Location: Raritan,NJ, USA
Company Information
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 and natural killer (NK) cell-based immunotherapy.
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) in 2017. 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 Administrative Specialist Contract (Temp to Perm) as part of the Technical Operations team based in Raritan, NJ.
Role Overview
The Administrative Specialist provides assistance to Legend's CAR-T Manufacturing site at Raritan, NJ. The Administrative Specialist will provide a variety of administrative assistance and will be involved in and help coordinate special projects and executive initiatives on behalf of the Plant Leadership Team. The successful incumbent will be self-motivated, have excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to build professional relationships. Individuals must have the ability to work independently and be an effective and engaged team member. Strong initiative and follow through is essential for this position. The ability to maintain confidentiality and to operate in the role with the highest of ethical standards and professionalism is required.
Key Responsibilities
* Be responsible for all forms of communications to ensure clear announcement across the team and with key stakeholders
* Provide executive administrative support
* Maintain plant organizational chart and headcount files
* Assists with compilation of data from various sources, organize the data in formats to facilitate analysis and presentation.
* Support HR on plant-related engagement, recruitment, and onboarding activities
* Track and drive completion of key deliverables, proactively following up on outstanding items, such as compliance trainings, vaccination records, and as needed
* Participate in the planning, coordination, and preparation of project plans, plant communications, dashboards etc.
* Other duties may assign as needed
Requirements
* Bachelor's Degree required
* Minimum 5 years of administrative assistant related experience
* Experience in life sciences, biotechnology, or pharmaceutical preferred
* C-level and/or executive administration experience preferred
* Strong administrative support knowledge, including the ability to professionally handle sensitive information requiring a high degree of discretion and confidentiality
* Self-motivated, with initiative and the ability to take ownership of, and follow through with, specific tasks
* Strong organizational and detail-orientation skills
* Ability to multi-task and shift priorities quickly as needed while working under challenging/changing deadlines
* Excellent oral and written communication skills
* Excellent MS Office knowledge, e.g., MS Excel, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Teams, etc.
* Language: English
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Legend Biotech is a proud equal opportunity/affirmative action employer committed to attracting, retaining, and maximizing the performance of a diverse and inclusive workforce. It is Legend's policy to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, national origin, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, genetic information, citizenship status, uniformed service member or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Legend Biotech maintains a drug-free workplace.