INTERN - Business Development - Partnership Management

Date: Aug 4, 2026

Department: Strategy, Sustainability & Growth

Job Type: Intern

Business Area: Business Development & Strategic planning

Contract Type: Temporary

Location: PARMA, IT

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.

Who we are looking for

Why this internship stands out

If you are curious about how global partnerships work across different geographies, cultures and organizations, this role places you right at the center of it.

As part of the Business Development team, within the Alliance Management function, you will contribute to making strategic collaborations successful. This includes supporting the negotiation and implementation of agreements, helping translate contracts into concrete activities, keeping projects on track, and ensuring that both parties meet their commitments.

Our Partnerships span multiple regions and involve teams with diverse ways of working, communication styles, and business cultures.

In this internship, you will support the Alliance Management Leads in coordinating collaboration activities and gain visibility into the management of strategic partnerships.

You will learn how to navigate this complexity and make collaboration smoother, measurable, and scalable.

In short: you’ll be part of the team that connects people, priorities, and processes, globally.

This is what you will do

1. Collaboration Support

You will support the Alliance Team in orchestrating key activities across internal functions and external stakeholders, with a strong focus on tools, processes and governance that enable global collaborations.

1. Support to Collaboration Tools and Processes

You will help the Alliance Management team ensure that internal tools and processes used to manage collaborations run smoothly.

1. Partnership Health Surveys

These surveys help assess the quality of collaboration with strategic global partners. In this area you will prepare, launch, track and follow up on surveys with partners to facilitate analysis by Alliance Managers

1. Alliance Risk database Support

The Alliance team maintains a centralized internal database to track partnership-related risks.

You will need to have

• Economics or Business Administration, Law or Mangement Engineering or Degree in Life Sciences

• Fluent English

• Proactive mindset and attitude to problem-solving approach

• Curiosity, adaptability and willingness to learn through hands-on experience

• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage several priorities with guidance

• Ability to build relationships with diverse stakeholders (& cultures)

What you will learn

• How global alliances are governed across discovery, development and commercial stages

• How to translate business needs into system requirements, testing and rollouts

• How partnership execution impacts portfolio, pipeline and company growth

Contract and Benefit

6 months internship

Monthly Reimbursement of 1000 Euros

Meal vouchers for each day of remote activities

Free access to internal canteen for lunch

Free shuttle reserved to Chiesi employees from railway station to Chiesi HQ and/or free pass to the urban public service

What we offer

No matter where your path starts at Chiesi, it leads to inspiring possibilities. Your future is our focus, and we are committed to nurturing your development in our dynamic, friendly environment with access to resources and training every step of the way.

We provide top-class benefits, including comprehensive healthcare programs, work-life balance initiatives, and robust relocation support. Our salary package is competitive, comprising a basic salary, performance bonuses, and benefits benchmarked against the external market. Additionally, we offer flexible working arrangements, remote work options, and tax assistance services for foreign colleagues, all designed to help you thrive.

Chiesi is an equal opportunity employer committed to hiring a diverse workforce at all levels of our business. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment based on attitude and merit, without regard to race, national origin, age, sex, religion, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, military status, gender identity or expression, or any other basis protected by applicable laws. This policy applies to all aspects of employment, including hiring, transfer, promotion, compensation, eligibility for benefits, and termination.