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Legend Biotech

Senior Director, Market Access

Legend Biotech, Trenton, New Jersey, United States

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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 develop 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.

Job Title Senior Director, Market Access

Location: Somerset, NJ

Role Overview The newly created Senior Director, Market Access will lead Legend Biotech’s market access and support pricing strategies for the innovative CARVYKTI® platform.

Key Responsibilities

Lead the development of Legend’s market access strategies for CARVYKTI, pipeline assets, and business development.

Collaborate with Johnson & Johnson to contribute to integrated market access strategies.

Provide key insights on market access, pricing and policy to cross‑functional teams—including alliance teams, clinical development, and corporate strategy—to create a patient‑centric access approach.

Review commercialization strategies and identify opportunities from an access, pricing and policy perspective; conduct market‑access research projects and lead value and access assessments to inform financial forecasting, business development, and strategy development.

Develop and lead fully integrated access strategies.

Support development of payer value propositions and supporting resources that reflect the holistic value of CARVYKTI’s innovation and enable early evidence and stakeholder engagement planning.

Partner with Johnson & Johnson to optimize indication and geographic launch sequencing plans by conducting comprehensive market‑access landscape assessments, early scientific advisory meetings, and developing reimbursement strategies.

Educate internal stakeholders, business leaders, and cross‑functional teams on existing or future access and reimbursement risks and opportunities for oncology assets in a dynamic healthcare system by seeking broad input and feedback to inform oncology portfolio strategies and priorities.

Support innovative pricing, reimbursement, and contracting solutions to overcome pricing and reimbursement challenges with a particular focus on novel‑novel combination therapies.

Anticipate market‑access and pricing trends and regulations, monitor competitor activities, identify strategic implications for Legend, and educate internal colleagues and senior business leaders on the market‑access and pricing environment.

Leverage knowledge of the external policy and decision‑maker environment to optimize evidence development and highlight differentiation for our portfolio in close collaboration with cross‑functional colleagues to identify systemic challenges to optimal pricing & reimbursement, and propose policy‑based solutions.

Plan, manage, and track consultants, agencies, vendor partnerships, and budget requirements, ensuring cost‑effective execution of key activities within established timelines and budget constraints.

Support pricing and access strategy and influence clinical development, medical, and HEOR evidence generation strategies to deliver robust and compelling value evidence packages for future products; collaborate closely with Commercial, Medical, and public affairs to develop innovative policy and environment‑shaping strategies to benefit Legend.

Serve as the Legend market access strategy lead for CARVYKTI. The Senior Director will oversee a small team of direct reports focused on optimization of product market access and pricing alongside our partners at Johnson & Johnson.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required; post‑graduate degree preferred.

Minimum 10+ years of experience in global market access and pricing within pharmaceutical/biotech companies, device and/or consulting, with proven launch experience and a track record of developing and executing successful integrated access strategies.

Extensive experience in creating market‑access strategies that optimize patient access.

Deep knowledge of pricing, development, payer organization methods and processes, with experience in navigating complex systems.

Established network of relationships with key stakeholders and organizations that influence value assessment and reimbursement decisions.

Demonstrated experience in building and enhancing market access and pricing strategy capabilities.

Motivated contributor with hands‑on experience implementing successful market access strategies, strong team player with exceptional partnering, communication, and interpersonal skills.

Proven leadership and team management skills, with experience collaborating across matrix teams and mentoring market access and pricing professionals to drive performance and achieve business objectives.

Benefits We offer a best‑in‑class benefits package that supports well‑being, financial stability, and long‑term career growth. Highlights include medical, dental, and vision insurance; a 401(k) retirement plan with company match that vests fully on day one; equity and stock options; eight weeks of paid parental leave after three months of employment; 15 vacation days, 5 personal days, 5 sick days, 11 U.S. national holidays, and 3 floating holidays; 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; commuter benefits, family planning and care resources, well‑being initiatives, and peer‑to‑peer recognition programs.

EEO Statement 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 under applicable law.

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. Legend Biotech maintains a drug‑free workplace.

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