Operations Manager

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, T-cell receptor (TCR-T), and natural killer (NK) cell-based immunotherapy. From our three R&D sites around the world, we apply these innovative technologies to pursue the discovery of safe, efficacious and cutting-edge therapeutics for patients worldwide.   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). 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 an Operations Manager (2nd Shift) as part of the Technical Operations team based in Raritan, New Jersey.   Role Overview The CAR-T Operations 2nd Shift Manager is an exempt level position working within Technical Operations. This individual will be responsible for overseeing the production of a personalized cell therapy to support both clinical and commercial requirements in a sterile cGMP environment.  This position is an onsite position working Monday to Friday on the 2nd shift.   Key Responsibilities This individual will oversee cell therapy production and ensure safe and compliant manufacturing operations according to cGMP requirements. This individual will be a site management resources and point of contact for all 2nd shift employees. This individual will be the primary point of contact for 2nd shift Technical Operation’s supervisors of their respective areas of oversite. This individual will take direction and guidance from their Associate Director and or Senior Managers of the process areas This individual will also oversee the hiring, development, and performance management of staff, and assign personnel to execute daily production schedules. This individual will create/revise operational procedures, including manufacturing work instructions, master batch records, forms, etc. This individual will be responsible for multiple work centers within the facility to ensure high quality and compliant product supply and oversee production metrics. This individual will support manufacturing investigations, support and manage change controls, and maintain permanent inspection readiness and actively support regulatory inspections. This individual will need to build strong partnerships with Manufacturing, Engineering, and Quality to ensure seamless execution of daily production schedules. This individual will also lead facility operating review meetings and own various department projects to drive continuous improvements and efficiencies within...