Sr. Manager, Strategy & Business Knowledge, Global Rare Diseases

Date: Oct 13, 2024

Department: Americas Sales Operations & Management

Job Type: Direct Employee

Team: Mktg, Market Access, Bus. Excellence & Med. Affair

Contract Type: Permanent

Location:

Boston, MA, US

About us

Based in Parma, Italy, Chiesi is an international research-focused pharmaceuticals and healthcare group with over 85 years’ experience, operating in 30 countries with more than 6,000 employees (Chiesi Group). To achieve its mission of improving people’s quality of life by acting responsibly towards society and the environment, the Group research, develops and markets innovative drugs in its three therapeutic areas: AIR (products and services that promote respiration, from new-born to adult populations), RARE (treatment for patients with rare and ultra-rare diseases) and CARE (products and services that support special care and consumer-facing self-care).
We are proud to be the largest global pharmaceutical group to be awarded B Corp Certification, a recognition of high social and environmental standards. We are a reliable company that adopts and promotes transparent ethical behavior at all levels.
We are committed to embrace diversity, inclusion and equal opportunities. In fact, we are a global family made up of different cultures, different genders, generations, ethnicities, abilities, sexual identities and many other enriching diversities.

Chiesi USA

Chiesi USA is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on developing and promoting products for the hospital, adjacent specialty and rare disease markets. We are a B Corp™ and Benefit company awarded Top Employer status for six consecutive years and certified as a Great Place to Work.
At Chiesi, we share an entrepreneurial spirit and act as a force for good, pursuing high social and environmental standards, to ensure the wellbeing of our people, patients, and communities. We offer a work environment where professionals have the opportunity to build a purposeful career focused on helping others while achieving a fulfilling work-life balance, meeting exciting challenges, and engaging in important and rewarding work.

What we offer

Chiesi offers competitive benefits, services, and programs that enrich the personal and professional lives of our employees. Our shared values of passion, innovation, trust and integrity bring out the individual talents and diverse perspectives of each of our colleagues. Our environment encourages each individual to reach his or her full potential and drive outstanding results. We celebrate that “Every one of us is different. Every one of us is Chiesi."

Who we are looking for

Purpose

The GRD Strategy and Business Knowledge Manager will play a key role in the business unit strategic evaluations related to the strategy definition and the inorganic opportunity evaluation, providing a comprehensive analysis by studying multiple scenarios across organic growth, inorganic growth and their dynamic combinations while operating in collaboration with all GRD functions and other corporate functions.

Reporting to the Associate Director of Strategy and Business knowledge, the manager will be a key contributor for the evaluation of long term strategic initiatives, definition of the therapeutic area strategic plan, as well as support for the long term P&L projection of the area portfolio and in evaluation of inorganic opportunities and related NPV preparation.

Main Responsibilities

Strategic planning:

Support the development and refinement of GRD strategic plan of the Strategic Therapeutic area of reference contributing in the definition of the qualitative aspects as well as the quantitative aspects that will contribute to build the long term P&L of the therapeutic area
Collaborate with team members to align strategies with organizational goals, acting as a core member on the Global Pipeline Strategy Team
Contribute to providing data-driven recommendations for strategic initiatives, including inorganic opportunities.
Work with the strategic area leaders and the GRD Leadership team to develop long-term financial models for multiple strategic scenarios, challenging all assumptions given by the teams.

Inorganic opportunities evaluation:

Support the evaluation of potential partnerships, acquisitions, licensing or other strategic collaborations by coordinating a cross-functional team of SMEs.
Assess the financial viability and strategic fit of potential opportunities by preparing Net Present Value model for each inorganic opportunity and strategic initiative.
Conduct scenario analyses and sensitivity testing to evaluate various business outcomes.
Collaborate with the Strategic Area teams in order to gain information crucial for the opportunities evaluation, including identification and quantification of potential synergies.
Challenge the assumptions from the evaluation team with a critical lens in order to build the most realistic scenario possible

Other responsibilities:

Work closely with cross-functional teams, including finance, legal, operations, value & access, business development, R&D and other functions.
Foster collaboration and maintain effective communication channels with internal and external stakeholders.
Support in preparing reports and presentations for executive leadership.
Communicate findings and insights in a clear and concise manner to relevant stakeholders
Build relationships with relevant internal and external stakeholders.
Proactively suggest and identify inorganic opportunities for further growth
Understand and be up to date with the latest pharmaceutical industry trends, in particular as it relates to the rare disease space

Experience Required

A minimum of 3 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry within business development, strategy, finance, business intelligence/analytics, or similar quantitative oriented area
The ability to travel 25 to 35% of the time
Strong communication and interpersonal skills
Superior demonstrated quantitative, analytical, and critical thinking skills
Demonstrated proficiency in financial modelling
Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Powerpoint
A knowledge of foreign languages and cultures is desirable
Possess a positive, energetic, and a can do attitude
Experience at a consulting firm, investment banking, private equity, venture capital or investment company is a plus

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Economics, Statistics, Engineering, Accounting, or similar quantitative field ; MBA strongly preferred

Chiesi USA is an equal opportunity employer committed to hiring a diverse work force at all levels of our business. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, age, sex, religion, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, gender identity or expression or any other basis protected by local, state or federal law. This policy applies with regard to all aspects of one’s employment, including hiring, transfer, promotion, compensation, eligibility for benefits and termination.