Director Global Product Management & Upstream Marketing

Director, Product Management & Upstream Marketing

At Fresenius Medical Care, we are the global leader in kidney care, committed to improving the lives of patients with chronic kidney disease. Our mission is to deliver high-quality, innovative products, services, and care across the entire healthcare journey. Guided by our vision—"Creating a future worth living. For patients. Worldwide. Every day."—we work with purpose and compassion, supported by a global team of over 110,000 employees.

Within our Care Enablement segment, we develop and provide life-sustaining medical products, digital health solutions, and therapies that empower clinical teams and improve patient outcomes. Our FME Reignite strategy drives transformation through innovation, efficiency, and sustainable growth.

Our values guide how we work:

• We care for our patients, each other, and our communities
• We connect across teams and borders to deliver excellence together
• We commit to doing things the right way—growing with purpose and leading kidney care with integrity and innovation

In-Center as one of three therapy verticals focuses on delivering high-quality, clinic-based hemodialysis to patients worldwide. Its mission is to support healthcare providers in offering safe, consistent, and patient-centered care in dialysis clinics.

The team collaborates across Product Design, Clinical Protocols, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, Regulatory, and Commercial functions to equip clinics with effective, innovative solutions that meet high standards and improve patient outcomes. Join our passionate team and help shape healthcare worldwide!

The Director, Product Management & Upstream Marketing is responsible for defining and driving the global portfolio strategy and lifecycle management, with a strong focus on profitability, competitiveness, and sustainability. The role leads the entry and value-segment strategy and ensures portfolio alignment with overall business objectives, particularly in highly price-sensitive and tender-driven markets. Join our passionate team and help shape healthcare worldwide!

Your responsibilities:

• Define and drive the global portfolio strategy, including lifecycle management, optimization, and rationalization
• Lead the entry and value-segment strategy to ensure strong competitiveness in price-sensitive markets
• Manage portfolio trade-offs to balance growth, profitability, and complexity
• Identify and drive initiatives to improve cost, margin, and portfolio efficiency
• Align closely with value streams and senior leadership on portfolio priorities and decisions
• Partner with regional and country teams on pricing, tenders, and market-specific portfolio strategies
• Develop a deep understanding of competitive dynamics and define response strategies against low-cost competitors
• Support countries in the preparation and execution of requests for proposals (RFPs)
• Provide structured product and portfolio training in collaboration with HQ functions
• Build strong working relationships with global sales, marketing, and cross-functional teams
• Engage senior leadership with clear updates on portfolio performance, risks, and strategic initiatives
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and internal SOPs

Your profile:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Life Sciences, or equivalent; MBA or advanced degree in Marketing, Strategy, or General Management
• 15+ years of experience in product management within the medical device or healthcare industry
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
• Demonstrated experience managing global portfolios across the full product lifecycle
• Proven leadership and collaboration skills across cross-functional and global teams, including the ability to lead and influence within complex matrix organizations without direct authority, with a self-motivated, results-oriented approach and comfort operating in dynamic and changing environments
• Deep market and therapy-area knowledge, ideally in dialysis or renal care
• Strong expertise in upstream marketing, portfolio strategy, and lifecycle management
• Medical-technical knowledge of hemodialysis products and therapies
• Experience or familiarity with digital marketing, marketing automation, and project management tools

Our offer for you:

• Whether in front of or behind the scenes - you are helping to make ever better medicine available to more and more people around the world
• Individual opportunities for self-determined career planning and professional development
• A corporate culture in which there is enough room for innovative thinking - to find the best solution together, not the quickest one
• A large number of committed people with a wide range of skills, talents, and experience
• The benefits of a successful global corporation with the collegial culture of a medium-sized company