Junior Associate Facility Engineer

Legend Biotech US • Raritan, NJ

3d • Onsite

About The Position

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 Junior Associate Facility Engineer as part of the Facilities & Engineering team based in Raritan, NJ.
Role Overview
The Associate Facility Engineer will support the operation, maintenance, and qualification of equipment and systems that enable a Cell Therapy manufacturing facility. This person will assist in equipment monitoring, documentation, and troubleshooting activities under the guidance of more senior engineers. The role requires technical curiosity, attention to detail, and the ability to work in a collaborative team environment. This individual will be part of the CAR-T Equipment team in support of clinical and commercial manufacturing as well as facility improvement initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree – Preferably in Engineering or Life Sciences.
• 0–2 years of experience in Facility, Engineering, or Operations (internship or co-op experience in a GMP setting preferred).
• Proficiency of Microsoft office.
• Experience with quality management systems.
• Maximo or SAP.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day technical support for equipment and process support installations.
• Assist in maintaining reliability and compliance through preventive maintenance programs and equipment monitoring.
• Learn to recognize performance trends, document observations, and propose basic improvements that enhance reliability, safety, and quality.
• Support the development of maintenance and calibration records, work instructions, and SOPs within the Quality Management System.
• Participate in root cause investigations, CAPAs, and change controls by gathering data, preparing documentation, and collaborating with cross-functional teams including QA, Operations, and Validation.
• Work with technical equipment data and documentation to support analyses of the maintenance process and provide input to the Maintenance Manager.
• Help ensure that preventive maintenance and calibration activities are completed and recorded on time.
• Assist with equipment tracking, asset management system updates, and vendor communication under supervision.
• Contribute to improvement projects or new equipment introductions by supporting data collection, documentation, and basic technical evaluations.
• Interact with external service providers and support internal teams to ensure timely execution of service activities.
• Have the authority to make decisions related to technical direction, methodologies, approaches and product development processes. You can also make decisions related to project execution, including timelines, milestones and resource allocation approved by the engineering manager. Higher-level approvals are required for those related to significant batch impact, or elevated resource allocation as directed by engineering manager.

Benefits

• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level