Car-t Operations Manager - Gent, België - Legend Biotech EU

Legend Biotech EU

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Gent, België

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Geplaatst door:

Sophie Dubois

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Beschrijving

Company Information
Legend Biotech entered into a global collaboration agreement with Janssen Biotech, Inc. to develop, manufacture and commercialize ciltacabtagene autoleucel (cilta-cel). Through our strategic partnership, we look to advance the promise of an immunotherapy in the treatment of multiple myeloma.

Role Overview

You will be responsible for the
start-up, readiness
and next
management of routine manufacturing operations of CAR-T
manufacturing plant to supply both Europe and US.

You will be in charge of the operations and timely CAR-T manufacturing for clinical trials and commercial use within a sterile cGMP environment.

You will be responsible for compliance with quality and safety standards, within the allocated budget.

You also act as a leader for continuous improvement, and key contact with Training, Quality Operations, Supply Chain, MS&T, Production Maintenance.

You will report to the Head of Manufacturing, Europe.

Major Responsibilities

As CAR-T Operations Manager, you will oversee cell therapy production and ensure safe and compliant manufacturing operations according to cGMP requirements.

You will also oversee the hiring, training & development, and performance management of staff, and ensure the necessary operational tools, processes, systems and people are available to timely accomplish i) clinical readiness, ii) commercial readiness and iii) routine clinical and commercial supply to EU and US.

You will build strong partnerships with:

MS&T: to support Tech Transfer, Process Optimizations, Qualifications and Validations
Quality: to build and manage a fully compliant cGMP plant, and act as key contact of regulatory and health authorities' audits or inspections
Planning: to build together an agile, efficient and fastresponding workflow and planning tool
HR: to support recruiting, onboarding, managing, and developing a strong, agile, flexible manufacturing team with a 'can do attitude' mindset
Supply Chain: to support an agile material process flow
Production Maintenance: to ensure timely equipment qualification & maintenance and to define the strategy ensuring business continuity during clean room shutdowns
Finances: to manage the budget, and seek efficient operating models with positive financial impacts

Education
Master or Ph.
D. in (industrial) Pharmacy, Bio-engineering, BioTechnology, or related field or equivalent experience required

Experience

Minimum of 10 years of directly related GMP manufacturing experience in pharmaceutical or biotech industry.
At least 5 years of aseptic GMP manufacturing experience
Excellent track record of managing diverse operational teams is a must
Prior experience in manufacturing, quality, or engineering is required

Capabilities, Knowledge, and skills

An ability to build strong partnerships and effectively integrate with external collaborators to drive projects/programs forward in a matrixed environment.
Inspiring leader, with strong, demonstrated interpersonal skills.
Ability to work independently and successfully, prioritize and manage multiple tasks simultaneously, integrate crossfunctional issues and balance competing priorities effectively.
Highly developed organizational skills. Must be able to manage shifting priorities to meet critical deadlines in a fast paced and dynamic, growing environment, while providing clear direction to team members.
Clear and succinct verbal and written communication skills.
Strong analytical, problem solving, pragmatic and positive critical thinking skills and the ability to lead as a change agent to promote flexibility, creativity, and accountability.
Can do attitude, Right first time and Handson approach
Selfmotivated, enthusiastic personality, team player
Basic project management skills, responsiveness to issues, and demonstrated passion for creating new medicines.
Experience with Operational Excellence and/or Lean Manufacturing is an asset.
Ability to accommodate shift work including evenings and weekends as required by the manufacturing process.
Ability to accommodate unplanned overtime on little to no prior notice.