Sr. Director, Corporate Communications

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 Sr. Director, Corporate Communications as part of the Corporate Communications team based in Somerset, NJ. 

Role Overview

Corporate communications professionals deal with external public relations at the corporate level by increasing brand exposure by engaging industry editors, journalists and other stakeholders. The candidate will:

• strategize to maximize quality and frequency of exposure, build brand awareness and create inroads with industry influencers, from patient advocacy organizations to our partners;
• draft press releases and other key external communications that are not addressed by IR, and distribute such communications to applicable external audiences;
• conduct media interviews with key trade and mainstream media, at minimum;
• manage the company’s website and social media channels to create a consistent and streamlined public-facing identity;
• draft and manage internal communications, crafting and distributing timely memos and newsletter that keep employees up to date and informed of operational milestones;
• execute and manage internal “town halls” held at a regular frequency;
• manage external vendors, as needed;
• monitor and keep abreast of news in the media involving the Company and the Company’s peers and competitors, and provide related reporting to senior management;
• coordinate external communications with collaboration partners as needed; and
• for all internal and external communications, manage internal reviews and approvals of such communications in compliance with the Company’s policies and procedures.

Additionally, a successful candidate should establish the communications function, using all available channels to keep stakeholders abreast of Legend Biotech and its activities and create the iterative processes required to ensure that all relevant materials are reviewed in auditable manner.

The candidate should be able to work independently in a cross-functional environmental and manage our internal partners (i.e. business function heads), external partners, and journalists.

Key Responsibilities  

•  Manage www.legendbiotech.com and other digital properties for the company, including investors.legendbiotech.com, and apply SEO and data management guidelines, where appropriate.
• Prepare press releases for company’s milestones, other key external communications and accompanying material
• Prepare internal memos
• Handle inquiries from media, journalists
• Plan and execute town hall meetings
• Manage document repository and review platform
• Prepare and execute social media posts
• Maintain alignment with key collaboration partner

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required, preferably business administration, finance, or communications
• A minimum of 15 year relevant work experience in corporate communications role
• Knowledge of MS Office applications, especially good at EXCEL, PowerPoint
• Knowledge of financial modeling techniques and valuation methods
• A strong understanding of capital markets, as well as a thorough understanding of key metrics for companies in the biopharma industry
• Good team player
• Strong communication skills in both written and verbal
• Able to perform i