Chief of Staff, Global Medical Office

The Chief of Staff to the Global Chief Medical Officer (GCMO) is a senior strategic leader responsible for amplifying the GCMOs 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 GCMOwho also serves as a member of the companys Management Boarddriving 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 companys 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.

Key Responsibilities
Strategic Medical Leadership & Executive Enablement
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 GCMOs enterprise medical agendaensuring 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.

Enterprise Alignment & Scientific Influence
Lead the GCMOs engagement across Clinical Affairs Clinical HDF Clinical Research Medical Affairs Population Health and Medicine and Renal Researchensuring 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.

Governance Medical Operations & Business Rhythm
Oversee the operating cadence of the Office of the GCMOincluding 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.

Strategic Program & Portfolio Oversight
Monitor progress on global medical and clinical programsparticularly nephrology initiativesensuring 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.

Leadership & Team Stewardship
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.

Qualifications
Education & Experience
Bachelors 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 rolessuch 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.
Background or familiarity in nephrology kidney disease or related therapeutic areas strongly preferred.

Skills & Attributes
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.