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Sr. Strategic Sourcing Specialist
$98k-123k (estimate)
Full Time | Scientific Services
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Legend Biotech is Hiring a Sr. Strategic Sourcing Specialist Near Somerset, NJ
Company InformationLegend 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 a Sr. Strategic Sourcing Specialist as part of the Technical Development team based in Somerset, NJ.Role OverviewLegend Biotech is seeking an experienced and driven Strategic Sourcing Specialist to join our Technical Development team. This role will report to the Sr. Strategic Sourcing Manager and be responsible for supporting molecular and cellular sourcing strategies focused on Cell and Gene Therapy Programs. The successful candidate will work directly with the Material Science team to support the establishment and maintenance of an external supply network. The candidate will support development and early clinical starting materials, drug substances, and drug products needed for the development and manufacture of Legend investigational products. He or she will also collaborate with internal partners to ensure externally sourced products--including but not limited to viral vectors, plasmids, apheresis material, and critical raw materials--meet health authority guidelines and global quality standards. He or she will support the Technical Development team in managing the identification and evaluation of vendors, managing reagent and consumable supply, and ensure payment of invoices for project activities are made in a timely manner.
Key Responsibilities
Legend Biotech maintains a drug-free workplace.
Benefits:
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 a Sr. Strategic Sourcing Specialist as part of the Technical Development team based in Somerset, NJ.Role OverviewLegend Biotech is seeking an experienced and driven Strategic Sourcing Specialist to join our Technical Development team. This role will report to the Sr. Strategic Sourcing Manager and be responsible for supporting molecular and cellular sourcing strategies focused on Cell and Gene Therapy Programs. The successful candidate will work directly with the Material Science team to support the establishment and maintenance of an external supply network. The candidate will support development and early clinical starting materials, drug substances, and drug products needed for the development and manufacture of Legend investigational products. He or she will also collaborate with internal partners to ensure externally sourced products--including but not limited to viral vectors, plasmids, apheresis material, and critical raw materials--meet health authority guidelines and global quality standards. He or she will support the Technical Development team in managing the identification and evaluation of vendors, managing reagent and consumable supply, and ensure payment of invoices for project activities are made in a timely manner.
Key Responsibilities
- Support Sr. Strategic Sourcing Manager in the oversite for supply of non-GMP and GMP critical materials, including but not limited to viral vectors, plasmids, cell starting materials, plasmids and RNPs for use in various phases of clinical development.
- Serve as strategic sourcing point of contact for technical development material and reagent sourcing activities.
- Work closely with Sr. Strategic Sourcing Manager to manage pipeline program vendor and sourcing needs, costing, and invoicing; ensure payment of invoices for project activities are made in a timely manner.
- Facilitate review of contracts, as well as implementation of contracts into the purchasing system.
- Coordinate shipments between Legend and external suppliers by serving as liaison between logistics team and laboratories.
- Manage technical development and clinical materials inventory as needed.
- Build and foster relationships with external suppliers while aligning and integrating internal SME and key stakeholders.
- Collaborate with Quality department to ensure GMP practices are followed by external partners and support material sciences technical evaluation role in site qualification.
- Support client communications related to critical raw materials development & supply for multiple clinical cell and gene therapy programs.
- Participate in internal cross-functional communication between departments such as Tech Ops, Quality, and Procurement to keep track of tasks and deliverables.
- BS/MS (or relevant experience) in chemistry, biology, immunology, biomedical engineering or other related biological sciences preferred.
- ≥ 3 years of experience working in cGMP pharmaceutical or similar.
- A minimum of 2 years with external supplier experience preferred.
- Knowledge working with inventory management, purchase orders and invoices.
- Facilitated shipment of temperature sensitive materials, consumables and laboratory equipment.
- Familiarity with sourcing and procurement procedures and technologies preferred.
- Knowledge of cGMP guidelines and experience working with quality department.
- Understanding of molecular and cell biology preferred.
- Experience with varying cell starting material and/or manufacturing processes preferred.
- Provide purchasing, shipping and invoice review support to technical development team.
- Ability to operate independently and in a cross-functional team environment.
- Experience communicating with global suppliers for materials and external sourcing programs.
- Strong verbal communication skills and experience talking with contractors and external partners.
Legend Biotech maintains a drug-free workplace.
Benefits:
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Matched 401K
- Flexible Spending Account
- Health Savings Account
- AD&D Insurance
- Short-Term Disability
- Long-Term Disability
- Paid Maternity Leave
- Paid Paternity Leave
- Pet Insurance
- Critical Illness Insurance
- Hospital Indemnity Insurance
- Accident Insurance
- Legal Insurance
- Commuter Benefits
- Employee Assistance Program
Job Summary
JOB TYPE
Full Time
INDUSTRY
Scientific Services
SALARY
$98k-123k (estimate)
POST DATE
06/27/2024
EXPIRATION DATE
07/24/2024
WEBSITE
legendbiotech.com
HEADQUARTERS
PISCATAWAY, NJ
SIZE
500 - 1,000
FOUNDED
2014
CEO
YING HUANG
REVENUE
$50M - $200M
INDUSTRY
Scientific Services
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About Legend Biotech
From the very beginning, weve been focused on the science. We came together as a team of experts, committed to quality, driven by excellence, and dedicated to experimentation. Though we faced many challenges, we remained fearless in our research and rigorous in our thinking, pushing ourselves to work harder. But what impacted us the most was the enormous burden patients bear and the difficulties they face, which drove us to think about whats next. We believe its time to accelerate and expand that transformation. At Legend Biotech, we are excited to bring clinical trials to patients in our purs...uit of a cure. While we are focused on CAR-T in multiple myeloma, we firmly believe the prospects of cellular therapy stretch beyond just one disease or indication. The spark of hope is lit. At Legend Biotech, we're using that hope to ignite the future of CAR-T cell therapy.
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