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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.
Global Technical Operations & Supply Global Technical Operations & Supply (Global Tech Op&S;) is Chiesi's global manufacturing and supply area, responsible for ensuring consistent, outstanding quality, service and value across our end‐to‐end supply chain. Global Tech Op&S; oversees the entire lifecycle of the drug: from process optimization and industrialization, to manufacturing, engineering, quality oversight, and supply chain management. Throughout this journey, Operational Excellence drives continuous improvement.
This end‐to‐end model is powered by our four manufacturing sites - Parma (IT), Blois (FR), Santana de Parnaíba (BR),



and Nerviano (IT) - together with our Virtual Plant network of external partners. This is what you will do This role is a senior leadership position responsible for driving the industrialization and lifecycle management of upstream biopharmaceutical processes as individual contributor.
It focuses on leading process insourcing, technology transfer, scale‐up, and validation activities to ensure robust, scalable, and compliant manufacturing from development through commercial production.
The position acts as a key interface across R&D;, CDMOs, Production, Quality, and Engineering, coordinating process development, optimization, and characterization while applying Quality by Design (Qb D) principles and ensuring alignment with global regulatory expectations (FDA, EMA, ICH). The role requires strong scientific and technical expertise in upstream biologics, combined with hands‐on leadership in pilo

📌 Upstream biological process, lead scientist (Parma)
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