Legend Biotech is seeking an Executive Assistant to the CEO as part of the Administrative team based in Bridgewater, NJ.

Role Overview

Legend Biotech is seeking a highly organized, discreet, and proactive Executive Assistant to support the CEO.

This is a newly created role, central to ensuring the CEO's time is protected and focused on the company's highest priorities. The ideal candidate will own calendar, travel, and day-to-day administrative operations end-to-end, anticipating needs before they arise and exercising sound judgment on what requires the CEO's attention versus what can be handled directly.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage a complex, fast-changing calendar. Prioritizing competing requests, resolving conflicts, and protecting focus time.
• Coordinate all domestic and international travel, including flights, hotels, ground transportation, and visas, with contingency planning for schedule changes.
• Plan logistics for meetings, leadership offsites, investor conferences and industry congresses (e.g., ASH, EHA, ASCO).
• Triage and manage correspondence and inbound requests, flagging what's time-sensitive and drafting routine responses.
• Prepare, format, and proofread materials for meetings, Board sessions, and leadership communications.
• Process expense reports and manage administrative budgets related to the CEO's office.
• Serve as a trusted point of contact for senior leadership, and external stakeholders on scheduling and logistics matters.
• Coordinate site visits and town halls across locations, including international sites.
• Anticipate and independently resolve day-to-day administrative needs so the CEO can focus on strategic priorities.
• Maintain strict confidentiality on sensitive business, personnel, and governance matters.

Requirements

• 5+ years supporting a C-suite executive, ideally in a public company, biotech/pharma, or other fast-paced, high-governance environment.
• Exceptional organizational skills and follow-through; comfortable managing ambiguity and shifting priorities.
• Sound judgment and absolute discretion with confidential and sensitive information.
• Strong written communication skills.
• Proficiency with calendar, travel, and expense management tools (e.g., Outlook, Concur or similar).
• Calm, resourceful, and solutions-oriented under pressure.
• Bachelor's degree preferred, not required.
• AI Literacy: Possesses a working knowledge of AI technologies and approved AI tools, applies them responsibly to enhance productivity and decision-making, exercises appropriate human oversight of AI-generated outputs, and complies with organizational policies governing AI use.

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