Associate Technical Specialist

As an Associate Technical Specialist, you will join our MSAT Technical Support team and play a key role in ensuring robust, compliant, and efficient CAR‑T manufacturing operations. Acting as a subject matter expert (SME), you will provide hands‑on scientific and technical support on the shop floor while contributing to continuous improvement and operational excellence.

This role operates in a shift‑based model, providing direct shop floor and on‑call support to manufacturing operations.

Associate Technical specialist

As an Associate Technical Specialist, you will join our MSAT Technical Support team and play a key role in ensuring robust, compliant, and efficient CAR‑T manufacturing operations. Acting as a subject matter expert (SME), you will provide hands‑on scientific and technical support on the shop floor while contributing to continuous improvement and operational excellence.

This role operates in a shift‑based model, providing direct shop floor and on‑call support to manufacturing operations.

What can you expect?

Here’s what you’ll do

• Technical Support & Troubleshooting (Shop Floor Firefighting)
  • Act as the first point of contact for process‑related issues during manufacturing
  • Temporarily reprioritize work to support urgent shop floor issues, working via a ticketing system or ad‑hoc requests
  • Troubleshoot process and equipment‑related problems (e.g. equipment errors, process deviations, validation or technical constraints)
  • Lead or participate in escalation calls when issues cannot be immediately resolved, in close collaboration with MSAT leadership, Operations, Quality, and technical experts
• MSAT – Operations Bridge & Process Ownership
  • Maintain strong on‑the‑floor presence through active engagement, including GEMBA walks in Grade B and Grade C environments
  • Act as a scientific bridge between MSAT and Operations, ensuring deep understanding of how processes are executed on the shop floor
  • Build strong relationships with stakeholders
  • Act as an end‑to‑end process owner, with a solid understanding of process robustness, acceptable deviations, and optimization opportunities
  • Apply a science‑driven perspective to ensure correct handling of cells and continuous improvement of manufacturing practices
• Project & Continuous Improvement Support
  • Support process improvement and optimization initiatives, focusing on practical, impactful improvements.
  • Contribute to documentation updates, investigations, CAPAs, and change controls
  • Support larger projects
  • Contribute to data collection and trend analysis to support informed decision‑making

Who are we looking for?

Education

• A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in a life sciences oriented field is required, or equivalent by experience

Experience

• Minimum 3 years in total, of which 2 years in a cGMP biotech or biopharma environment
• Experience in Cell and/or Gene Therapy manufacturing is a strong asset

Languages

• Fluent in English, both written and spoken

Strengths

• Comfortable working in a shift‑based, operationally critical environment
• Strong communicator able to translate complex topics across all organizational levels
• Flexible, proactive, and accustomed to firefighting and rapid problem solving
• Team‑oriented, empathetic, and able to build trust on the shop floor

Expertise

• Troubleshooting complex scientific and technical issues with limited oversight
• Strong knowledge of cGMP documentation (deviations, CAPAs, change controls)
• Analytical, structured, and result‑driven mindset
• Precise, quality‑focused, and compliant with procedures and standards

What do we offer you?

• A meaningful job with an excellent work-life balance. You will work 4 days, followed by 4 days off (average working time 35 hours). Please be prepared to work across various shifts in the range starting from 6AM and ending by 2AM.
• A supportive and innovative work environment. We value and encourage learning and personal development.
• The opportunity to work with people from all over the world.
• A contract of indefinite duration and an attractive salary package complemented by many fringe benefits, such as extra-legal holidays, meal vouchers, company laptop, net allowance, group and hospitalization insurance, double vacation pay, an end‑of‑year bonus, performance bonus and the possibility to participate in our bicycle lease plan.
• Many fun and informal events.

About Legend Biotech

Legend Biotech is a global biotechnology company dedicated to developing, manufacturing, and commercializing innov