Business Unit Head (Anti-Infectives)

Arcera is a global life sciences company headquartered in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Our purpose is to enable longer and healthier lives while creating sustainable growth. We develop, manufacture, and commercialize a broad range of high-quality innovative and proven medicines in key international markets. With an operational footprint spanning over 90 countries across four continents, and manufacturing sites in eight countries, we offer more than 2,000 medicines across various therapeutic areas worldwide.

This position, reporting to the Commercial Head, Egypt, will be based in Obour and hired under Legacy Amoun (part of Arcera) employment contract.

Main duties

• Lead strategic planning to drive sales growth, market share expansion, and long-term business success.
• Ensure financial performance through effective budgeting, forecasting, and expense management.
• Build and develop high-performing teams with strong leadership, succession planning, and collaboration.
• Expand business opportunities via partnerships, new initiatives, and successful product launches.
• Strengthen stakeholder engagement by maintaining strong relationships with KOLs, key accounts, and hospital decision-makers.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy or a related field; an MBA or advanced business qualification is a strong advantage.
• Minimum of 12 years in pharmaceutical sales and/or marketing, with a strong track record in launching new products and driving business growth.
• Proven experience in managing both Sales and Marketing functions, with strategic and operational leadership capabilities.
• Deep understanding of external stakeholder dynamics, market access challenges, and healthcare ecosystem.
• Solid experience in financial planning, and budgeting.
• Excellent command of English (spoken and written).

This is the opportunity to join a very dynamic organization, where decisions are taken fast and where you can actively participate in shaping our future. If this sounds exciting, we would love to hear more about you!