Lead HR Business Partner, Global Rare Diseases

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Date:
Jan 16, 2026

Department:
Global HR

Job Type: Direct Employee

Business Area:
Human Resources

Contract Type:
Permanent

Location:

Boston, MA, US

Chiesi USA

Based in Parma, Italy, Chiesi is an international research-focused biopharmaceutical group with 90 years’ experience, operating in 31 countries. 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.

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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, inclusion, and equal opportunity 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 Global Rare Diseases

Chiesi Global Rare Diseases is a Chiesi Group’s business unit established in February 2020 and focused on research, development and commercialization of treatments and patient support services for rare and ultra-rare disorders, many of whom have limited or no treatments available.

This unit is based in Boston, Massachusetts, with a strong synergy with the headquarters in Parma.

Rare unit has a focus on research and product development for lysosomal storage diseases, rare hematology, ophthalmology disorders and rare immunodeficiencies. The unit is also a dedicated partner with global leaders in scientific research, patient advocacy and care. Discover more here.

This position provides primary strategic HR leadership and partnership to assigned Global Rare Diseases leaders, functions and regions to achieve strategic and operational objectives and build, foster, and maintain a high performing and engaged workforce aligned with the overall business strategy, partnering and collaborating with the GRD HR team and Chiesi global HR network to enable achievement of business strategy and goals.

• Develop and deploy value add HR strategies and initiatives enabling the functions/region to achieve short and long term strategy and goals
• Act as trusted advisor and partner to assigned leaders and teams- proactively work with leadership and employees to support achievement of business goals and positive working relationships and retention strategies
• Collaborate with and provide functional insights and proposed solutions to HR partners in local geographies and global COEs to ensure the “voice of the employee” is integrated into HR processes and programs
• Partner with business functions/regions and HR within local geographies and global COEs on talent acquisition, talent and leadership development, organizational development, culture initiatives, and deployment of HR standard programs and processes
• Partner with leaders to define resource needs for the future according to the organization’s strategic direction and workforce planning process- define workforce needs and ideal profiles current and future state; support selection process for open requisitions in assigned areas
• Analyze trends in performance, employee engagement, retention and recommend solutions for improvement
• Partners with functions/regions to development and execute of initiatives and activities to further high performance team functioning
• Partner with country HR and labor law on specific employment matters as applicable
• Lead and/or contribute to special projects as assigned

• BS/BA in Human Resources or related field of study
• Minimum 5-8 years as an HR Business Partner within the pharmaceutical or biotech industry.
• Previous experience working with scientific functions including research and development…