Portfolio Associate - Dubai

Role Purpose

The Portfolio Associate will support the development of regional and country-specific portfolio strategies across EME, helping increase the value of the new product pipeline by identifying and evaluating high-value short- and medium-term opportunities.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and maintain the portfolio strategy, pipeline and five-year plan across EME markets.

• Investigate current and future market trends using relevant reports and databases to identify portfolio gaps and unmet needs.

• Conduct market evaluations through desk research, business intelligence, questionnaires, key opinion leader engagement and medical conferences.

• Coordinate portfolio evaluations with Medical, Marketing, Business Development, Commercial, Regulatory, Supply Chain and Finance teams.

• Facilitate portfolio workshops across key countries to align priorities and select suitable molecules based on market potential.

• Evaluate product and therapeutic category potential, validate key assumptions and support go-to-market strategies and resource allocation.

• Maintain accurate forecasts and ensure transparency and data quality across portfolio plans.

• Identify potential licensing, acquisition and partnership opportunities in line with the agreed strategy.

• Coordinate internal due diligence for selected products and partners.

• Prepare and present P&L evaluations and business cases for selected products, including different commercial scenarios.

• Build and maintain effective relationships with licensors, manufacturers and business partners.

• Support the negotiation and completion of product licensing and local acquisition agreements.

• Support business development and launch-management activities from product selection through launch.

• Track NBD activities and assigned projects and prepare regular internal reports.

• Maintain and consolidate portfolio documentation, business cases, reports, analyses and plans.