Operations Lead Support Specialist

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Legend Biotech

Compensation

$75,972 - $99,713/year

Raritan, New Jersey, United States

On-site

Posted March 4, 2026

Job Description

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 Operations Lead Support Specialist as part of the Technical Operations team based in Raritan, NJ.

Role Overview

The CAR-T Operations Lead Support Specialist will be part of the Technical Operations team responsible for the production of a personalized cell therapy to support both clinical and commercial requirements in a sterile cGMP environment. Job duties will be performed within a team based on an assigned production shift schedule.

Shift Schedule: Sunday - Wednesday 2nd Shift (1PM-12:30AM)

Key Responsibilities

Support process unit operations (i.e. cell culture, purification, aseptic processing, and cryopreservation) according to standard operating procedures and batch records, while recording production data and information in a clear, concise format.
Ensure the team performs tasks on time in a manner consistent with safety policies, quality systems, and cGMP requirements.
Build strong partnerships with Manufacturing, Engineering, and Quality, and work as part of a cross-functional team to complete production tasks required by shift schedule.
Demonstrate a mastery of all process systems (MES, SAP/S4, eLims, etc) , workflows, and equipment related to production support.
First line of support for Production Support Operators to resolve issues and answer questions on the production floor.
Utilize Leadership Standard Work and Process Confirmation practices to s