Corporate Strategy Lead

Date: 10 Oct 2024

Department: Strategy, Sustainability & Growth

Team: Business Development & Strategic planning

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 85 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

We are looking for a Corporate Strategy Lead who will report to the Head of Corporate Strategy. As part of the Corporate Strategy team, he/she will be an active contributor to the definition of the Group strategy and priorities, as well as a key actor in enabling strategic decision making and monitoring strategy implementation. He/She will be a key interface for Chiesi franchises, corporate functions and affiliates in shaping their plans in alignment with the Group ambition and targets.

Main Responsibilities

Be a business partner for franchises, corporate functions, affiliates and regions in defining, cascading, monitoring and revising the long-term (5-10 years) and mid-term (3-5 years) ambition and priorities, in alignment with Chiesi Group ones.
Foster continuous strategic dialogue within the areas of responsibility to ensure effective implementation of the Group strategic planning process and right trajectory to reach Group objectives based on internal and external events.
Partner with Global Finance to align financial trajectory with strategic priorities.
Partner with R&D and Business Development for strategic portfolio review.
Lead strategic projects with key stakeholders to enable appropriate strategic decision making at senior leadership level.
Foster full integration of the company's values and sustainability commitment throughout all the steps of the strategic process

Experience Required

At least 5 years of experience in Corporate Strategy and/or management consulting in the Healthcare (Pharma, Biotech, Devices) Industry.
Operational experience (marketing, sales, R&D) or finance/business planning experience is a plus.
Experience in a Headquarters is a nice to have.

Skills Required

Global, strategic mindset and advanced modeling and financial analysis capabilities
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate complex data and information into actionable insights and recommendations.
Cross functional leadership skills to enable impactful decisions in teams without direct reporting structure.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills, and ability to build strong collaborative working relationships.
Ability to deal effectively with ambiguity and thrive in an unstructured environment driving projects forward.

Education

Scientific, Economic or Engineering academic background.

Languages

Fluent in English, Italian is nice to have; any additional language is considered a plus.

Location

Parma or any other Chiesi location. If not based in Parma, a presence in HQ on a regular basis is 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.