INTERN - Competitive Intelligence

Department: Strategy, Sustainability & Growth

Job Type: Intern

Business Area: Business Development & Strategic planning

Contract Type: Temporary

Location: Parma, IT

About us

Chiesi is an international research-focused biopharmaceutical group with 90 years’ experience, operating in more than 30 countries, with its Headquarter in Parma, Italy. More than 8,000 employees across the group are united by a singular purpose: promoting a healthier world for our people, patients, and the planet. This is what drives us as we research, develop, and market innovative drugs across our main therapeutic areas. Discover more here.

At Chiesi we are thinking generations ahead, driving sustainable innovation with purpose. This fosters a culture of reliability, transparency, and ethical behaviour at every level. As a Benefit Corporation and a certified B Corp, we have embedded sustainability in our bylaws and continuously measure our impact.

Diversity and inclusion are at the heart of who we are. We believe our differences make us stronger. We are a vibrant ecosystem of passionate, talented individuals united by strong values, each bringing unique perspectives that help us to continuously challenge the status quo for the better.

Chiesi Corporate Functions

Strategy, Sustainability & Growth

The Strategy, Sustainability, and Growth (SSG) Department is at the heart of defining our Group’s strategic direction and optimizing resource allocation to create long-term, sustained shared value for both the company and its stakeholders. By bringing together expertise across Global Strategy, Shared Value & Sustainability, Global Corporate Development, Competitive Intelligence, SKAI, the Center of Open Innovation and Competence, and Digital Health, SSG plays a unique and essential role in enabling the company’s growth and transformation.

Together, this integrated Function not only guides strategic decisions but also empowers the Company to innovate, grow, and deliver lasting value in a rapidly evolving global landscape.

Whowe are looking for

This is what you will do

The Competitive Intelligence Intern supports the Competitive Intelligence team in monitoring, collecting, analyzing, and synthesizing external insights related to competitors, therapeutic areas, scientific innovation, and healthcare ecosystem developments.

Through a structured learning experience, the intern will contribute to intelligence activities that support strategic planning, portfolio decisions, lifecycle management, and business development assessments, while gaining exposure to competitive and strategic intelligence methodologies, cross-functional collaboration and communication, as well as strategic decision-making processes across Chiesi.

You’ll be involved in the following activities:

• Support the monitoring of the external landscape, including competitor activities, clinical advancements, regulatory changes, and broader healthcare ecosystem and market trends.
• Contribute to the development of competitive scenarios, benchmarking analyses, and intelligence deliverables supporting portfolio, lifecycle management, and strategic planning discussions.
• Support the preparation of background research and competitor materials for strategic workshops, simulations, and other collaborative exercises.
• Contribute to internal intelligence communications, including newsletters, reports, and knowledge-sharing initiatives.
• Assist in maintaining intelligence resources, repositories, and best practices to communicate and promote intelligence capabilities across the organization.
• Participate in competitive intelligence activities related to selected industry conferences and scientific congresses, supporting information gathering, synthesis, and reporting.

You will need to have

Master's Degree/PhD in Life Sciences. Master in Economics/Management will be a plus.

Ability of scientific literature search, review and understanding

Scientific knowledge of human physiology, pharmacology, pharmaceutical drug development

Basic knowledge of pharma business/marketing principles

Comfortable in using AI tools (Copilot) in line with the Company’s principles.

Languages: fluent English (both spoken and written)

Strong analytical mindset and a keen interest in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and healthcare sectors

Attitude to think critically and analytically in interpreting information (connecting dots) coming from different data sources

Willingness to assess competitive developments through both strategic and financial lenses, leveraging sources such as competitors' investor reports and investment banking research.

Teamwork mindset to collaborate ef