Job Description

Sr. Cell Therapy Clinical Educator, New England

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 Sr. Cell Therapy Clinical Educator - New England as part of the Commercial team based in the territory.

Role Overview

The Sr. Cell Therapy Clinical Educator are field-based commercial personnel responsible for providing information, education, and resources on Legend cell therapy products to advanced practice providers (APPs) and nurses involved in delivering care for patients treated with cell therapy. The individual will work within a specified region to enhance disease knowledge, coordinate and provide staff training to enhance proper administration, and educate on appropriate adverse identification and management. This is a field-based role that works closely with sales, marketing, and other cross-functional partners to deliver on-label education to the audiences mentioned above.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct peer-to-peer in-person and virtual educational programs through 1:1 APP/Nurse and group presentations.
• Meet with identified customers in each participating practice or facility to engage and enroll them in educational programs.
• Promptly respond to internal/external inquiries and requests.
• Collaborate and work cooperatively with commercial team members on various cross-functional projects and regional initiatives to support company goals.
• Provide in-services and educational activities at appropriate professional society meetings.
• Utilize key resources to support account planning to align with regional and company goals.
• Develop relationships with key nurse opinion leaders.
• Recognize changes and emerging trends within an account to develop and implement alternate plans to achieve objectives.
• Provide consistent follow-up to appropriately assess and meet practice needs for education.
• Possess an in-depth mastery of clinical and technical knowledge related to products and disease state management.
• Ensure clear, concise, and accurate communication of program information using proper medical terminology utilizing only approved materials and guidelines.
• Maintain the highest level of professional standards in all interactions with customers and other business contacts.
• Demonstrate sound judgment regarding utilization of time and resources.
• Represent Legend at national and/or local conventions.
• Other tasks as assigned within the scope of practice.

Requirements

• Minimum: Bachelor’s Degree from accredited college or university in a health science field (RN, NP, PA, etc).
• Minimum of 10 years nursing experience or 5 years Oncology experience.
• Clinical practice experience in immune effector cell therapy/bone marrow transplant (required if no previous in-house industry experience).
• Involvement/membership in ONS (Oncology Nursing Society).
• Previous in-house industry sales or clinical educator experience.
• Experience with Multiple Myeloma.
• Exceptional interpersonal, communication (written and presentation) skills.
• Demonstrated ability to access and understand challenges and educational needs of stakeholders and accounts within the assigned geography.
• Demonstration of strong in-person and virtual presentation and engagement skills.
• Superior clinical skills and business acumen with the proven ability to excel in a technically complex and ambiguous environment.
• Exceptional collaborator who can effectively develop and work with internal functional partners and external customers.
• Demonstrated ability to identify critical activities and tasks and adjusts priorities to meet organizational goals and objectives.
• Demonstrated ability to read situations quickly, anticipate and adjust for problems and roadblocks.
• Valid driver’s license.
• Agility in multi-tasking.
• Able to travel 75% of the time.
• Proven track record of attaining organizational and personal objectives.
• Ability to perform administrative responsibilities accurately and on time.

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