GLOBAL R&D DEMAND AND BUSINESS KNOWLEDGE DATA SCIENTIST

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 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 be the largest global pharmaceutical group to be awarded 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.
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 Research & Development Our R&D team represents a fundamental asset for the business.
It is divided into integrated functional areas focusing on pipeline projects including discovery and preclinical research, global technical development, drug delivery technology, clinical development, regulatory affairs, pharmacovigilance, intellectual property, quality assurance, R&D project and portfolio management.
Headquartered in the new purpose-built and fully integrated Research and Development Centre in Parma (Italy), the team also has important operations in Paris (France), Chippenham (UK), Cary (US), Stockholm (Sweden), Toronto (Canada) and Shanghai (China).
Who we are looking for Purpose We are looking for a motivated R&D Demand and Business Knowledge Data Scientist to join our R&D Portfolio Management team.
Main Responsibilities Develop reliable analyses for Chiesi Governance Bodies and Senior Management, leveraging data science methodologies, on the value and composition of Chiesi pipeline, including long-term projections on timelines, costs and resource demand, and projects’ probability of success, with the aim of enabling a correct decision making to maximize the business value delivery of Chiesi pipeline.
Design and manage project cards to enable a standardized evaluation of business cases for pipeline projects and collaborate with BD to ensure consistency of treatment of projects in pipeline vs new external opportunities evaluations, acting as a point of reference for project teams.
Organize and manage discussions during XRC meetings ensuring Company cross-functional alignment on project assumptions regarding different inputs of projects’ business cases, ensuring robust assumptions feeding the pipeline review.
Co-design and deliver in close collaboration with Global Strategy the Pipeline reviews, with useful insights to optimize and prioritize Chiesi pipeline projects.
Support qualitative and quantitative R&D Strategy definition and refresh.
Support short- and long-term R&D workload assessment and decision making on R&D headcount requests based on these projections.
Maintain and improve R&D long-term planning, Portfolio management and benchmarks processes and tools, incorporating data science techniques.
Act as a reference point for data analysis and modeling within the unit, contributing to cross-functional innovation projects.
Activities Conduct comprehensive evaluations of Chiesi projects and assets in pipeline using scientific and commercial inputs provided by functional teams to inform decision-making and leveraging data science methodologies.
Design, manage and maintain standardized project cards to evaluate business cases across Chiesi pipeline, ensuring they effectively capture all critical information required to support informed decision-making processes and consistency between internal projects and external opportunities valuation.
Support project teams by offering expertise and clarification on the use and structure of project cards.
Organize and manage discussions during dedicated XRC meetings to validate and align on project assumptions, ensuring robust and shared inputs for business case evaluations.
Co-develop and execute Pipeline Review processes in collaboration with Head of DBK and Global Strategy, providing actionable insights to optimize and prioritize Chiesi pipeline projects.
Support the definition and periodic refresh of the R&D strategy through the collection and elaboration of both qualitative and quantitative information.
Support short- and long-term R&D workload assessments and headcount planning decisions based on projected resource needs.
Support the maintenance & improvement of R&D long term planning processes and tools integrating advanced data science techniques, including the definition and update of standard values based on internal & external available benchmark and subject matter experts contribution.
Contribute to Global R&D portfolio milestones tracking and resource workload analyses, while supporting initiatives related to design of new optimized reporting formats and implementation of new state-of-the-art IT tools, aiming at maximizing reporting communication power and data processing efficiency in collaboration with R&D Planning & Control and PPM & R&D Digital Strategy and Execution Support units.
Support the definition, calculation, maintenance and update of the R&D KPIs, as well as of the R&D high level MBOs and “premio funzionale” proposals.
Ensure and enhance internal data collection process to support benchmark analyses and to provide source of anonymized external benchmark, e.
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CMR.
Interfacing with Project Managers, support the provision of data to all the R&D functions in terms of time, costs and workload allocated to projects, in collaboration with R&D Planning & Control unit.
Support the maintenance and update of R&D Enterprise Project and Portfolio Management system (Planisware), including structures and features relevant for the unit, in collaboration with R&D Planning & Control unit.
Act as a point of reference within R&D Demand and Business Knowledge unit for support on data analysis and modelling questions, partnering within cross-unit teams for common innovation projects.
Experience Required Solid background in pharmaceutical or biotech industry, with at least 3 years of experience in roles involving pipeline strategy, business case evaluation, project management, resource management or long-term planning.
Education Master’s degree in Economics, Business Management, Management Engineering with experience in Pharmaceutical R&D or new product development.
Alternatively, Master’s degree/PhD in Scientific area relevant to pharmaceutical R&D with previous experience in quantitative evaluations of projects, finance, controlling, resource management and/or project management.
University degree or proven experience in data science, as well as MBA or equivalent experience in strategic roles within R&D or portfolio management is considered a strong asset.
Languages Fluent in English Technical Skills Business Administration, Economics, New Product Development, Pharmaceutical development processes, Project Management Advanced analytical skills for predictive and optimization modeling Deep knowledge of specific digital tools and programming languages supporting data science Familiarity with enterprise project and portfolio management systems (previous experience with PLANISWARE is a plus) Proficiency in BI tools (Power BI is a plus) Experience in AI/machine learning field is a plus Culture of digital transformation and innovative/creative mindset Excellent Excel skills are essential   Other skills.
Strong motivation for acting within a business environment in R&D area Strategic thinking and synoptic view paired with strong analytical attitude Willingness, entrepreneurship, proactivity and sense of responsibility, combining a creative and innovative mindset, with a pragmatic business and result-oriented attitude Written and verbal communication skills Adaptability and resilience in a dynamic, evolving environment Ability to act as a reliable and supportive team-player, engaging with other team members and other department colleagues with a positive, partnering attitude Planning and self-organization skills 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.