Information Security Operations Analyst

Legend Biotech is a global biotechnology company dedicated to treating and, one day, curing life-threatening diseases. Headquartered in Bridgewater, New Jersey, we are advancing the next generation of cell therapy through a portfolio of innovative technologies, including autologous, allogeneic, and in vivo cell therapy approaches. Our research spans chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T), T-cell receptor (TCR-T), natural killer (NK) cell-based therapies, and other emerging platforms designed to transform the treatment of serious diseases. From our global network of research and development sites, we are committed to discovering and developing safe, effective, and cutting-edge therapies for patients worldwide.
Legend Biotech entered into a global collaboration agreement with Johnson & Johnson to jointly develop and commercialize CARVYKTI® (ciltacabtagene autoleucel; cilta-cel). Through this strategic partnership, we combine complementary expertise and capabilities to advance innovative immunotherapies for patients living with multiple myeloma.
Legend Biotech is seeking an Information Security Operations Analyst as part of the Information Technology team based in Somerset, NJ.
Role Overview
The Information Security Operations Analyst is a key member of the Information Security Office, responsible for operating, tuning, and monitoring the company’s security technology stack. The Analyst detects, triages, contains, and reports on security events; manages vulnerability, email, endpoint, network, and identity security controls; delivers the phishing simulation and awareness program; and produces operational security metrics in alignment with security frameworks and regulatory requirements.
Key Responsibilities
Security monitoring & response: Monitor SIEM and alerting platforms; triage, investigate, and escalate alerts; support incident investigations, root cause analysis, and incident reporting.
Detection tuning & platform health: Tune detection rules, risk scoring, and log sources; maintain collectors, integrations, certificates, and upgrades with vendors and Infrastructure.
Vulnerability management: Run on-demand and scheduled scans for new servers, software, and changes; report results and track remediation with asset owners.
Email security: Administer the secure email gateway, including quarantine, sender and policy rules, threat alert triage, and email DLP tuning.
Identity threat response: Investigate risky sign-ins and suspicious MFA/device registrations; perform containment (session revocation, MFA reset, device removal).
Endpoint, network & cloud security: Support EDR/XDR, MDM/UEM, secure web gateway, and ZTNA operations, including compliance reviews and policy rollouts.
Security awareness: Design, run, and report on phishing simulations; align content with awareness events and support end-user training.
Access & third-party risk: Remove privileged and security-tool access during offboarding; identify unapproved software and route requests through TPRM.
Documentation & reporting: Maintain SOPs, KB articles, runbooks, monthly operations reports, and leadership metrics.
Projects, audit & improvement: Support vendor POCs, new security implementations, internal/external audits, annual IT risk assessments, and program enhancements.
Decision Making: Independently triages alerts, determines escalation to the Incident Response Manager, and executes first-line containment within established procedures. Recommends tuning, policy changes, and remediation priorities to the Global Manager, Network Security Operations; broader-impact changes follow change management.
Requirements
Baccalaureate Degree or Post-graduate from an accredited university in Computer Science, Engineering or related field of study.
Related certificates in Information Security.
Five plus years’ experience in cybersecurity, utilizing security tools and cloud environment experience
Experience with implementing and configuring security tools
Experience with testing and evaluating security products
Hands-on SOC experience, including alert triage, investigation, and incident response support
Working knowledge of IT-related and compliance mandates (e.g. Sarbanes Oxley, HIPAA, GDPR, CCPA, PCI DSS, FDA) is desired
Working knowledge of security frameworks and standards (NIST, ISO, CIS, COBIT)
Excellent analytical and technical skills
Professional planning and organizational skills, including presentation and strong written communication
Ability to communicate technical information in understandable business terms
Great interpersonal skills, including teamwork, facilitation and negotiating skills
Ability to positively influence the behavior of peers and build relationships with other teams without direct authority over those teams
Security operations: SIEM, vulnerability scanning, secure email gateway, EDR/XDR, MDM/UEM