Nacime Sehar

I'm a pharmaceutical executive with over 20 years of experience in public health, business operations, marketing leadership, portfolio management, and corporate strategy. Right now, I lead efforts to expand our product portfolio and develop new drugs across the Group. I help executives decide which molecules to pursue, where to invest, and how to plan for long-term growth.

I'm skilled at optimizing product portfolios, entering new therapeutic areas, assessing markets, building business cases, and managing products throughout their lifecycle in various pharmaceutical

Head of Strategy & Portfolio Development - Biocare Group

(2026-02)

• Lead portfolio expansion strategy and pipeline development across the Group's pharmaceutical businesses.
• Evaluate and prioritize new molecule opportunities based on market attractiveness, strategic fit, manufacturing feasibility and commercial potential.
• Reassess more than 75 marketed pipeline molecules to support portfolio optimization and investment decisions.
• Recommend 67 new molecule opportunities across multiple therapeutic areas as part of the Group's long-term growth strategy.
• Support executive management in business case evaluation, pipeline prioritization and portfolio investment decisions.

Head of Marketing & Development - Hydrapharm Group

(2021-01 - 2025-12)

• Manage strategic portfolio generating more than USD 14 million in annual sales.
• Built ophthalmology business to USD 5 million annual revenue.
• Expand nasal corticosteroid portfolio to USD 9 million annual revenue.
• Supervise launch planning, lifecycle management.
• Lead recruitment, coaching and development of marketing teams.

Marketing manager - Alcon / Novartis Ophtalmology

(2019-01 - 2020-12)

• Marketing Activities management of Alcon Ophta Portfolio
• Built ophthalmology business to USD 5 million annual revenue.
• Lead recruitment, coaching and development of marketing teams.

Marketing Manager - Fast Solution (Alembic & Vasu)

(2018-03 - 2018-12)

• Manage marketing activities for dermo-cosmetics and food supplements.
• Develop digital marketing initiatives and KOL engagement programs.

Co-Founder & Operation Director - ACP-Pharm (GKDIS)

(2015-03 - 2018-02)

• Manage marketing and commercial operations.
• Successful launch a pediatric healthcare portfolio generating approximately USD 950K annual sales.

Sales & Marketing Manager - Novapharm / Merck Serono PF

(2014-02 - 2015-02)

• Manage Merck Diabetes & Neurology PF
• Launch blood BGM generating USD 1.3 million sales.
• Introduce oral antidiabetic products achieving USD 845K sales.
• Implement healthcare professional engagement programs.

MBA - Marketing - ESA Paris / INSAG Algiers (2013-01 - 2014-12)

Master's Degree - Life Sciences & Public Health - Sophia Antipolis University, France (2005-01 - 2007-12)

Bachelor's degree - Public Health - Franche-Comté University, France (2002-01 - 2004-12)

DES - Public Health - National School of Public Health, Algiers (1990-01 - 1995-12)