Head of R&D and Pipeline Long-Term Planning

Chiesi Group; Parma; In loco; EUR 90.000 - 120.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

A leading pharmaceutical company is seeking a Head of R&D and Pipeline Long-Term Planning in Parma, Italy. In this role, you will be responsible for providing data-driven insights to senior management, ensuring effective pipeline reviews, and fostering a high-performing team. The ideal candidate should possess strong analytical skills, fluency in English, and relevant educational qualifications. This position offers a dynamic and supportive work environment with opportunities for professional growth.

Servizi

Flexible working approach

Remote working options

Support in the relocation process

Tax assistance for foreign colleagues

Competenze

• Proven experience in R&D strategy, portfolio management, or business planning.
• Strong analytical capabilities with forecasting and simulation tools.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills are essential.
• Ability to operate cross-functionally in dynamic environments.

Mansioni

• Provide insights and projections to enable informed decision-making.
• Ensure communication of pipeline status to senior stakeholders.
• Lead the design of standardized project evaluation cards.
• Guide data collection and elaboration with relevant stakeholders.
• Support effective reviews of R&D strategy and pipeline.

Conoscenze

Analytical capabilities

Cross-functional leadership

Strategic mindset

Communication skills

Fluency in English

Fluency in Italian

Formazione

Management Engineering or Business Economics Degree

Degree in Scientific Area with MBA

Strumenti

Forecasting tools

Simulation tools

Descrizione del lavoro

Who we are looking for

This is what you will do

We are looking for a Head of R&D and Pipeline Long-Term Planning to join our Portfolio Management team :

• Provide Chiesi Governance Bodies and Senior Management with robust, data-driven insights and long-term projections to enable informed decision-making and maximize business value delivery across the Chiesi pipeline.
• Ensure structured and transparent communication of pipeline status to senior stakeholders.
• Deliver reliable analyses and projections on pipeline value, composition, timelines, costs, resource demand, and probability of success.
• Drive the design and management of standardized project cards for internal projects’ evaluation, ensuring consistency with external opportunities evaluation.
• Guide project cards data collection and elaboration process by coordinating the relevant stakeholders.
• Support alignment of cross-functional teams on key project assumptions and enable effective pipeline reviews and R&D strategy definition.
• Guide with R&D Performance Mgnt Head the process to define and update project Probability of Technical and Regulatory Success (PTRS) and ensures that it is performed according to internal guidelines and based on the most reliable benchmarks available.
• Ensure robust methods and processes to support cost and workload projections and analysis, also supporting decision making on R&D headcount requests.
• Responsible for building, developing, and motivating a high-performing team of skilled professionals to drive long-term R&D and pipeline planning excellence.

You will be responsible for

Project cards

• Is accountable for the design and management of standardized project cards to evaluate R&D pipeline business cases.
• Ensure alignment with Business Development for consistent evaluation of internal and external opportunities.
• Oversee Project Cards’ data collection and elaboration process by coordinating and engaging the relevant stakeholders.
• With the R&D Portfolio and Resource Management Sr Director, design and execute XRC meetings to align cross-functional teams on key project assumptions.
• Deliver reliable analyses on the value, composition, and strategic outlook of Chiesi’s pipeline.

Long term planning

• Ensure robust quantitative projections on pipeline and any other R&D relevant costs and resources, working with GPMs, GPLs and other relevant stakeholders (eg PID, TID, etc).
• Ensure the maintenance & improvement of R&D long term planning processes and tools, guiding the process of building and updating standard values based on internal & external available benchmark and subject matter experts contribution.
• Collaborate with GPMs and R&D Performance Mgnt Head to ensure project Probability of Technical and Regulatory Success (PTRS) update process to follow internal guidelines.
• Collaborating with REDEO Process and Integration Sr Lead, guarantee consistency between cost, workload and PTRS assessment for internal projects and external opportunities.

Pipeline reviews and R&D strategy

• Support qualitative R&D strategy definition and refresh cycles.
• Provide Pipeline Reviews and R&D strategy definition and refresh cycles with robust quantitative projections on R&D pipeline.
• Support the set up and update of the appropriate processes & tools to guide projects prioritization, working with Global Strategy and Franchises

Team management

• Foster a collaborative and growth-oriented team culture that encourages innovation, ownership, and continuous improvement in R&D strategic and long term planning activities.
• Define clear roles, objectives, and development paths for each team member, ensuring alignment with organizational goals, R&D TBO and individual strengths.
• Provide regular coaching, feedback, and performance evaluations to support professional development and maintain high engagement.
• Lead by example in cross-functional collaboration, ensuring the team effectively interfaces with other R&D and non-R&D relevant units

You will need to have

• Proven experience in R&D strategy, portfolio management, or business planning within the pharmaceutical or biotech industry.
• Strong analytical capabilities and familiarity with forecasting and simulation tools.
• Excellent communication and cross-functional leadership skills.
• Strategic mindset with a focus on value creation and operational efficiency.
• Ability to operate cross-functionally in a dynamic environment
• Fluency in English, fluency in Italian language is considered a plus
• Management Engineering or Business Economics Degree with previous experience in Pharma R&D development or at least Product Innovation / Degree in Scientific Area with MBA or relevant previous experience in similar role

Location

Parma, Italy

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.