Commercial Lead MEA Partner Business

CSL Plasma; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A global biotherapeutics leader is seeking a Commercial Lead & Associate Director to maximize revenue from its portfolio and develop long-term relationships with clients. The role involves achieving revenue targets, managing tender bids, and creating sales growth opportunities. Candidates should have at least 10 years of sales and marketing experience in the pharmaceutical sector, preferably in MENA, and be fluent in English, with additional languages being a benefit. Willingness to travel is essential.

Qualifications

• At least 10 years of sales and marketing experience in a multinational pharmaceutical company in the Middle East and/or North Africa region.
• Fluency in English with Arabic and/or French being a benefit.
• Willingness to travel (30‑50% of working time).

Responsibilities

• Achieve annual revenue targets and explore additional revenue opportunities.
• Provide accurate monthly sales forecasts and yearly financial budgets.
• Manage tender administration and ensure all necessary documentation is in place.
• Build and maintain effective long‑term relationships with key market stakeholders.
• Develop long‑term business plans and provide input to marketing strategies.

Skills

Sales and marketing experience

Negotiation skills

Strategic thinking

Problem-solving

Customer focus

Education

Master’s or bachelor’s degree in a related field

Job description

Commercial Lead & Associate Director

Position Purpose: Maximize revenue from the CSL portfolio by partnering with distributors and agents in designated territories. Develop long‑term client relationships, manage tender bids and create opportunities for future sales growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Achieve annual revenue targets and explore additional revenue opportunities.
• Provide accurate monthly sales forecasts and yearly financial budgets.
• Manage tender administration and ensure all necessary documentation is in place.
• Build and maintain effective long‑term relationships with key market stakeholders.
• Develop long‑term business plans and provide input to marketing strategies.

Qualifications

• Master’s or bachelor’s degree in a related field (business or scientific).
• At least 10 years of sales and marketing experience in a multinational pharmaceutical company in the Middle East and/or North Africa region.
• Fluency in English with Arabic and/or French being a benefit.
• Willingness to travel (30‑50% of working time).

Competencies

Drive for results, negotiating business acumen, problem‑solving, strategic thinking, decision‑making, ethics and values, and customer focus.

About CSL Behring

CSL Behring is a global biotherapeutics leader driven by our promise to save lives. Focused on serving patients’ needs by using the latest technologies, we discover, develop and deliver innovative therapies for people living with conditions in the immunology, hematology, cardiovascular, metabolic, respiratory and transplant therapeutic areas. We use three strategic scientific platforms of plasma fractionation, recombinant protein technology and cell and gene therapy to support continued innovation and continually refine ways in which products can address unmet medical needs and help patients lead full lives.

CSL Behring operates one of the world’s largest plasma collection networks, CSL Plasma. Our parent company CSL is headquartered in Melbourne, Australia; it employs 32,000 people and delivers its lifesaving therapies to people in more than 100 countries.

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