Competitive Intelligence Manager, Air Specialty & Inorganic Growth

Date: 8 May 2025

Department: Strategy, Sustainability & Growth

Business Area: Mktg, Market Access, Bus. Excellence & Med. Affair

Job Type: Direct Employee

Contract Type: Permanent

Location:

Parma, IT

About us

Based in Parma, Italy, Chiesi is an international research-focused pharmaceutical and healthcare group with over 90 years’ experience, operating in 31 countries with more than 7,000 employees (Chiesi Group). To achieve its mission of improving people’s quality of life by acting responsibly towards society and the environment, the Group researches, develops and markets innovative drugs in its main therapeutic areas: Discover more here

We are proud to to have been awarded with B Corp Certification, a recognition of high social and environmental standards. We are a reliable company that adopts and promotes a transparent and ethical behavior at all levels.

We believe that the success of Chiesi is built and shaped by our people and our strong set of shared Values and Behaviors. Our people make a critical difference to our success, which is why it is vital that we attract and retain the right talent who will continue to enrich our culture by living and breathing our values and behaviors.

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 Corporate Functions

These are the functions supporting the business:

Global HR
Global Finance, Procurement & IT
Group Legal & Corporate Affairs
Global Communication & External Relations
Transformation
Global Strategy, Sustainability and Growth (SSG)

Who we are looking for

Purpose

Our Competitive Intelligence team – part of the Strategy, Sustainability and Growth Unit – is responsible for monitoring, analyzing and interpreting the competitive landscape of AIR and CARE therapeutic areas and for assessing external competitive environment of areas of interest for Chiesi business by providing insights about opportunities/threats to trigger business decisions.

Reporting to the Competitive Intelligence Head, you will work in a cross-functional and dynamic environment analyzing and interpreting the external landscape and providing actionable strategic insights and compelling recommendations to inform and/or trigger strategic business decisions, enhance commercial operations and support functions’ projects.

Main Responsibilities

Build robust global competitive landscapes by proactively analyzing secondary and primary intelligence sources
Collect, monitor and interpret well-rounded competitors’ insights & strategy with regards to financials, products’ development & life cycle management, organizational capabilities, customer engagement activities
Lead competitors’ and peer companies’ strategic analyses
Foster strong working relationships and be a point of reference in cross-functional teams for the identification and evaluation of scenario’s challenges and opportunities related to inorganic growth options
Collect primary intelligence insights to contribute to the interpretation of new benchmarks and trends across industry (e.g. digital therapeutics, non-pharma solutions, sustainability)
Partner closely with global and local teams to provide actionable strategic insights and compelling recommendations ensuring the effective incorporation in the Company’s plans and the delivery to key stakeholders
Strengthen and expand the knowledge base by overseeing and challenging the work of external intelligence providers, ensuring high-quality insights for decision-making
Lead strategic workshops and war games
Support Competitive Intelligence capability strengthening, sharing best practices and learnings with the local teams at affiliate level
Continuously improve intelligence processes and tools to enhance efficiency and effectiveness
Attend international selected conferences and events to gather, synthetize and report insights on new external trends
Contribute to the creation of an internal Competitive Intelligence newsletter and insights’ reports

Experience Required

Minimum of 7 years of experience in Competitive, Strategic or Market Intelligence, Strategy & Insights, Business Development & Licensing or a related field within the pharmaceutical industry or consulting

Education

PhD/Master's Degree in Economics, Business or Life Sciences

Languages

Fluency in English (both written and spoken)

Soft Skills

Strategic Thinking: Ability to think critically and strategically about industry trends and company positioning
Problem-Solving: Strong problem-solving skills to address complex business challenges
Leadership: Proven leadership abilities to manage projects and guide teams while building strong collaboration across departments
Adaptability: Flexibility to adapt to changing market conditions and business needs

Location

The position can be located in one of our subsidiaries in EU. If not based in Parma, regular travel to the HQ will be required.

What we offer

You would join a dynamic, fast-growing, challenging and friendly environment.
In Chiesi we firmly believe that our people are our most valuable asset, that is why we invest in continuous training, learning and development. Therefore, we strive to continuously promote and satisfy development needs, paying particular attention to the quality of our working environment and to collective well-being.
We want our people to come to work happy every day, and we know how important it is to find the right work-life balance in order to be able to give our best. That is why we offer flexible working approach, remote working, support in the relocation process, tax assistance service for foreign colleagues and many other people-care services.