Sr. Investigator

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 a Sr. Investigator as part of the Technical Operations team based in Raritan, NJ
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The CAR‑T Sr. Investigator will be part of the Technical Operation team and will be responsible to provide specialist knowledge and expertise of cell and gene therapy processes and/or process technologies. They will also oversee processes and standards to maintain and improve existing and to implement new innovative manufacturing technologies.

• Lead manufacturing and cross functional investigations from end to end.
• Ensure thorough root cause analysis, impact assessment, and CAPA/EC determination.
• Work cross functionally with SME's and Quality to ensure robustness of investigations, as well as accuracy and ensuring compliance.
• Support and manage change controls and maintain permanent inspection readiness and actively support regulatory inspections.
• Ensure investigations are processing timely according to site specified requirements.
• Provide technical expertise in the Technical Operations group, own the process knowledge of the cell and gene therapy manufacturing process technology and maintain oversight on process capability to ensure processes are robust and continuously improving.
• Ensure seamless flow of knowledge and information across functions, and with other sites when applicable.
• Provide technical/scientific process support.
• Provide support and technical expertise to the Manufacturing team in support of ongoing technical transfer and manufacturing operations.
• Support the implementation of manufacturing and process automation strategies through cell therapy manufacturing process design qualification, vendor evaluation, and enterprise system interface engineering support for GMP manufacturing of engineered autologous T cell therapy products.
• Write and/or review user requirements, functional requirement specifications, qualification protocols, enterprise or system interface, process development reports, and provide technical assessments, rationales, and approval for engineering and process changes to meet regulatory requirements.
• Work closely with cross‑functional teams to design and implement cell therapy processes, manage equipment qualification strategy, and support process validation activities for cell therapy platforms.
• Work cross‑functionally across Technical Operations and interface with external vendors to drive the design and implementation of automation platforms for cell therapy development and manufacturing.
• Primary role is to support deviation investigation writing.

• BS/BA required in technical discipline:
  Engineering, science or similar field.
• A minimum of five (5) years experience within a cGMP environment in the biotech/biopharma industry and Cell/Gene Therapy cGMP manufacturing experience preferred.
• Support writing of SOPs for Manufacturing and Quality Risk Assessments for existing and new/changed processes.
• Ability to work independently and successfully, prioritize and manage multiple tasks simultaneously, integrate cross‑functional issues and balance competing priorities effectively. Must be able to manage shifting priorities to meet critical deadlines in a fast paced and dynamic, growing…