and develop the Medical Innovation Group to deliver high-impact, evidence-based innovations in Medical Nutrition Therapy.
- Define and drive the innovation strategy, ensuring alignment with business objectives and future clinical needs & trends.
- Oversee team development, performance, and resource planning, ensuring efficient financial and operational management.
- Foster a high-performance culture that challenges existing approaches and accelerates innovation excellence.
Innovation Governance & Metrics
- Qualify and add new innovation initiatives for measurable impact to the innovation pipeline
- Ensure effective scientific due diligence and governance for all innovation
initiatives.
- Define and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) to track innovation impact, team performance, and strategic alignment.
Scientific Innovation & Portfolio Advancement
- Identify unmet clinical needs, novel trends and strategic gaps in the medical nutrition portfolio.
- Translate scientific insights into differentiated product or therapy concepts, including scientific rationales nutrition profiles, new ingredients, regional insights and novel combinations.
- Guide the team through the full innovation process — from ideation to feasibility to translational development.
- Drive the generation and protection of intellectual property, including the creation of patents
- External Engagement & Thought Leadership
- Build strong relationships with external stakeholders including healthcare professionals (HCPs), academia, physicians, researchers, and innovation partners.
- Design and lead insight-driven workshops and advisory boards in collaboration with the Education & Training team, combining didactic methods with scientific content to identify and develop innovative medical concepts, products, and solutions.
- Represent the organization as a trusted and credible thought leader in medical nutrition innovation, internally and externally
Your profile:
- Advanced degree (PhD, MD, PharmD or equivalent) in Medicine, Nutrition, Life Sciences, or related field, with deep expertise in Medical Nutrition Therapy or relevant therapy area and translational science.
- 10+ years of experience in scientific or medical innovation roles, with a strong track record in driving innovations to market.
- Proven strategic and people leadership, including budget responsibility, team development, and fostering a culture of scientific excellence and innovation.
- Strong cross-functional and external collaboration skills, working effectively with business and medical scientific functions
- Analytical and strategic thinking, with strong problem-solving capabilities
- Innovative mindset, with the ability to organize, prioritize, and drive complex initiatives
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, fostering collaboration across functions and with external experts
- Strong organizational and team leadership abilities, with a focus on capability building and performance
- Self-directed leader with strong decision-making skills and sense of urgency
- Fluent in written and spoken English; willingness to travel frequently
Your benefits
FlexBenefits
Deutschlandticket, job bike or would you prefer an increase in the childcare allowance? With the Fresenius FlexBenefits program, you can choose the benefit that suits your needs and your current life.
Career with a Purpose
With your job, you make a valuable contribution to improving patients' quality of life around the world.
Long-term Account
Whether it's training, caring for family members, early retirement or a period of absence - the long-term account offers various time-off options.
Pension Plan
At Fresenius, you receive an employer-funded company pension plan in addition to your salary.
Childcare Allowance
If you have children, you can apply for a financial allowance which is transferred monthly in addition to your salary.
Health at Work
We offer you a wide range of sports, nutrition trainings and preventative services.
Direct Insurance
Fresenius supports you in setting up your direct insurance – so you can benefit from the attractive conditions of our Group agreement.
Accident Insurance
At Fresenius, you are covered for accidents every day of the year, anywhere in the world. In addition, you can also insure your family.
Individual Professional Development
We promote you with professional development programs and support lifelong learning throughout your career.
Employee Discounts
We offer you to benefit from a program with attractive discounts on products and services from well-known retailers.
Corporate Catering
Our company restaurants provide you with freshly prepared meals every day.
Food Allowance
You can purchase food and drinks at a discounted price in our company restaurants.
Company Medical Service
The company medical service is available for consultation, first aid in the event of occupational accidents or reintegration.
Transport Connection
Most of our locations are very well connected to highways, bus stops or train stations.
Parking Lots
Free parking lots are available at many of our locations.
Sports Activities
Depending on the location, we offer a wide range of sports activities - from company runs and sports badges to tournaments and competitions.
Hybrid Working
Working from home or in the office or both? There are various offers for hybrid working that give you a lot of flexibility.
Employee Participation Program
With Fresenius SHARE, we let our employees participate in the company's performance through a share program; in addition, we enable them to buy shares at very favorable conditions.
Tariff-based supplementary long-term care insurance scheme
Employees covered by the collective bargaining agreement will be collectively insured by the employer against the risk of long-term care - without a health check.
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Earliest possible start:
As from now
Job Type:
Permanent
Company:
Fresenius Kabi
Location:
Bad Homburg, DEU
Working condition:
Full-time
Job Function:
Legal & Compliance
Reference number:
R-10008185
Publishing date:
06/12/2025
Please submit your application in English. As long as the job ad is online, you can apply quickly and easily.
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