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# IT Project Coordinator at Legend Biotech US

- **Company:** Legend Biotech US
- **Location:** Bridgewater, NJ
- **Posted:** 2026-10-23
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-29
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/legendcareers/jobs/4746718005

## Job description

Legend Biotech is a global biotechnology company dedicated to treating and, one day, curing life-threatening diseases. Headquartered in Bridgewater, New Jersey, we are advancing the next generation of cell therapy through a portfolio of innovative technologies, including autologous, allogeneic, and in vivo cell therapy approaches. Our research spans chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T), T-cell receptor (TCR-T), natural killer (NK) cell-based therapies, and other emerging platforms designed to transform the treatment of serious diseases. From our global network of research and development sites, we are committed to discovering and developing safe, effective, and cutting-edge therapies for patients worldwide.

Legend Biotech entered into a global collaboration agreement with Johnson & Johnson to jointly develop and commercialize CARVYKTI® (ciltacabtagene autoleucel; cilta-cel). Through this strategic partnership, we combine complementary expertise and capabilities to advance innovative immunotherapies for patients living with multiple myeloma.

Legend Biotech is seeking an IT Project Coordinator (Contractor) as part of the IT team based in Bridgewater, NJ.

## Role Overview

The IT Project Coordinator supports the Global IT Project and Portfolio Management organization in planning, coordinating, and delivering small-scale, lower-complexity IT projects. The role also provides portfolio reporting, governance support, and administrative coordination across the global IT project portfolio. Working closely with project and program managers, IT teams, business stakeholders, and external partners, the coordinator helps maintain project discipline, improves visibility into delivery performance, and supports consistent execution of project management standards.

## Key Responsibilities

- Project Delivery: Coordinate small-scale IT projects from initiation through closure, including scope, schedule, milestones, deliverables, dependencies, risks, issues, and action items.
- Project Planning: Develop and maintain project plans, meeting schedules, status updates, decision logs, risk and issue logs, and other required project documentation.
- Portfolio Reporting: Collect, validate, consolidate, and analyze project data to prepare recurring portfolio dashboards, status reports, milestone summaries, resource views, and management presentations.
- Governance Support: Support intake, prioritization, project reviews, and compliance with Global IT project and portfolio management standards, templates, and processes.
- Financial Tracking: Assist with monitoring project budgets, forecasts, purchase orders, invoices, and actual expenditures; identify variances and escalate concerns to the appropriate project or portfolio lead.
- Meeting Coordination: Organize project and portfolio meetings, prepare agendas and materials, document decisions and action items, and follow up with owners to support timely completion.
- Stakeholder Coordination: Facilitate communication among project managers, technical teams, business stakeholders, vendors, and regional teams across time zones.
- Data Quality: Maintain accurate and timely information in project portfolio management tools, repositories, and reporting systems.
- Risk and Issue Management: Monitor project risks, issues, dependencies, and overdue actions; support mitigation planning and timely escalation.
- Continuous Improvement: Identify opportunities to streamline reporting, templates, workflows, and project coordination practices across the Global IT organization.

## Requirements

- Bachelor’s degree in information technology, business administration, project management, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
- Two or more years of experience in project coordination, project administration, PMO support, business operations, or a related role.
- Demonstrated ability to coordinate small projects or defined workstreams and manage multiple priorities in a structured environment.
- Working knowledge of project management fundamentals, including scope, schedules, milestones, risks, issues, dependencies, budgets, and change control.
- Strong analytical skills and experience preparing accurate reports, dashboards, presentations, and management updates.
- Proficiency with Microsoft 365 applications, particularly Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Teams, and SharePoint.
- Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and follow-through.
- Effective written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work across technical and nontechnical teams.
- Ability to collaborate in a global, cross-functional environment and coordinate activities across multiple time zones.
- Ability to handle sensitive project, financial, and organizational information with appropriate discretion.
- Experience supporting a global IT PMO or Project and Portfolio Management organization.
- Experience with project portfolio management, work management, or reporting tools such as Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, Jira, or Power BI.
- Exposure to IT infrastructure, enterprise applications, cybersecurity, digital workplace, data, or business transformation projects.
- Understanding of Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid delivery methodologies.
- CAPM, PRINCE2 Foundation, Certified ScrumMaster, or a comparable project management credential.

#Li-MP1

#Li-Hybrid Please note: These benefits are offered exclusively to permanent full-time employees. Contractors are not eligible for benefits through Legend Biotech.

Work Authorization & Employment Eligibility

Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States. As part of our commitment to maintaining a lawful workforce and ensuring compliance with federal employment regulations, we participate in the E-Verify program. If you are selected for employment, you will be required to complete the Form I-9 process, and your employment eligibility will be verified through E-Verify in accordance with applicable federal law. We are committed to providing a fair, transparent, and welcoming hiring experience for all candidates.

## EEO Statement

It is the policy of Legend Biotech to provide equal employment opportunities without regard to actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, related medical conditions and lactation), gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, military service and veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic under applicable federal, state or local laws or ordinances.

Employment is at-will and may be terminated at any time with or without cause or notice by the employee or the company.

For information related to our privacy notice, please review: [Legend Biotech Privacy Notice](https://legendbiotech.com/privacy-notice/).

## About Legend Biotech US

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Legend Biotech is a global, commercial-stage biotechnology company developing advanced cell therapies, including CAR-T, TCR-T, and NK cell-based immunotherapies, to treat and cure life-threatening diseases.
- **Entity Type**: Public (NASDAQ: LEGN) – commercial-stage with approved product
- **Headquarters**: Somerset, New Jersey, United States (Global HQ at 2101 Cottontail Lane, Somerset, NJ 08873)
- **Founded**: 2014
- **Founders**: Not publicly available in provided sources

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Biotechnology – cell and gene therapy, oncology
- **Target customers**: Patients with hematologic and solid tumors; partners include healthcare providers, payers, and pharmaceutical companies (B2B/B2C)
- **Mission**: “To become the global leader in cell and gene therapy” – creating transformative therapies that change treatment paradigms, with a vision of a future where cancers and intractable diseases are curable. [legendbiotech.com](https://legendbiotech.com/mission-vision-values/)

## Products & Services
- **Carvykti (ciltacabtagene autoleucel / cilta-cel)**: An approved CAR-T therapy for multiple myeloma, developed and commercialized in a global collaboration with Janssen (Johnson & Johnson). [legendbiotech.com](https://legendbiotech.com/)
- **Pipeline of cell therapies**: Includes autologous and allogenic CAR-T, TCR-T, and NK cell-based candidates targeting hematologic and solid tumors. Legend Biotech is technology-agnostic and focuses on intractable/incurable diseases. [legendbiotech.com](https://legendbiotech.com/)
- **End-to-end capabilities**: From discovery through commercialization, including R&D (three global sites), manufacturing, and supply chain. [legendbiotech.com](https://legendbiotech.com/)

## Market Standing
- **Valuation / Market Cap**: Not disclosed in provided sources
- **Key Metric**: Over 10,000 patients treated to date with Carvykti; team of 3,000+ employees. [legendbiotech.com](https://legendbiotech.com/)
- **Notable Investors / Partners**: Janssen (Johnson & Johnson) – strategic collaboration for co-development and commercialization of cilta-cel. [greenhouse.io](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/legendcareers)
- **Growth Signals**: Commercial-stage with approved product; expanding pipeline into solid tumors; global presence with facilities in New Jersey (Somerset, Piscataway), Nanjing (China), Dublin (Ireland), and Ghent (Belgium). [legendbiotech.com](https://legendbiotech.com/contact-us/)

## Competitive Advantages
- **Proven CAR-T platform**: Carvykti is a best-in-class therapy for multiple myeloma, with strong clinical data and real-world outcomes.
- **Technology agnostic**: Invests in multiple cell therapy modalities (CAR-T, TCR-T, NK) to address diverse targets and tumor types.
- **End-to-end integration**: Controls the entire value chain from R&D to commercial manufacturing, enabling speed and quality.
- **Global collaboration with Janssen**: Combines Legend’s innovation with Janssen’s development and commercial infrastructure.

## Strategic Focus
- **Pipeline expansion**: Advancing cell therapies into solid tumors and earlier lines of treatment.
- **Manufacturing scale-up**: Building internal and external manufacturing capacity to meet growing demand.
- **Global reach**: Expanding commercial footprint beyond the US and Europe (e.g., China, rest of world).
- **Continuous innovation**: Pursuing next-generation cell therapies (allogenic, off-the-shelf, etc.) to improve patient access and outcomes.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Driven by four core behaviors – Continuous Improvement, Agility & Prioritization, Teamwork & Communication, Ownership & Commitment. Emphasis on integrity, patient-first, innovation, one team, and result-driven values. [legendbiotech.com](https://legendbiotech.com/careers/)
- **Benefits**: Total Rewards approach including medical, dental, vision, 401(k), generous paid leave, and a comprehensive wellbeing package covering physical, mental, financial, community, mobility, and purpose pillars. [legendbiotech.com](https://legendbiotech.com/careers/)
- **Work environment**: Global, collaborative, and diverse. Equal opportunity employer with a focus on inclusion. Roles span R&D, manufacturing, quality, commercial, and corporate functions. [greenhouse.io](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/legendcareers)
- **Growth opportunities**: Pay-for-performance compensation, continuous learning and development programs, leadership classes, and career mobility.
- **Location**: Hybrid/office roles based primarily in Somerset and Piscataway, NJ; also opportunities in Bridgewater, NJ, Philadelphia, PA, and international sites.

## Sources
1. [greenhouse.io](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/legendcareers) – Jobs page with company description and open roles
2. [legendbiotech.com](https://legendbiotech.com/) – Company homepage (overview, pipeline, team size, patients treated)
3. [legendbiotech.com](https://legendbiotech.com/careers/) – Careers page (culture, benefits, total rewards)
4. [legendbiotech.com](https://legendbiotech.com/contact-us/) – Contact page (HQ and global locations, investor email)
5. [legendbiotech.com](https://legendbiotech.com/mission-vision-values/) – Mission, vision, and values page

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