Manager of Internal Audit

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 a Manager of Internal Audit as part of the Internal Audit team based in Bridgewater, NJ. 

Role Overview

Legend Biotech (the Company) seeks a high performing manager to join the Internal Audit (IA) department. This individual will be responsible for leading a broad range of Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) control testing and internal audits including, but not limit to, Financial, Operational, Compliance, Technology audits and special projects independently and proficiently, following the COSO Framework and Institute of Internal Auditor (IIA) Standards.

The key objective of this role is to provide an independent and objective assessment of, as well as add value to improve the Company's control and operation environment to ensure compliance, effectiveness and efficiency. The Manager of Internal Audit will apply IA’s Policy and Procedure to skillfully manage audit lifecycle from planning, to scoping, fieldwork, reporting and following through audit remediations. This role will report to the Global Head of Internal Audit and collaborate with other IA team members, business process owners, key stakeholders, and external auditors.

The key characters expected to the Internal Audit Manager include being risk conscious, control driven, critical thinking, proactive, relationship building, strong written and verbal communication skills, multi-tasking, time management, team player, and act with sense of urgency and ownership.

Key Responsibilities  

• Manage internal audit risk assessment, develop audit universe, identify auditable projects, and conduct risk-based audit project planning and scoping.
• Follow Internal Audit Methodology and Procedure to manage audit lifecycle from audit planning to audit reporting to meet audit objectives and to ensure compliant, effective and efficient processes and controls are in place:
  • Gather critical audit related information via asking probing questions in interviews with key process owners, to assess business processes and the maturity of their control environments.
  • Conduct data analysis in risk assessment and execution of audits.
  • Be able to independently develop and clearly articulate a risk-based audit program to clearly include risks, objective, control, and test steps.
  • Hands on manage testing process that address high risk areas in scope in accordance with Legend Internal Audit and IIA Standards.
  • Identify control gaps, improvement opportunities, and value-added recommendations to strengthen and improve the control environment.
  • Review project team member’s workpaper for completeness, accuracy, adequacy and compliance.
  • Evaluate the risk and potential business impact of identified deficiencies.
  • Document audit workpapers with reperformance standards to include test attributes, associated risks, test conclusions, and opportunities for process improvement.
• Independently conduct and document the walkthroughs and tests of controls, to evaluate the effectiveness of the Company’s SOX 404 program.
• Track identified audit deficiencies/observations and ensure the completion of audit remediations.
• Collaborate with and educate process owners on the importance of maintaining strong controls.
• Build strong relationship with business functions and act as a trusted business partner to provide expert insights in the areas of operational audits and SOX audits where the incumbent will review, evaluate and recommend actions to improve control and risk management.
• Proactively engage in various departmental activities to help build Internal Audit brand name, promote integrity-culture within company, and develop junior staff through positive and energetic mindset.
• Act with sense of urgency and strong accountability to work in a fact growing company; being a role model to demonstrate professional due care; being sensitive to various operational risks and strong sense of control; being able to articulate thought process and communicate concisely verbally and in written (email, workpaper, audit report); being able to hands on and work with junior staff to help them grow professionally; being able to keep Audit Leader closely updated on different risks, project status, challenges, and/or new ideas etc.
• Passionate about Internal Audit profession, and be able to actively participate all kinds of internal audit training program to advocate internal audit mission statement and value proposition, and goal of partnering with business stakeholders in building a more effective process and culture of integrity together.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college / university required
• Masters, MBA, or CPA, CIA, CISA, CISM strongly preferred, especially CFE
• Minimum 6 years of experience in auditing (combination of internal and/or external).
• Experience with Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) is required.
• Experience with operational audits is required.
• Fraud examination experience is strongly preferred.
• Experience in Public Accounting is preferred.
• Critical thinking and data analytical skills are required to be able articulate high risks using data insights.
• AI featured auditing skills is preferred.
• Experience in the industries of pharmaceutical, life science, biotech is strongly preferred.
• Experience in manufacturing is strongly preferred.
• Experience in any of the following: risk assessment, data analytics tools is preferred. Excel/Word/PowerPoint capability required.
• Strong sense of ownership on any audit assignment to be able to proactively propose solutions and follow the task through completion.
• Strong sense of urgency to execute assignment with adaptation, agility and prioritization.
• Strong risk-conscious critical thinking skills to be able to execute each step of the audit cycle (planning, scoping, risk-control matrix designing, fieldwork testing, reporting and remediation).
• Ability to work independently, objectively and collaboratively, as required, in a fast-paced and matrixed team environment consisting of internal and external team members, and other assurance business stakeholders.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, to meet deadline requirement without compromising quality of deliverables.
• Strong sense of self-awareness to be willing to learn new areas quickly, be growth minded and to accept challenges for continuous improvement.
• Ability to articulate issues and remediations clearly and concisely, supported by factual details, both written and verbal, to different level of management.
• Process-oriented and control-driven with strong analytical skills for analyzing controls, identifying risks and assessing their efficiency and effectiveness.
• Knowledge of U.S. GAAP & IFRS and IIA standards is required.

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Benefits

Benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance as well as a 401(k) retirement plan with a company match that vests fully on day one. We offer eight (8) weeks of paid parental leave after just three (3) months of employment, and a paid time off policy that includes vacation time, personal time, sick time, floating holidays, and eleven (11) company holidays. Additional benefits include 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. We also provide commuter benefits, family planning and care resources, well-being initiatives, and peer-to-peer recognition programs; demonstrating our ongoing commitment to building a culture where our people feel empowered, supported, and inspired to do their best work.

Please note: These benefits are offered exclusively to permanent full-time employees. Contract employees are not eligible for benefits through Legend Biotech.

EEO Statement

It is the policy of Legend Biotech to provide equal employment opportunities without regard to actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, related medical conditions and lactation), gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, military service and veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic under applicable federal, state or local laws or ordinances.

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.