Finance Management Leadership Development Program – Finance Leadership Development

Job Description

Finance Management, Leadership Development Program | BioSpace

The Tone:
This is a full-time role at Legend Biotech, located in Bridgewater, NJ. The company is a global biotechnology organization headquartered in New Jersey, dedicated to advancing next-generation cell therapies for life-threatening diseases. This includes autologous, allogeneic, and in vivo cell therapy approaches across various platforms like CAR-T, TCR-T, and NK cell-based therapies. Legend Biotech has a strategic global collaboration with Johnson & Johnson to develop and commercialize CARVYKTI®. This Finance Management Leadership Development Program is an early career initiative designed to accelerate the growth of high-potential professionals, cultivate enterprise-minded leaders, and enable them to significantly influence financial strategy and operations within a rapidly evolving biotech environment.

The TL;DR
• Role: Full Time
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person, Bridgewater, NJ
• Pay: $83711–$135000 yearly
• Team: Finance team
• Mission: Accelerate the growth of high-potential professionals and influence financial strategy and operations within a fast-growing biotech organization.
• Tech Stack: Enterprise technology automation, visualization, and analytics solutions

What You’ll Actually Do
• Lead strategic rotations: Oversee and actively participate in 3-4 strategic rotations, each lasting 8-12 months, across key finance functions such as Finance & Accounting, Procurement, Corporate Finance, and Internal Audit.
• Build expertise: Develop deep technical expertise and a broad enterprise perspective by engaging in high-impact business experiences throughout the program.
• Engage in leadership development: Benefit from executive mentorship and a dedicated Leadership Development Series, focusing on skills from leading self and others to influencing senior stakeholders.
• Influence financial strategy: Directly influence financial strategy and finance operations within a fast-growing, innovation-driven biotechnology organization.
• Drive business outcomes: Contribute to and drive enterprise-wide business outcomes, shaping the future of Legend Biotech through strategic financial impact.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Recent MBA graduate (Class of 2022–2026) with an aspiration to grow into Sr. Manager/Manager-level and broader enterprise finance leadership roles.
• Experience: 3-5 years of direct professional finance or accounting experience, demonstrating progressive responsibility, critical thinking, and analytical rigor.
• Skills: Strong sense of ownership, financial modeling, problem-solving, collaborative team player, keen attention to detail, and effective communication skills.
• Bonus: Concentration in Finance, Accounting, or a related field is preferred; demonstrated skills in developing, implementing, and utilizing enterprise technology automation, visualization, and analytics solutions to enhance finance operations, productivity, and performance.