Director Finance Business Partner - R&D Projects

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

As a Director Finance Business Partner, your role will focus on providing strategic financial leadership and business partnering for Research & Development (R&D) Projects. You will drive financial performance, guide investment decisions and support the successful development and commercialization of innovative products, working closely with R&D leadership and cross-functional stakeholders.

Your Responsibilities

• Act as the strategic Finance Business Partner for R&D Projects, advising R&D leadership and Program Management on financial strategy and business decisions
• Lead long-term financial planning, budgeting and forecasting across Opex, Capex, headcount and external development costs
• Drive Capex planning, investment governance and financial performance management across the development program
• Develop and maintain business cases covering product launch, revenue, pricing, margins, volumes and profitability
• Support commercialization and go-to-market planning in close collaboration with Commercial, Marketing and Market Access teams
• Monitor financial performance, define KPIs, identify risks and deviations, and drive corrective actions
• Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to optimize resource allocation and support key investment decisions
• Ensure financial governance, investment tracking, impairment reviews and compliance with internal controls
• Provide transparent financial reporting and actionable insights to senior management
• Drive process improvements, digitalization and cost optimization initiatives

Your Profile

• University degree in Finance, Business Administration or a related field
• 7–10+ years of experience in Finance, FP&A, Controlling or Finance Business Partnering
• Proven experience in R&D finance, Capex-intensive projects or complex product development programs
• Experience in MedTech, Pharma, Biotech or other regulated industries is preferred
• Strong expertise in financial planning, forecasting, financial modelling and business case development
• Strong analytical and strategic thinking, combined with commercial business acumen
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence and challenge senior leaders
• Experience with BI and reporting tools such as Power BI or Tableau is an advantage
• Proactive, structured and solution-oriented approach with a strong sense of ownership

• Fluent in Englisch, German would be advantage

Our Offer For You 

There is a lot you can discover at Fresenius Medical Care, regardless in which field you are an expert and how much experience you have -  all dedicated to your professional journey.

• 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

We support diversity and equal opportunity and welcome applications from people with disabilities!