Medscience

Responsibilities

• Leads search, evaluation and outreach to new potential partners
• Supports evaluation of business opportunities including new products, markets, growth areas, and partnerships.
• Responsible for representing Medsciences’ capabilities to potential partners
• Coordinates cross functionally and solicits input from relevant parties to develop robust business cases and proposals to be presented to prospective partners
• Responsible for initial term sheet development & contract negotiation in coordination with relevant functions (legal, commercial, finance).
• Leads project team to ensure proper onboarding of new partner and timely execution of partner business plan.
• Consistently maintains accurate prospects data including contacts, competitive landscape, current status, etc.
• Represents Medscience in a professional and knowledgeable manner at International partnering events, medical and pharmaceutical congresses.

Qualities

• Scientific & inquisitive, maintains current overview of key trends, and therapeutic advancements.
• Must take initiative and be detail-oriented, well organized and have ability to meet deadlines and perform in a fast-paced work environment – work with a sense of urgency.
• Strong quantitative, financial modeling and forecasting skills
• Confident and capable to work independently with minimal supervision
• Excellent verbal and communication skills, attention to detail and demonstrable contract negotiation skills.
• Strong team player with a strong collaboration mindset
• Must thrive in an extremely dynamic, fast paced, and ambiguous environment and be mentally nimble to pivot as necessary
• A flexible approach to work with the ability to adapt to a fast-paced, ever-changing environment Ability to multitask and prioritize workload

Experience & Qualifications

• Minimum of 10-12 years pharma industry experience, ideally gained in a variety of commercial/medical/regulatory roles
• Degree in pharmacy or medicine with an MBA
• Broad experience across the MENA region with exposure to at least two of the three subregions (GCC, Levant, North Africa)
• Similar business development roles experience a definitive plus

The role could be based out of either Beirut or Dubai with regular travel anticipated.

Incorporated in the United Arab Emirates at the Dubai Science Park, Medscience is part of the Khalil Fattal & Fils (Fattal) Group, one of the region’s leading distributors of premium brands. Medscience was formed to create an avenue for pharmaceutical manufacturers to establish & maintain product presence in smaller emerging markets and serve patients across the Middle East and Africa in an efficient and compliant manner. As a regional specialty pharmaceutical distributor, Medscience provides partners a simplified single contact alternative. We handle everything from market opportunity assessment, country prioritization and regulatory support to pre-launch and post launch commercialization. We are selective of the companies we represent to ensure close partnerships that are sustainable and lasting. We work with fast moving, fair minded, and professional organizations, sitting on leading edge of science and with a mission to deliver medicines that are truly going to change patients’ lives. The Medscience team takes pride in being an extension of each of our partners’ teams and businesses, with the interest of the patient and healthcare providers at heart.