Job Description

Pharmaceuticals Country Director Lagos, Nigeria

Job highlights
Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy/Science/Business; MBA preferred; 12-18 years in pharma with ≥5 years in senior leadership in Nigeria/West Africa

Full P&L ownership, regulatory governance, build and lead organization, manage government relations, ensure supply reliability
Job match score

Early Applicant

Key Skills

Location

Work Experience

15 – 24 Years

1 Vacancy

Not disclosed

LAGOS
Must have key skills
NAFDAC
Other key skills
SON,PCN
Job description
What you’ll do
Pharmaceuticals Country Director

Location: Lagos, Nigeria (frequent site travel)

Reports to: Group CEO/Chairman

Purpose: Full P&L and license-holder leadership for ALS Pharma Nigeriabuild, scale, and

govern manufacturing & commercial operations; own regulatory, government, and quality

culture.

Key responsibilities

P&L ownership: budget, pricing, portfolio mix, investment roadmap and capital
allocation.

Regulatory/quality governance: NAFDAC, PCN, SONlicenses, GMP, PV, promo
compliance.

Build & lead the org: Production, QA/RA, SCM, Sales/Marketing, Finance, HR.
Market entry & GTM: distributor strategy, hospitals/tenders, KOL & key account
management.

Government & stakeholder relations; manage audits/inspections and public-sector bids.
Supply reliability: S&OP, demand planning, local sourcing where feasible, risk mgmt.
Ethics/compliance systems: code of conduct, PV/medical governance, promotional
review.

Board reporting, strategy execution, cross-border synergies with ALS Group.
Must-have qualifications & experience

Bachelors degree (Pharmacy/Science/Business); MBA preferred.
12–18 years in pharma; 5 years senior leadership in Nigeria/West Africa with P&L.
Proven success obtaining/maintaining NAFDAC approvals and scaling a plant or
commercial franchise.

Skills

Strategic planning, regulatory navigation, government engagement, commercial
acumen.

Crisis management/recalls, stakeholder communication, talent building, negotiation.
Nice-to-have

Experience across both manufacturing and commercial; strong distributor & MoH
networks.

Sample KPIs

Revenue & EBITDA vs plan • License/inspection outcomes (zero criticals) • Service level
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Regards

Ramaswamy

Ace Corporate Services
(Recruitment & Placement Consultants)

Handphone : + 91 9076133784
Email : resume@acerecruitment.in
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Industry type
Pharmaceutical & Life Sciences
Department
Strategic & Top Management
Role
Country Head
Role category
Top Management
Employment type
Full Time, Permanent
Education
, MBA/PGDM in Any Specialization

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