Sr. Manager Network Finance & Strategy

Legend Biotech•Bridgewater, NJ

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

Legend Biotech is seeking a Senior Manager, Network Finance & Strategy to join its Finance team in Bridgewater, New Jersey. This strategic finance leader is responsible for financial planning, performance management, and decision support across the company’s global manufacturing and supply network, including manufacturing sites, external manufacturing partners, supply-chain functions, and portfolio programs. The role reports to the Director, Supply Chain Finance and leads financial evaluation of manufacturing-network strategies, major investments, capacity decisions, automation initiatives, and gross-margin opportunities. It partners with Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, MSAT, Engineering, Procurement, and Finance leadership to translate operational strategies into financial implications and recommendations. The role leads Network FP&A, overseeing consolidated planning and performance management while developing the financial frameworks, analytics, and team capabilities needed to support growth and commercialization. It provides financial evaluation and scenario analysis for network configurations, capacity, volume allocation, product transfers, sourcing, capital investment, automation, and manufacturing-footprint decisions. It also supports manufacturing and supply-chain decisions for pipeline products and future commercialization, integrating pipeline assumptions into network strategy, capital planning, and long-range financial outlooks. The Senior Manager serves as a trusted Finance advisor and represents Supply Chain Finance in operating, planning, governance, and leadership forums, acting as a delegate to the Director when appropriate. The position oversees the Manager, Network FP&A, leads and develops the Network FP&A team, and establishes priorities for finance transformation, analytics, reporting automation, and scalable data solutions. The role is based in Bridgewater, NJ and is identified as hybrid.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, or a related field.
Significant progressive experience in FP&A, manufacturing finance, supply-chain finance, strategic finance, or a related discipline.
Demonstrated experience leading complex financial planning, strategic modeling, business-case development, and executive decision support.
Demonstrated experience leading employees and influencing senior stakeholders across functions and geographies.
Strong knowledge of manufacturing economics, COGM, gross margin, capacity planning, inventory, productivity, and capital investment.
Advanced financial modeling and business-case development capabilities.
Strong FP&A, forecasting, long-range planning, performance-management, and analytical skills.
Ability to translate complex analysis into clear executive recommendations.
Strong business-partnering and influencing skills across functions, sites, and leadership levels.
Demonstrated ability to lead teams, navigate ambiguity, and manage multiple strategic priorities.
Strong systems orientation and commitment to data quality, automation, and scalable analytics.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree and/or relevant professional accounting or finance qualification.
Experience supporting manufacturing-network decisions, capital investments, automation, capacity expansion, or external-manufacturing strategies.
Experience within pharmaceutical, biotechnology, cell therapy, medical technology, or another regulated manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

Lead financial evaluation of manufacturing-network strategies, including capacity expansion, volume allocation, product transfers, sourcing alternatives, and network configuration decisions.
Develop scenario analyses assessing cost of goods manufactured (COGM), gross margin, capital requirements, cash flow, operational risk, and long-term financial implications.
Serve as the primary Finance partner for strategic network-capacity planning and provide recommendations for leadership decisions.
Lead financial evaluations and business cases for automation, capacity expansion, technology investments, new facilities, and other manufacturing and supply-chain initiatives.
Assess make-versus-buy, internal-versus-external manufacturing, contract manufacturing organization (CMO) sourcing, and manufacturing-footprint decisions.
Lead network-level financial analysis supporting long-term gross-margin expansion, manufacturing productivity, and cost competitiveness.
Partner with Site Finance and operational leaders to identify, evaluate, prioritize, and track cross-site productivity and cost-improvement opportunities.
Develop financial roadmaps connecting volume growth, operational improvements, automation, network optimization, and capital investment to long-term margin objectives.
Provide strategic Finance support for manufacturing and supply-chain decisions involving pipeline products and future commercialization.
Evaluate product economics, financial flows, manufacturing locations, capacity requirements, sourcing strategies, and investment timing for new programs.
Integrate pipeline assumptions into manufacturing-network strategy, capital planning, and the long-range financial outlook.
Lead consolidated budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, performance management, and reporting across the manufacturing and supply network.
Oversee the Manager, Network FP&A in coordinating site submissions, maintaining planning models, consolidating results, and preparing management reporting.
Challenge financial and operational assumptions and synthesize results into leadership insights, risks, opportunities, and recommendations.
Advise Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, MSAT, Engineering, Procurement, and Finance leadership; represent Supply Chain Finance in relevant forums and act as a delegate to the Director, Supply Chain Finance when appropriate.
Translate complex operational and financial information into concise, decision-oriented recommendations for senior leaders.
Establish priorities for Network Finance transformation, including planning models, dashboards, reporting automation, advanced analytics, and scalable data solutions.
Partner with Finance, IT, and data teams to improve the availability, quality, governance, and use of manufacturing and supply-chain data.
Drive standardization and automation to reduce manual processes and improve the speed, reliability, and decision usefulness of financial insights.
Lead, coach, and develop the Network FP&A team, setting objectives, responsibilities, and performance expectations.
Build team capabilities in manufacturing finance, strategic modeling, analytics, executive communication, and business partnership.
Foster accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement, and high-quality financial analysis.

Benefits

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