Portfolio Associate

Aspen Holdings; Dubai; On-site; AED 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Aspen Holdings is seeking a Portfolio Associate in Dubai to support regional and country portfolio strategies across EME. You will help develop the new product pipeline by evaluating opportunities, coordinating with Medical, Marketing, and Finance teams, and preparing business cases.

The role requires a Bachelor’s in Pharmacy or Life Sciences and 1–2 years in pharma business development or related fields. Requires strong MS Office skills and market knowledge.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy, Life Sciences or a related field.
• 1–2 years of experience in pharmaceutical business development, marketing, medical affairs or related consulting.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Strong knowledge of pharmaceutical markets and marketing principles; ability to build business cases.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain portfolio strategy, pipeline and five-year plan across EME markets.
• Investigate market trends and identify portfolio gaps and unmet needs.
• Conduct market evaluations through desk research, BI, questionnaires and conferences.
• Coordinate portfolio evaluations with Medical, Marketing, Business Development, Commercial, Regulatory, Supply Chain and Finance teams.
• Facilitate portfolio workshops to align priorities and select molecules based on market potential.
• Prepare P&L evaluations and business cases for selected products with different scenarios.
• Maintain forecasts and ensure data quality across portfolio plans.
• Identify licensing, acquisition and partnership opportunities; support due diligence.
• Support BD and launch-management activities from product selection through launch.

Skills

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Outlook

Market knowledge

Financial evaluation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy/Life Sciences

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Description

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.

Requirements

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy, Life Sciences or a related field.

Experience

• 1–2 years of experience in pharmaceutical business development, marketing, medical affairs, pharmaceutical affairs or management consulting.

Technical Skills

• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook.
• Strong knowledge of pharmaceutical markets, therapeutic categories and marketing principles.
• Business analysis and financial evaluation skills.
• Ability to conduct market research, analyse information and prepare business cases.

Skills and Attributes

• Strong communication, presentation and active-listening skills.
• Effective networking and stakeholder-management abilities.
• Strong analytical thinking, attention to detail and information-seeking skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively within cross-functional teams.
• Results‑driven, accountable and able to act with integrity.

Work Level

Junior

Job Type

Permanent

Salary

Market Related

EE Position

No

Location

Dubai