Director, CEO Office
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Job summary
Legend Biotech in Bridgewater, NJ, is seeking a Director, CEO Office to partner with the CEO and drive the company's strategic agenda across R&D to commercial performance. You will shape priorities, align the leadership team, and translate complex data into actionable plans.
This role combines strategic oversight with cross-functional influence, requiring top-tier consulting experience, fluency in English and Mandarin, and a track record of delivering high-impact executive communications.
Qualifications
- 3-6 years at a top-tier strategy consulting firm (Engagement Manager level).
- Consulting experience in healthcare, pharma or biotech.
- 1-2 years of industry pharma/biotech experience (strategy, commercial or medical).
- Fluent English and Mandarin Chinese, written and spoken.
- Excellent problem-structuring, analytical and executive communication skills.
- Solid science background in life sciences, medicine, pharmacy or bioengineering.
- Hands-on user of AI tools for analysis and content creation.
- Advanced degree (PhD/MD/ PharmD or MS) in life sciences and/or MBA.
- Exposure to oncology, hematology or cell therapy.
- Commercial project experience: launch planning, brand strategy, forecasting, market access or sales force effectiveness.
- Experience working across US, China and other global markets.
- Experience supporting a CEO or executive team on strategy, planning or transformation.
Responsibilities
- Lead the development and refresh of the corporate strategy, long-range plan and annual priorities, working with the CFO and the heads of R&D and CARVYKTI.
- Frame and solve the CEO's most important business questions, such as CARVYKTI growth and pipeline and portfolio prioritization.
- Engage credibly with R&D on the science, clinical data and development plans behind pipeline decisions.
- Translate strategy into clear objectives and KPIs, partnering with Strategy & PMO on execution tracking and operating systems.
Skills
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Job description
Legend Biotech is a global biotechnology company dedicated to treating and, one day, curing life‑threatening diseases. Headquartered in Bridgewater, New Jersey, we are advancing the next generation of cell therapy through a portfolio of innovative technologies, including autologous, allogeneic, and in vivo cell therapy approaches. Our research spans chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR‑T), T-cell receptor (TCR‑T), natural killer (NK) cell‑based therapies, and other emerging platforms designed to transform the treatment of serious diseases. From our global network of research and development sites, we are committed to discovering and developing safe, effective, and cutting‑edge therapies for patients worldwide.
Legend Biotech entered into a global collaboration agreement with Johnson & Johnson to jointly develop and commercialize CARVYKTI® (ciltacabtagene autoleucel; cilta‑cel). Through this strategic partnership, we combine complementary expertise and capabilities to advance innovative immunotherapies for patients living with multiple myeloma.
as part of the Executive Office team based in Bridgewater, NJ.
The Director, CEO Office is a strategic partner to the CEO and a force multiplier for the CEO's leadership team (LT). You will shape and drive the company's strategic agenda, help the LT operate as a high‑performing team, and turn priorities into decisions, plans and results. You will work side by side with the CEO every day, see the business end to end, from R&D to CARVYKTI commercial performance and corporate functions, and take on work that matters.
The CEO's LT includes the Head of CARVYKTI, CFO, CHRO, Head of R&D, Head of Strategy & PMO, and the heads of Legal, IT, Compliance and Business Development.
This is a defined development role. After about three years, the expectation is a move into a commercial leadership position in sales, marketing or a related function.
- Lead the development and refresh of the corporate strategy, long‑range plan and annual priorities, working with the CFO and the heads of R&D and CARVYKTI.
- Frame and solve the CEO's most important business questions, such as CARVYKTI growth and pipeline and portfolio prioritization.
- Engage credibly with R&D on the science, clinical data and development plans behind pipeline decisions.
- Translate strategy into clear objectives and KPIs, partnering with Strategy & PMO on execution tracking and operating systems.
- Own the LT operating rhythm: agendas, pre‑reads, decision logs, follow‑ups and accountability.
- Raise the LT's strategic focus by making sure its time goes to the few decisions that matter most.
- Design and run LT offsites, business reviews and high‑performing-team (HPT) initiatives.
- Prepare the CEO's board, LT and strategic decision materials.
- Synthesize complex data into crisp storylines and recommendations, in English and Chinese.
- Provide strategic content to the Communications team for external and internal messages; Communications owns those channels.
- Lead or drive the CEO's high‑priority special projects across CARVYKTI, R&D, finance and corporate functions.
- Act as the CEO's proxy where appropriate: represent priorities, broker alignment and resolve issues across functions and regions.
- Serve as a bridge between global and China teams and stakeholders.
- Use AI tools daily to speed up research, analysis, synthesis and document production.
- Identify and pilot practical AI use cases for the CEO's office and the LT, and help spread good practice across the organization.
- 3-6 years at a top‑tier strategy consulting firm (McKinsey, BCG, Bain or similar), reaching Engagement Manager or Senior Engagement Manager level.
- Consulting work focused on healthcare, pharma or biotech.
- 1-2 years of industry experience in pharma or biotech (e.g. strategy, commercial or medical).
- Fluent professional English and Mandarin Chinese, written and spoken.
- Excellent problem‑structuring, analytical and executive communication skills, with a track record of senior‑level documents.
- A solid science background: degree in life sciences, medicine, pharmacy or bioengineering, and the ability to understand clinical and scientific data.
- Hands‑on user of AI tools for analysis and content creation.
- Advanced degree (PhD, MD, PharmD or MS) in a life science field, and/or an MBA.
- Exposure to oncology, hematology or cell therapy.
- Commercial project experience: launch planning, brand strategy, forecasting, market access or sales force effectiveness.
- Experience working across the US, China and other global markets.
- Experience supporting a CEO or executive team on strategy, planning or transformation.
- Sharp and fast. You get to the core of a problem quickly and learn new areas at speed.
- Driven to deliver. You are motivated, work hard and own outcomes, not just outputs.
- You move easily between strategy and detail, and between long‑term work and today's urgent request.
- You earn trust across levels and functions and lead through influence.
- You handle confidential information with sound judgment.
- Commercially ambitious. You want to lead commercial teams and see this role as the foundation for that career.
- Year 1: Learn the business. Own the LT cadence and strategy process; build relationships across functions.
- Years 2-3: Lead the agenda. Lead major strategic initiatives and act as the CEO's trusted proxy.
- After ~3 years: Move into commercial. Transition into a sales, marketing or other commercial leadership role.
On site 3-4 days per week in Bridgewater, NJ, working closely with the CEO and the LT. Some travel for business reviews, offsites and global meetings.
$193,629 — $254,137 USD
Other Types of Pay: Performance-based bonus and/or equity is available to employees in eligible roles.
Medical, dental, and vision insurance as well as a 401(k) retirement plan with a company match that vests fully on day one. We offer eight (8) weeks of paid parental leave after just three (3) months of employment, and a paid time off policy that includes vacation time, personal time, sick time, floating holidays, and eleven (11) company holidays. Additional voluntary benefits include flexible spending and health savings accounts, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long‑term disability coverage, legal assistance, and supplemental plans such as pet, critical illness, accident, and hospital indemnity insurance. We also provide voluntary commuter benefits, family planning and care resources, well‑being initiatives, and peer‑to‑peer recognition programs; demonstrating our ongoing commitment to building a culture where our people feel empowered, supported, and inspired to do their best work.
Please note: These benefits are offered exclusively to permanent full‑time employees. Contractors are not eligible for benefits through Legend Biotech.
Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States. As part of our commitment to maintaining a lawful workforce and ensuring compliance with federal employment regulations, we participate in the E‑Verify program. If you are selected for employment, you will be required to complete the Form I-9 process, and your employment eligibility will be verified through E‑Verify in accordance with applicable federal law. We are committed to providing a fair, transparent, and welcoming hiring experience for all candidates.
It is the policy of Legend Biotech to provide equal employment opportunities without regard to actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, related medical conditions and lactation), gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, military service and veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic under applicable federal, state or local laws or ordinances.
Employment is at‑will and may be terminated at any time with or without cause or notice by the employee or the company.
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