Associate Director, Corporate Strategy & Intelligence

Somerset, New Jersey, United States

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 Associate Director, Corporate Strategy & Competitive Intelligence as part of the Commercial team based in Somerset, NJ
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The Associate Director of Competitive Intelligence (CI) will serve as a strategic thought partner responsible for generating actionable insights that inform decision‑making across R&D, commercial, and corporate strategy functions. This individual will lead proactive and on‑demand strategic initiatives, including internal KPI management, CI monitoring, landscape assessments, early signal detection, conference surveillance, and strategic analysis that supports pipeline development, lifecycle management, and long‑term planning.

The ideal candidate is a highly analytical, collaborative, and business‑oriented professional with strong communication skills and a deep understanding of the biopharmaceutical landscape.

• Conduct value stream mapping to identify inefficiencies and areas for improvement.
• Develop, implement, and sustain lean transformation strategies aligned with business objectives.
• Establish and monitor KPIs to track continuous improvement efforts.
• Collaborate with leadership to prioritize improvement opportunities and allocate resources.
• Lead competitive intelligence activities across assigned therapeutic areas, platforms, and/or programs, delivering high‑quality, actionable insights to senior leadership and cross‑functional stakeholders.
• Monitor competitors’ pipelines, clinical data, regulatory actions, collaborations, and market events to identify emerging threats, opportunities, and early signals.
• Monitor new entrants and startup tracking:
  Monitoring early innovation signals, investments, and disruptive players.
• Assist CI partners with end‑to‑end conference CI planning and execution, including surveillance plans, abstract triage, onsite (or virtual) monitoring, rapid‑readouts, and post‑conference summaries.
• Build and maintain CI frameworks, KPI dashboards, market landscapes, and tracking systems to support continuous monitoring.
• Assist in managing internally created CI dashboards and, in some cases, external CI vendors to ensure high‑quality deliverables aligned with business needs.
• Serve as collaborator with R&D, commercial, BD, and strategy teams; participate in team meetings and strategic discussions as an insights partner.
• Partner with forecasting, medical affairs, and commercial strategy to ensure cohesive interpretation of external environment dynamics.
• Requires autonomy in making decisions related to day‑to‑day operations and their technical aspects mostly.

• Advanced degree preferred (PhD, Pharm
  
  D, MD, or Master’s in life sciences, business, or related field).
• 5+ years of experience in pharmaceutical/biotech competitive intelligence, strategy, consulting, or market research.
• Strong scientific and clinical acumen in relevant therapeutic areas; hematology/oncology/IAI experience preferred (if applicable).
• Relevant certification in Six Sigma (Green Belt/Black Belt) or Lean Management.
• Experience with coding, use of R scripts, Python, and pivot tables is required.
• Strong analytical and strategic thinking abilities.
• Excellent written and…