INTERN - R&D Planning & Control Jr Analyst

Date:  Apr 6, 2025
Department:  Global Finance
Job Type:  Intern
Team:  General Services, Security & Office Management
Contract Type:  Temporary
Location: 

Parma, IT

About us

Based in Parma, Italy, Chiesi is an international research-focused pharmaceutical and healthcare group with 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 at a Corporate Level:

  • Global HR
  • Global Finance, Procurement & IT
  • Group Legal & Corporate Affairs
  • Global Communication & External Relations
  • Transformation
  • Global Strategy, SV&S and Business Development

 

Who we are looking for

Purpose

The Finance R&D Planning & Control Team occupies a vital position at Chiesi Farmaceutici SpA, tasked with monitoring the short-term R&D projects’ pipeline. The R&D pipeline is subject to the common uncertainties of the pharmaceutical industry, during the entire drug development phases and for this reason is crucial adopt a robust approach for delivering budgeting, rolling forecasts, and reporting activities.
The Team provides Global R&D and Chiesi top management with valuable information on R&D expenditures and headcount requests to support the budgeting and decision-making processes, aiming at maximizing the business value delivery of Chiesi pipeline.

Main Activities

R&D Controlling Model & Reporting
- Support Finance R&D Planning & Control Team during periodic delivery of R&D expenditures and headcount reports, enabling clear understanding of the reasons for variances
- Analyze and deep-dive R&D data to provide business information on Chiesi R&D projects pipeline leveraging on analytical skills to identify new insights on R&D pipeline, encompassing but not limiting to the identification of potential trends and patterns in R&D costs within a pharma R&D context deeply affected by high volatility rates.
- Contribute to business administration of R&D Project and Portfolio Management system, while ensuring appropriate alignment with the company ERP system.
Continuous Improvement
- Participate to reporting optimization projects, enabling to manage R&D complexity in a flexible and lean way to provide reliable short-term projections leveraging also visual analytics tools
- Act as a point of reference within R&D Controlling for support on data analysis potentially partnering within cross-unit teams for common innovation projects.
 

Education

Business Administration / Economics / Finance Degree or equivalent

Languages

Fluent English (both written and spoken). Experience abroad is a plus

Technical Skills

- Knowledge of controlling, business administration, capital budgeting, economics
- Use of Microsoft Office applications (advance use of Excel and PowerPoint is a plus

Soft Skills

  • Analytical skills
  • Attention to details
  • Planning and organizational skills
  • Team working

Contract and Benefit

6 months internship
Monthly Reimbursement of 1000 Euros

Free access to internal canteen for lunch and Meal vouchers for each day of remote activities

Free shuttle for Chiesi employees from raliway station to HQ or free pass for urban public transport

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.

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