Kamel Boumali
@kamelboumali
Senior business development director driving global healthcare partnerships and market access.
What I'm looking for
I’m a senior commercial leader with deep experience in international, matrixed healthcare environments, where I drive strategic partnerships and governance across multi-market systems. I focus on evaluating and prioritizing tender and contract opportunities, aligning market access, commercial strategy, and portfolio objectives.
In my most recent roles, I’ve led strategic business development within global clinical research organizations and regulated outsourcing contexts. I supported the structuring and negotiation of outsourcing partnerships for clinical development programs, while coordinating cross-functional, multi-country stakeholders to ensure contractual scope, operational feasibility, and client expectations stayed tightly aligned.
Across my career, I’ve built partnerships spanning clinical development, pharmacovigilance, and medical information services, and I’ve supported commercial decision-making across Europe and beyond. From earlier experience in patent landscape intelligence and pharmaceutical field commercialization, to continued development through management-focused education, my approach is always stakeholder-driven, data-informed, and execution-ready.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Senior Business Development Director
Worldwide Clinical Trials
Nov 2023 - Present (2 years 6 months)
Led strategic business development within a global clinical research organization (70+ countries), focusing on complex, multi-stakeholder engagements with biotech and mid-size pharma. Structured and negotiated outsourcing partnerships across key therapeutic areas, coordinating multi-country stakeholders in a highly matrixed environment.
Senior Business Development Director
Ergomed
Apr 2022 - Oct 2023 (1 year 6 months)
Supported multi-country commercial engagements across Southern and Western Europe in a regulated outsourcing environment, aligning contractual scope with delivery and client expectations. Contributed to structuring and managing outsourcing agreements across clinical development, pharmacovigilance, and medical information services.
Business Development Director
Ergomed
Nov 2019 - Mar 2022 (2 years 4 months)
Led strategic partnerships and business development across Southern Europe and Benelux, supporting clients across clinical development and post-approval services. Built cross-border, cross-functional collaborations to align commercial and operational strategies for long-term partnerships.
Associate Business Development Director
IQVIA
Oct 2017 - Oct 2019 (2 years)
Supported commercial engagements across France, Switzerland, and Belgium in a regulated, data-driven life sciences environment. Contributed to partnership development across the full lifecycle of evidence generation and market access solutions, ensuring alignment with client needs and regulatory frameworks in multi-country settings.
Senior Business Development Manager
Innovenn
Mar 2016 - Sep 2017 (1 year 6 months)
Supported development of strategic partnerships and co-development programs in a life sciences innovation environment focused on advanced human tissue technologies. Coordinated multi-stakeholder initiatives with academic and private-sector organizations to accelerate product development and shape early-stage commercialization and go-to-market approaches.
Business Account Manager
OncoDesign
Apr 2009 - Mar 2016 (6 years 11 months)
Managed international commercial engagements for a preclinical oncology research organization specializing in translational drug discovery and advanced in vivo models. Evaluated external oncology programs with internal scientific experts and led multi-geographical account management across Southern Europe and Eastern Europe, ensuring alignment between client needs, feasibility, and commercial stru
European Business Development Manager
Genericsweb Europe
Sep 2007 - Dec 2008 (1 year 3 months)
Supported commercial activities in pharmaceutical intelligence specializing in patent landscape analysis for the generics and life sciences industry. Provided insights on drug lifecycle and patent expiry opportunities across Europe, Middle East, Africa, CIS, and the Americas to support decision-making for pharmaceutical and public-sector stakeholders.
Medical Sales Representative
Novartis
Mar 2004 - Dec 2006 (2 years 9 months)
Supported primary care commercial activities across cardiometabolic and respiratory diseases, engaging healthcare professionals including general practitioners and specialists. Managed relationships across a defined territory (North Paris) to support product adoption and awareness within a regulated healthcare environment.
Medical Sales Representative
Winner S.A
Oct 2002 - Mar 2004 (1 year 5 months)
Provided field-based commercial support to pharmaceutical clients across primary and specialty care therapeutic areas including cardiology, gastroenterology, pneumology, and consumer health. Engaged healthcare practitioners in a defined territory (South Paris) to support dissemination of product information within a regulated environment.
Business Development Trainee Project Manager
Ethypharm
May 2001 - Dec 2001 (7 months)
Managed international co-development collaborations focused on drug delivery systems and drug repositioning. Coordinated multi-stakeholder projects across internal R&D, regulatory, clinical, marketing, and procurement functions, and supported governance and reporting with international pharmaceutical partners across multiple geographies.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
IS-DBA
Doctor of Business Administration (DBA), Management & Entrepreneurship
2021 - 2024
DBA in Management & Entrepreneurship with a thesis on validating the repurposing of existing molecules for rare diseases using a platform combining blockchain and artificial intelligence, and assessing its impact on optimizing the clinical development process.
E.S.C Dijon Bourgogne Group
Master's degree, Management of the Pharmaceutical Industry
2000 - 2001
Master's program in Management of the Pharmaceutical Industry, focusing on client-centric project management approaches and stakeholder alignment. Developed expertise in forecasting, product lifecycle management, and identifying market opportunities, with recognition for a presentation on the future evolution of pharmaceutical distribution in France.
Université Henri Poincaré (Nancy I)
Diplôme d’études approfondies (DEA), Biological Engineering (Pharmaceutical Engineering)
1998 - 1999
Post-graduate degree (DEA) in biological engineering, specialized in pharmaceutical engineering through coursework at the Faculty of Medicine.
Université Henri Poincaré (Nancy I)
Master's degree, Animal Cellular Biology and Physiology
1997 - 1998
Master's degree in animal cellular biology and physiology, with specialization in cellular disorders and drugs at the Faculty of Sciences.
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