Facility Engineer

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 a Facility Engineer as part of the Technical Operations team based in Raritan, NJ.

Role Overview

This position will be responsible for facilities engineering support, design, and implementation for mechanical systems and equipment, and work order management for cGMP Clinical and Commercial Cell Therapy Manufacturing. This individual will partner with various Technical Operation functions in support of personalized cell therapy production through safe and compliant manufacturing operations according to cGMP requirements. This individual will support the organization in maintaining commercial production at a state-of-the-art cell therapy facility. The role will require proven leadership and expertise that drives effective communication, coordination and collaboration across relevant cross functional groups to enable robust production, testing and release of product to patients.

Key Responsibilities

• Demonstrates professional execution of the planning, development, and implementation of construction and/or repair programs for engineering driven initiatives.
• Serves as SME on engineering design projects; sets project requirements, evaluates compliance with project and engineering standards, and approves final designs and installations.
• Identifies, investigates, and analyzes a wide range of complex facilities, utilities, systems, equipment or manufacturing issues and develops a robust solution for remediation.
• Oversees, reviews, and approves the work of external engineering design and planning consultants; ensures that engineering designs are consistent with contract specifications and all relevant regulations and engineering standards.
• Supports the review of equipment, building, and other job plans within the CMMS for effectiveness, applicability, and compliance. Ensure all equipment is operated and maintained within a validated/qualified/certified state.
• Gathers and analyzes data, blueprints, and reports.
• Supports tracking and achievement of annual maintenance goals and objectives including metric improvement targets. Support continuous improvement activities such as preventive maintenance optimization, risked based asset management programs, and analyze equipment for proper balance of preventive to corrective work order ratio.
• Supports maintenance driven quality events including but not limited to Deviations/Investigations, Out of Tolerances (OOTs), Change Controls, Root Cause Analysis and FMEA’s.
• Ensures regulatory and job training remains current by promptly completing required training.
• Complies with all company and/or site policies and procedures.
• Demonstrates willingness to learn new skills as required.
• Available for other duties as required.
• Ensures site compliance with all local, state and federal regulations including and equivalent to Federal Drug Administration (FDA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), and Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) as applicable (TSA) Transportation Security Administration.
• Ability to work independently and with minimal guidance/oversight.
• Job duties performed routinely require exposure to and handling of biological materials and hazardous chemicals.

Requirements

• B.Sc./M Sc. in chemical, mechanical, electrical, industrial engineering or similar field is required
• Minimally 5+ years of experience as a facility engineer or working within an industrial manufacturing or regulated environment is required, ideally has cGMP cleanroom manufacturing experience under aseptic conditions
• Experience with HVAC and building management systems is required
• Experience with SAP and MS Office is required
• Proficiency in English (verbal and written) and strong communication skills
• Experience with a CMMS or similar maintenance management system is preferred
• cGMP manufacturing familiarity is preferred
• Ability to apply engineering principles and techniques to the solution of equipment, buildings, and infrastructure.
• Construction/project management principles.

The base pay range below is what Legend Biotech USA Inc. reasonably expects to offer at the time of posting. Actual compensation may vary based on experience, skills, qualifications, and geographic location. The company reserves the right to modify this range as needed and in accordance with applicable laws.

Other Types of Pay: Performance-based bonus and/or equity is available to employees in eligible roles.

Benefits and Paid Time Off: Medical, dental, and vision insurance as well as a 401(k) retirement plan with a company match that vests fully on day one. We offer eight (8) weeks of paid parental leave after just three (3) months of employment, and a paid time off policy that includes vacation time, personal time, sick time, floating holidays, and eleven (11) company holidays. Additional voluntary benefits include flexible spending and health savings accounts, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability coverage, legal assistance, and supplemental plans such as pet, critical illness, accident, and hospital indemnity insurance. We also provide voluntary commuter benefits, family planning and care resources, well-being initiatives, and peer-to-peer recognition programs; demonstrating our ongoing commitment to building a culture where our people feel empowered, supported, and inspired to do their best work.

Pay Range (Base Pay):

$93,463 - $122,670 USD

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

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.

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