Pipeline Chief of Staff

About the position

Legend Biotech is seeking Pipeline Chief of Staff as part of the Technical Operations team based in Somerset, NJ. The Pipeline Chief of Staff reports directly to the President of Research and Development, serving as a strategic thought partner and providing critical support in decision-making processes, overseeing strategic business initiatives, enabling seamless communication across the organization, and ensuring smooth and efficient operations. As an extension of the President, this position plays a central role in managing our cell and gene therapy R&D portfolio and driving operational integration across Research, Preclinical, Tech Development, Clinical Development, Regulatory, and Business Development. This position will also play an important role in business initiatives of top strategic priority to our pipeline. A key deliverable in this role is to provide organizational support to the President and executive team in order to facilitate and ensure their effectiveness as leaders of an increasingly complex global organization. The ideal candidate should have a proven track record of leadership, communication, and impeccable operational skills in addition to drug discovery or development experience from a leading biotech company. This role will be located in Somerset, NJ requiring you to be onsite 3 days/week.

Responsibilities

• Organize efforts across the organization as needed to provide timely and reliable information to support pipeline planning and communications.
• Enable effective and rapid decision making with clear risks, mitigations, go/no-go criteria as part of a holistic operational plan to achieve success.
• Ensure integration of pipeline project dashboard and help monitor performance of organization as a whole in collaboration with the PMO.
• Contribute to portfolio vision and prioritization.
• Manage meetings with key stakeholders and other senior leaders, including President's Sr Staff Meetings, Pipeline Update Meetings, Quarterly Pipeline Townhall, etc.
• Assist leading the pipeline organization in pivots in response to emerging data, evolution of the competitive landscape, company priorities, etc.
• Collaborate with functional leaders and experts as a strategic partner to support the success of Legend programs.
• Build strong collaborative relationships with functional areas and creates a culture of transparency, unity and engagement.
• Track and manage tasks delegated by President to staff across the organization to ensure timely completion.
• Prepare materials for communications with the organization, including meeting materials and regular updates.
• Work with pipeline leadership in developing and communicating overarching pipeline strategy and plan.
• Identify and resolve inter-project bottlenecks as well as identify and leverage synergy opportunities.
• Develop corporate goals and ensure alignment of cascading goals across the business.
• Monitor and analyze resource and capital allocation across the department to align with pipeline strategy and plan.
• Identify potential operating efficiencies and help drive for solutions.
• Lead special projects to support pipeline decision making, often requiring inputs from multiple branches of the organization.
• Interface with other corporate functions, including Finance, HR, IT, and Legal.
• Support ad hoc corporate opportunity analysis and decisions.
• Perform other strategic analyses and projects as needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor degree in science with 15 years of industry experience and demonstrated leadership in project and/or operational management.
• Master degree in science preferred.
• 15+ years of industry experience in a biotech or pharmaceutical setting, including 5 years of industrial experience in pipeline project and operational management.
• Demonstrated experience interacting with executive leadership.
• Experience gathering and integrating inputs from all disciplines in the company to facilitate assessments, planning and strategy by the pipeline executive team.
• Strong holistic approach to working with groups of high-performance individuals.
• High EQ with ability to earn the respect and trust of the pipeline team, President, executive leadership, and board.
• Ability to work effectively in a collaborative, fast-paced environment with competing priorities.
• Ability to set and follow through goals with a sense of urgency while keeping broader strategic objectives in focus.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills.
• Excellent planning, prioritization, and organizational skills.
• Excellent communication skills, verbal, graphical, and written.
• Effective presentation skills to key stakeholders and key decision makers.
• Excellent taste when it comes to communications work products.
• Working experience in drug discovery and development and good understanding of external landscape in relevant disease areas.
• Creative, strategic thinking, operational effectiveness, and strong troubleshooting skills.
• Collaborative attitude and ability to motivate and influence others without relying on position or power.
• Language(s): English. Mandarin is a plus.

Benefits

• Equal opportunity/affirmative action employer committed to attracting, retaining, and maximizing the performance of a diverse and inclusive workforce.
• Drug-free workplace.