Senior Director, Mental Health Programs & Growth

alkalma Wellbeing Centers; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 420,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

alkalma Wellbeing Centers seeks a senior Program Director to design, commercialise, and scale a portfolio of mental health and wellbeing programs for corporate clients, government entities, insurers, schools, and community partners in the UAE. You will own end-to-end delivery from concept to market launch, partnering with clinical and executive leadership to ensure evidence-based practice.

The role blends deep clinical literacy with commercial acumen to build business cases, price programs, and

Qualifications

• 8+ years in program design, health services development, or commercial health management.
• Proven B2B sales experience in healthcare or professional services.
• Significant UAE healthcare market experience; DHA/DOH familiarity.
• Deep clinical literacy in mental health and wellbeing.
• Strong commercial/financial acumen: business case, pricing, P&L.
• Bachelor's degree in health sciences/business/psychology; MBA/MPH strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop alkalma's mental health and wellbeing program portfolio for diverse clients.
• Ensure programs are evidence-based, clinically governed, and DHA/DOH compliant.
• Build scalable program models deployable across sites and external contexts.
• Develop commercial models, pricing, and packaging; build business cases for investments.
• Identify target UAE market segments and lead proposals, pitches, and RFP responses.

Skills

Program design

Health services development

Commercial health management

B2B sales

Pricing strategy

Stakeholder management

Negotiation

Market development

Education

Bachelor's in health sciences/business/psychology

MBA/MPH or equivalent (master's preferred)

Job description

alkalma Wellbeing Centers seeks a senior Program Director to design, commercialise, and scale a portfolio of mental health and wellbeing programs for corporate clients, government entities, insurers, schools, and community partners in the UAE. You will own end-to-end delivery from concept to market launch, partnering with clinical and executive leadership to ensure evidence-based practice.

The role blends deep clinical literacy with commercial acumen to build business cases, price programs, and