Outsourced Markets Lead - Middle East (Pharmaceuticals)

Location: Cairo, Egypt, with travel across outsourced Middle East markets and partner locations as business needs require.

Company

hirify.global is a pharmaceutical company operating a portfolio of medicines and vaccines through direct, partner-led, and outsourced go-to-market models.

What you will do

• Set the strategic direction and portfolio priorities for hirify.global’s outsourced Middle East markets.
• Define market archetypes and fit-for-purpose distributor-led, promotional-partner, hybrid, alliance, or other approved operating models.
• Establish partnership governance, joint business planning, performance reviews, scorecards, issue management, and escalation mechanisms.
• Translate portfolio strategies into market plans addressing patient needs, access barriers, customer priorities, availability, affordability, continuity, and responsible use of medicines and vaccines.
• Integrate Medical, Regulatory, Access, Policy, Supply, Finance, Legal, Compliance, Quality, and Commercial Excellence perspectives into market decisions.
• Lead operating plans, forecasting, investment choices, risk management, partner accountability, and the outsourced-markets organization.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences, Pharmacy, Medicine, Business, Economics, or a related field.
• Meaningful senior-level pharmaceutical, healthcare, or consumer-health experience with leadership across multiple markets and indirect go-to-market models.
• Proven success managing broad portfolios through distributors, promotion partners, alliances, or hybrid commercial models.
• Strong capability in market assessment, market archetyping, operating-model design, portfolio prioritization, and business planning.
• Demonstrated expertise in partner governance, performance management, negotiation, contracts, and complex stakeholder relationships.
• Strong commercial and financial acumen, including forecasting, investment choices, inventory, working-capital considerations, and risk management.
• Ability to integrate Medical, Regulatory, Access, Policy, Supply, Finance, Legal, Compliance, and Quality perspectives into practical market decisions.
• Enterprise mindset and ability to influence senior internal and external stakeholders across cultures, geographies, and organizational boundaries.
• Excellent analytical, communication, negotiation, and executive-presentation skills; fluency in English is required.
• High standards of ethics, compliance, governance, and responsible stakeholder engagement.

Nice to have

• Advanced degree such as an MBA or equivalent.
• Arabic and/or French proficiency.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time role based in Cairo with travel across outsourced Middle East markets and partner locations.
• Inclusive culture centered on collaboration, ownership, constructive challenge, courage, excellence, equity, and joy.
• Uncompromising standards of ethics, compliance, responsible business leadership, and patient stewardship.
• Equal opportunity employment in accordance with applicable legislation in each jurisdiction.