VP, Medical Affairs

Role Overview
VP of Medical Affairs (Bridgewater, NJ) provides strategic leadership to develop and execute an integrated Medical Affairs Strategy for Legend’s approved BCMA CAR-T (multiple myeloma) and pipeline programs. Leads medical affairs team efforts (home office and field-based) including scientific communications, publications, lifecycle planning, data generation, KOL engagement, and educational programming. Builds Medical Affairs capabilities for the emerging pipeline.

Key Responsibilities
- Impact educational and clinical needs of the multiple myeloma (and broader hematology) community, including earlier use of BCMA CAR-T.
- Oversee a team of 16+ MSLs and MSL management; ensure high-impact programs.
- Lead and inspire the Medical Affairs team (trust, engagement, inclusion, continuous development; retention and succession).
- Oversee medical functions: Medical Strategy, Thought Leader Engagement, Publications/Data Generation, Medical Information, etc.
- Partner with Johnson & Johnson to align on strategic, scientific, operational, and financial matters.
- Lead U.S./global medical affairs strategic plans: strategic/tactical plan, launch plans, publication plans, sponsorship/CME, congress planning/data presentation/thought-leader engagement, and departmental budget oversight.
- Contribute to global clinical development plans for new programs (as applicable).
- Lead non-registration trials; secondary analyses; registries; research using 3rd-party databases.
- Maintain deliverable timelines with transparent tracking to senior leadership.
- Build relationships, influence, negotiate, and adapt to organizational needs; manage alliance-partner projects.
- Identify/mitigate project risks with cross-functional input.
- Demonstrate ethical/professional values and ensure compliance with corporate policies and healthcare laws/regulations.

Requirements
- MD (preferred), PhD, PharmD, or relevant advanced degree; 10+ years pharma/biotech drug development (or academia).
- Build best-in-class medical capabilities; shape treatment landscapes via medical strategies.
- Extensive drug development knowledge across functions (e.g., clinical, medical affairs, translational, regulatory, commercial, safety).
- Multiple myeloma KOL relationships preferred; prior oncology/malignant hematology (esp. multiple myeloma) and/or cellular therapy experience preferred.
- NDA/BLA filing/submission & launch experience a plus.
- GCP and medical affairs compliance knowledge.
- Competitive product knowledge; product lifecycle management experience.
- Strong leadership, communication, organizational, analytical, and presentation skills; ability to translate medical/clinical data into strategy.
- Proven influence and collaboration across geographies; results delivery in matrix.

Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision; 401(k) with company match (vests day one).
- 8 weeks paid parental leave after 3 months.
- Paid time off: vacation, personal time, sick time, floating holidays, and 11 company holidays.
- Voluntary benefits: flexible spending/health savings accounts; life and AD&D; short/long-term disability; legal assistance; supplemental plans (pet, critical illness, accident, hospital indemnity).
- Voluntary commuter benefits, family planning/care resources, well-being initiatives, peer-to-peer recognition.
- Base pay range: $338,656–$444,486 (plus performance-based bonus and/or equity for eligible roles).