Global Commercial Program Head

Company Information

Legend Biotech is a global biotechnology company dedicated to treating, and one day curing, life-threatening diseases. Headquartered in Somerset, New Jersey, we are developing advanced cell therapies across a diverse array of technology platforms, including autologous and allogenic chimeric antigen receptor T-cell and natural killer (NK) cell-based immunotherapy. 

Legend Biotech entered into a global collaboration agreement with Janssen, one of the pharmaceutical companies of Johnson & Johnson, to jointly develop and commercialize ciltacabtagene autolecuel (cilta-cel) in 2017. Our strategic partnership is designed to combine the strengths and expertise of both companies to advance the promise of an immunotherapy in the treatment of multiple myeloma.

Legend Biotech is seeking Global Commercial Program Head as part of the Technical Operations team based in Raritan, New Jersey. 

Role Overview

This position is a key member of the technical leadership function in the global MSAT organization. This individual will be responsible for representing all technical aspects of the Carvykti program both within Legend but also externally with our program partner Janssen. This effort will extend to joint technical and CMC committees that report to the Joint Manufacturing Committee in the commercial governance structure. This person will also be required to build and manage a team of experienced cell therapy professionals whose responsibility it is to deliver a best-in-class high volume marketed CAR-T product. This effort is business critical and part of a multi-site global manufacturing network whose aim is to maintain Legend’s competitive advantage in the Multiple Myeloma space. This individual is required to drive the success and overall sustainability of global commercial program by adhering to industry best practices and sound cell therapy technical principles to ensure that the process platform is robust and consistent. Portfolio management is required to implement process improvements, optimization, capacity expansion, and cost of goods / non-conformance reduction efforts worldwide.

Key Responsibilities  

• Represent MSAT at joint technical and CMC committees
• Partner closely with senior leadership to achieve global alignment on all technical Carvykti scope
• Provide technical leadership and support of an expanding global manufacturing network for best-in-class CAR-T product.
• Work collaboratively with internal and external partners to drive global process platform improvements and cost reduction initiatives
• Drive strategy across multiple disciplines and functions to increase robustness, drive down OOS rates and improve delivery times to patients.
• Ensure global alignment on process platform parameters, unit operations and analytical methods at both internal and external CMO sites
• Drive new process version plans and content for regulatory submissions
• Ensure global records are consistent and maintained to achieve consistent performance worldwide for both Legend and partner sites.
• Provide technical support and leadership during Agency Inspections, filing of Submissions, and IRs.
• Maintain global master batch record and documentation on the platform process description and collaborate to the global change control process and global investigations.

Requirements

• B.S. required, Ph.D. preferred in technical discipline: engineering, science, or related field
• Minimum 10 years of industrial biologics CMC development or manufacturing experience, CAR-T experience is highly desirable.
• Extensive experience in cell therapy commercial cGMP program with end-to-end know-how to manage process platform changes/improvements in a global manufacturing network and change management process.
• Candidate must have extensive experience in Cell Therapy tech transfer and/or MSAT.
• Experience in a cross functional CMC team as a technical representative driving global programs.
• Experience as a technical owner in reviewing regulatory submission sections, responding to agency audits.
• Experience in implementing and managing commercial process improvements and changes.
• Experience in driving consistency across multiple manufacturing sites.
• Experience in Analytical Methods Transfer preferred.
• Experience in managing external partners and CMOs preferred.
• Extensive knowledge in process and analytical development, technology transfer, process comparability and qualification, CMC regulatory guidelines, process monitoring and analytics and manufacturing operations support.
• Ability to think critically and demonstrated troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Results driven with strong analytical, problem solving and critical thinking skills.
• Strong experience working in a cross-functional organization with multiple partners with competing priorities.
• Ability to plan, multitask, prioritize and be an effective and influential decision maker focused on action and implementation.

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