Global New Product Planning Manager – AIR Franchise

Chiesi Group; Emilia-Romagna; Hybrid; EUR 59,000 - 74,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Private medical insurance

Wellbeing programme

Flexible benefits programme

Relocation support

Job summary

Chiesi is seeking a Global New Product Planning (NPP) Manager based in Italy with a hybrid office and remote working arrangement at Parma HQ. You will work with the Global Head of NPP and AIR Franchise to evaluate markets, sizing, and differentiation, developing investment stories and commercial due diligences.

The role requires medical or scientific background plus 4+ years in Life Sciences commercial roles, with strong Excel forecasting and cross-functional collaboration.

Qualifications

• Medical and / or scientific background preferred
• 4+ years Life Sciences commercial and/or business roles required; experience in adjacent functions such as Business Development, Finance, Marketing, Market Access or R&D also considered
• Core technical proficiency in Microsoft Excel based forecast modeling
• Understanding of drug development and market dynamics (E.g., Drug development, Regulatory environment, Access & reimbursement etc.)
• Ability to analyze complex issues and translate insight into clear decisions; high degree of comfort in providing recommendations and driving decisions even when there is ambiguity due to uncertainty and lack of validated assumptions
• Demonstrated track-record of strong critical thinking and problem-solving through high attention to detail and a customer-centric mindset
• Ability to quickly learn the fundamentals of new indications by effectively leveraging internal and external expertise or data sources
• Strong written and oral communication skills to enable effective interaction with all levels of management and global teams/functions
• Motivated team-player with proactive and resourceful mentality who is able to excel in a fast-paced, collaborative environment
• Excellent communication and networking skills to foster strong relationship at all levels of the organization
• Ability to manage and prioritize multiple work streams

Responsibilities

• Keen understanding of important tailwinds / headwinds across respiratory indications and their impact on AIR strategic imperatives
• Update Project Cards and drive clear early pipeline GNG decisions by challenging TPP differentiation and mastering competitive market dynamics for the indication across the value chain of the product from research to marketing
• Development of clear investment stories that describe key commercial risks / opportunities through the development of the commercial business case and collaboration with highly cross-functional due diligence teams
• Identification and solutions to multifaceted key business questions through primary and secondary market research, complex data analytics, and effective leverage of internal expertise/capabilities
• Close partnerships and collaborative trust with cross-functional stakeholders and program team members (i.e., BD, GMA, GVA, and R&D, Regulatory, CMC, IP, Finance) that serves to bring the customer voice to early development and inorganic diligences
• Innovation and translation of research & analysis from conclusions to into actionable commercial insights that inform and influence cross-functionally supported early pipeline development and inorganic investment requirements
• Management of vendor and internal teams that ensure the appropriate procurement of market research & data analytic resources that support NPP efforts

Skills

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Tools

Excel

Job description

Chiesi is seeking a Global New Product Planning (NPP) Manager based in Italy with a hybrid office and remote working arrangement at Parma HQ. You will work with the Global Head of NPP and AIR Franchise to evaluate markets, sizing, and differentiation, developing investment stories and commercial due diligences.

The role requires medical or scientific background plus 4+ years in Life Sciences commercial roles, with strong Excel forecasting and cross-functional collaboration.