Description

Legend Biotech is seeking Senior Organization Development Manager as part of the Human Resources team based in Somerset, NJ.

Role Overview

The Senior Organization Development Manager, USis a strategic role responsible for driving initiatives that enhance the organization effectiveness and performance and sustainable growth. This position focus on assessing the organization's structure, processes and leadership to identify opportunities for improvement, and collaborates closely with business leaders and HR teams to design and implement global programs and initiatives that enhance organizational performance and implementing strategies for growth and development.

Key Responsibilities

Organization Design & Effectiveness

• Lead organization design efforts aligned to strategic priorities, including:
  • Operating model design.
  • Role clarity, decision rights, and spans & layers.
  • Workforce planning and capability alignment.

Change Management & Transformation

• Design and lead change management strategies for enterprise or function‑level transformations.
• Apply structured change methodologies (e.g., ADKAR, Kotter, Prosci, or equivalents).
• Support leaders through high‑impact change moments (reorganizations, strategy shifts, M&A integration).
• Measure change adoption and effectiveness using leading and lagging indicators.

Leadership & Team Effectiveness

• Design and deliver leadership development solutions aligned to business strategy and culture.
• Support executive and senior leadership teams in:
  • Team effectiveness.
  • Leadership behaviors and decision effectiveness.
  • Culture and engagement.
• Help build a strong leadership pipeline through capability frameworks and assessments.

Performance & Promotion & Internal Movement

• Translate cultural aspirations and values into observable behaviors and systems.
• Lead policy design and process execution of organization and individual performance management, goal alignment, and accountability mechanisms.
• Lead policy design and process execution of promotion management, internal movement.
• Support initiatives to improve employee engagement, inclusion, and organizational health.

Organization Review &Talent Review

• Design and partner with HRBP to execute organization review and talent review.
• Conduct or introduce tools of talent selection.

Measurement & Continuous Improvement

• Define success metrics for OD initiatives (leading and lagging indicators).
• Track impact and continuously refine approaches based on data and feedback.
• Contribute to the evolution of OD tools, frameworks, and intellectual capital.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in human resources, organizational development, business, psychology, or a related field; Master's degree preferred.
• 8+ years of experience in organizational development, leadership management, culture development, with a proven track record of global or multi-region involvement.
• Strong understanding of organizational development theory, practices, and industry trends, working experience as a consultant is preferred.
• Strong business acumen and in-depth understanding of the pharmaceutical and biotech industries.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, including English language proficiency; additional fluency in Mandarin or Dutch languages preferred.
• Strong project management skills, managing multiple projects simultaneously.
• Adaptable to the fast-paced culture and environment of the biotech industry.

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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.

Benefits

Benefits include 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 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 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.

Please note: These benefits are offered exclusively to permanent full-time employees. Contract employees 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. Legend may adjust base salary or other discretionary compensation at any time based on individual, team, performance, or market conditions.

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