Strategic Healthcare Contracts Specialist

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 125,000 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.

This is a full-time role of 37.5 hours, working Monday to Friday, 9am - 5pm.

• Draft, review, negotiate, and manage a range of commercial contracts, including framework, supply, service, and confidentiality agreements.
• Manage the full contract lifecycle, ensuring accurate records, key milestones, and obligations are maintained including contract change management.
• Ensure contracts are compliant with internal policies, regulatory requirements, and approved commercial and pricing models.
• Identify and mitigate contractual and commercial risks, supporting dispute resolution where required.
• Provide practical contractual guidance to internal stakeholders across Commercial, Legal, Procurement, and Finance.
• Support tenders, RFPs/RFQs, and framework applications with contractual and commercial input.
• Maintain contract documentation within contract management systems.
• Contribute to continuous improvement through templates, processes, and contract awareness training.
• Build effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

• Professional accreditation or membership in contract management, contract law, procurement, or related discipline.
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in contracts or procurement, ideally within healthcare or a regulated commercial environment.
• Strong practical experience in contract drafting, negotiation, compliance, and contract lifecycle management.
• Sound understanding of tendering and procurement processes; public sector or NHS experience is desirable.
• High commercial and financial acumen, with confidence supporting pricing structures and commercial schedules.
• Proven ability to identify and mitigate contractual and commercial risks.
• Exceptional attention to detail and ability to manage competing priorities under pressure.
• Confident communicator, able to translate complex contractual concepts into clear, pragmatic guidance.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to challenge constructively and build trusted relationships.
• Proactive, solution‑focused mindset with a commitment to continuous improvement and learning.
• Comfortable working with contract management systems and digital tools (e.g. SAP or similar), with strong Excel and document management skills.
• Fluent in English (written and verbal).

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‑size company.

• Bonus scheme – Based on completion of KPI’s and yearly objectives.
• Company Pension Scheme.
• Life Assurance.
• 33 Days Holiday (inclusive of 8 days).