Director, CEO Office

Legend Biotech US•Bridgewater, NJ

2d•$193,629 - $254,137•Hybrid

About The Position

Legend Biotech is seeking a Director, CEO Office 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. 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.

Requirements

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.

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.
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.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance
401(k) retirement plan with a company match that vests fully on day one
Eight (8) weeks of paid parental leave after just three (3) months of employment
Paid time off policy that includes vacation time, personal time, sick time, floating holidays, and eleven (11) company holidays
Flexible spending and health savings accounts
Life and AD&D insurance
Short- and long-term disability coverage
Legal assistance
Supplemental plans such as pet, critical illness, accident, and hospital indemnity insurance
Voluntary commuter benefits
Family planning and care resources
Well-being initiatives
Peer-to-peer recognition programs