Senior Organizational Development Manager

BioSpace; New Jersey; On-site; USD 146,000 - 192,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vison insurance

401(k) with company match

Eight weeks parental leave

Generous PTO and holidays

Well-being programs

Job summary

Legend Biotech in the United States is seeking a Senior Organizational Development Manager in Somerset, NJ. This strategic role focuses on improving organization effectiveness through design, leadership development, and global programs aligned with company growth and performance goals.

You will partner with business leaders and HR to implement transformative OD initiatives, measure impact, and evolve OD tools while supporting a high-performance culture across regions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in HR, organizational development, business, psychology, or related field (Master's preferred).
• 8+ years in organizational development, leadership management, culture development; global or multi-region experience.
• Strong understanding of OD theory, practices; consulting experience preferred.
• Strong business acumen in pharma/biotech industries.
• Excellent communication; English proficiency; Mandarin or Dutch helpful.
• Strong project management; capable of handling multiple projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead organization design aligned to strategic priorities and operating model design.
• Clarify roles, decision rights, and spans & layers; workforce planning and capability alignment.
• Design and lead change management strategies; apply ADKAR, Kotter, Prosci methodologies.
• Support leaders through reorganizations, strategy shifts, and M&A integrations; measure adoption.
• Design and deliver leadership development aligned to business strategy and culture.
• Support executive teams on team effectiveness, leadership behaviors, and culture.
• Build leadership pipeline through capability frameworks and assessments; translate values into behaviors.
• Lead policy design for performance management, promotions, and internal movement.
• Improve employee engagement, inclusion, and organizational health; partner with HRBP on reviews.
• Contribute to evolution of OD tools and intellectual capital.

Skills

Communication skills

English proficiency

Project management

Global experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR/OD/business/psychology

Master's degree preferred

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.

Legend Biotech is seeking Senior Organizational Development Manager as part of the Human Resources team based in Somerset, NJ.

Role Overview

The Senior Organizational Development Manager, US is a strategic role responsible for driving initiatives that enhance the organization effectiveness and performance and sustainable growth. This position focus on assessing the organization’s structure, processes and leadership to identify opportunities for improvement, and collaborates closely with business leaders and HR teams to design and implement global programs and initiatives that enhance organizational performance and implementing strategies for growth and development.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead organization design efforts aligned to strategic priorities, including: Operating model design.
• Role clarity, decision rights, and spans & layers.
• Workforce planning and capability alignment.
• Design and lead change management strategies for enterprise or function-level transformations.
• Apply structured change methodologies (e.g., ADKAR, Kotter, Prosci, or equivalents).
• Support leaders through high-impact change moments (reorganizations, strategy shifts, M&A integration).
• Measure change adoption and effectiveness using leading and lagging indicators.
• Design and deliver leadership development solutions aligned to business strategy and culture.
• Support executive and senior leadership teams in: Team effectiveness.
• Leadership behaviors and decision effectiveness.
• Culture and engagement.
• Help build a strong leadership pipeline through capability frameworks and assessments.
• Translate cultural aspirations and values into observable behaviors and systems.
• Lead policy design and process execution of organization and individual performance management, goal alignment, and accountability mechanisms.
• Lead policy design and process execution of promotion management, internal movement.
• Support initiatives to improve employee engagement, inclusion, and organizational health.
• Design and partner with HRBP to execute organization review and talent review.
• Conduct or introduce tools of talent selection.
• Define success metrics for OD initiatives (leading and lagging indicators).
• Track impact and continuously refine approaches based on data and feedback.
• Contribute to the evolution of OD tools, frameworks, and intellectual capital.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in human resources, organizational development, business, psychology, or a related field; Master's degree preferred.
• 8+ years of experience in organizational development, leadership management, culture development, with a proven track record of global or multi-region involvement.
• Strong understanding of organizational development theory, practices, and industry trends, working experience as a consultant is preferred.
• Strong business acumen and in-depth understanding of the pharmaceutical and biotech industries.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, including English language proficiency; additional fluency in Mandarin or Dutch languages preferred.
• Strong project management skills, managing multiple projects simultaneously.
• Adaptable to the fast-paced culture and environment of the biotech industry.

Pay Range (Base Pay)

$146,410 - $192,164 USD

Other Types of Pay: Performance-based bonus and/or equity is available to employees in eligible roles.

Benefits and Paid Time Off: 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.

Work Authorization & Employment Eligibility

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.

EEO Statement

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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