Director Global Business Development AIR

Director Global Business Development AIR

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.

We are proud 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.

Purpose

To strengthen our Global Business Development team we are searching for an experienced candidate as Director Global Business Development AIR, to be included in the Global Business Development AIR Team. The role will report into the Senior Director of Global Business Development AIR.

Main Responsibilities

• Continuously monitors and performs systematic landscaping of opportunity of the external innovation space within AIR from preclinical to commercialization in order to identify BD opportunities in line with corporate and AIR Franchise strategy.
• Generates and builds an extensive international network in the AIR space and communicates with potential external partners Chiesi value proposition in the AIR space.
• Builds and nurtures solid relationships and cooperation with R&D, commercial within the AIR Franchise and other relevant corporate functions, and is effectively able to lead cross-functional teams.
• Working closely with the Due Diligence, Alliance Management and Integration colleagues provides project leadership on AIR BD opportunities ensuring a strong coordination and effective communication between Chiesi team and external partners from initial assessment all the way through deal closure.
• Throughout the project guarantees a clear information flow, involvement and alignment of all stakeholders and robustness of the final outcome, from scientific, business and financial perspective including the recommendations to governance/management.
• Collecting inputs from other functions assembles business cases and leads financial modelling/valuation for all types of AIR opportunities and is able to generate (and update) appropriate deal structures and deal terms that align internal and external interest in coordination with the Senior Director of Global BD AIR.
• Maintains and solidifies relationships with the partners and/or counterparts throughout the discussions and actively participates or leads the negotiation phase in coordination with the Senior Director of Global BD AIR.
• Pitches opportunities to the senior leadership of the company seeking approval according to the internal governance and keeps executive leadership regularly informed providing reports on results, inflection points and decisions to be made.
• Facilitates the handover to the Alliance Management and Integration Team pre and post deal.

Education

Degree in life sciences and/or pharmaceutical sciences is required. PhD or MBA is considered a significant plus.

Experience Required

A minimum of 5 years of international experience in BD roles in the Pharma and Biotech industry with a track record of deals closed for assets, both under development and in-market, preferably with global scope and in the AIR space is required; additional experience in finance or consulting or Research and Development is a plus.

International exposure including but not limited to significant experience abroad (one year or more) and previous experience in a multinational organization are required.

Soft Skills

• Cultivates global perspective, taking a broad view when approaching issues and using a global lens.
• Puts in place a sound decision-making process, showing a pragmatic approach to problem solving.
• Driven to act with urgency, without compromise to quality.
• Is highly skilled at building collaborative relationships across the organization, through effective team- and networking, conflicts management, communication skills and intercultural sensitivity.
• Is resilient and flexible, able to actively learn through experimentations, successes and failures and rebound from setbacks and adversity when facing new or difficult situations.
• Is enthusiastic, highly motivated and has both the ability to work alongside the team but also to inspire and lead the team.

Technical Skills

• Good understanding of drug development process and good understanding of commercial, legal, tax/finance and IP matters.
• Strong analytical skills and strategic thinking, coupled with the ability to exemplify complex business issues into financial models.
• Proven negotiation skills internally, across all levels of an organization and externally.

Languages

Fluency in English is mandatory; an additional language will be considered a plus.

Location

Flexible solutions can be envisaged.

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.