Assistant Project Manager (Workday)

Company Information

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 and natural killer (NK) cell-based immunotherapy. 

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) in 2017. 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 Assistant Project Manager as part of the Human Resources team based in Somerset, NJ. 

Role Overview

The Assistant Project Manager will be part of the HR organization and works under the guidance of the Global HR Project Lead and the Workday IT Project Manager. They will lead (parts) of the implementation of Workday and attend all meetings / workshops as appropriate. They will make sure workstreams are connected by highlighting cross-functional elements and following up to facilitate a smooth implementation.

After go-live this role may be responsible to closely partner with Technology function on all relevant infrastructure, platform and data initiatives, monitoring and supporting day-to-day user experience, platform stability, and platform performance and testing, training, and analytics related to Workday scheduled and unscheduled releases.

Key Responsibilities  

• Leads parts of the Workday implementation.
• Provides planning and support for implementation of new Workday system functionality, which includes design, configuration, testing and implementation.
• Serve as Workday SME within HR: Provides expert advice, where needed (solicited and unsolicited).
• Creates and updates plans / documentation / minutes where requested.
• Facilitates change management and system adoption.
• Attends meetings / calls as needed.
• Is in the Somerset office at least 3 days per week.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Finance, Accounting or related field. Business systems or Information Technology degrees are also relevant, PMP Certification or similar certifications are a plus.
• Experience required (1- 3 years preferred) with implementation, consulting, or business administration of Workday.
• Experience of Human Resource functions & processes.
• Familiarity with data management and data governance concepts is beneficial.
• Strong written, verbal and communication skills with the demonstrated ability to work with multiple stakeholders.
• Project manager experience preferred.
• Demonstrated implementation management skills including leadership, written and verbal communication, customer management, and project management.

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Legend Biotech is a proud equal opportunity/affirmative action employer committed to attracting, retaining, and maximizing the performance of a diverse and inclusive workforce. It is Legend’s policy to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, national origin, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, genetic information, citizenship status, uniformed service member or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Legend Biotech maintains a drug-free workplace.