Project Manager

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 a Project Manager, Process Engineer- Consultant as part of the Global MSAT team based in Raritan, NJ.

Role Overview

This position represents a critical technical role supporting process automation efforts within the global MSAT organization. This individual will be responsible for all technical and program management scope to drive activities ranging from strategic/business plans to managing all activities to implement a successful process automation platform in a manufacturing facility for a commercial approved Carvykti program. Specifically, this effort will have a focus related to industry available cell therapy unit operations to be incorporated with an automation platform that integrates with MES systems in cGMP manufacturing operations.  This effort will extend organizationally to collaborate closely with not only technology vendor partners, but with Manufacturing, Process Development, Quality, and Regulatory to ensure approval of the selected platform. The candidate will also be required to project manage a matrixed team of experienced cell therapy professionals whose responsibility it is to deliver a best-in-class high volume automated process platform solution. The scope comprises of building out requirements, a business case, detailed design plans, engineering and construction plans to implementation and start up. A number of evaluations will need to be developed to ensure that changes to the current process and manufacturing facility are minimized. The candidate will also be responsible for identifying new technologies and unit operations to ensure that a long-term plan for end-to-end process automation can be realized. This individual is required to drive the success and overall sustainability of a process automation program by adhering to industry best practices and sound process principles to ensure that the automation platform is comparable to the existing, but also meets or exceeds the standard of various health authorities

Key Responsibilities  

• Provide technical and program management to drive a process automation platform solution for a best-in-class CAR-T product
• Development of an automation concept through detailed execution ,planning activities, and milestone.
• Program management leadership to drive strategic plans, business cases to support selected platform concept, detailed project schedule for implementation, vendor coordination and cross functional collaboration to ensure a seamless introduction in cGMP
• Work collaboratively with internal and external partners to identify and drive implementation of industry leading automation solutions
• Drives plans for new unit operations to be evaluated and ensuring that all are able to be integrated into an process automation platform
• Identifies and drives plans for new process technologies that result in paradigm shift in throughput and capacity

Requirements

• B.S. required, Ph.D. preferred in technical discipline: engineering, science, or related field
• Minimum 12 years of process, manufacturing, technology transfer experience, CAR-T experience is highly desirable.
• Experience in implementing and managing commercial process technology improvements and changes
• Experience in integrating process unit operations into an automation platform
• Candidate must have program management expertise in the life sciences field
• Extensive experience in process automation technology and vendor offerings specific to commercial process platforms, cell therapy unit operations and instruments
• Extensive knowledge in process best practices, industry standards and the latest technologies
• Ability to think critically and demonstrated troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Results driven with strong process, 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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Legend Biotech is a proud equal opportunity/affirmative action employer committed to attracting, retaining, and maximizing the performance of a diverse and inclusive workforce. It is Legend’s policy to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, national origin, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, genetic information, citizenship status, uniformed service member or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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