Associate Director, Team Leader (Lab/Study Research Associates)

At Genmab, we are dedicated to building extra[not]ordinary® futures, together, by developing antibody products and groundbreaking, knock-your-socks-off KYSO antibody medicines® that change lives and the future of cancer treatment and serious diseases. We strive to create, champion and maintain a global workplace where individuals’ unique contributions are valued and drive innovative solutions to meet the needs of our patients, care partners, families and employees.

Our people are compassionate, candid, and purposeful, and our business is innovative and rooted in science. We believe that being proudly authentic and determined to be our best is essential to fulfilling our purpose. Yes, our work is incredibly serious and impactful, but we have big ambitions, bring a ton of care to pursuing them, and have a lot of fun while doing so.

Does this inspire you and feel like a fit? Then we would love to have you join us!

Associate Director, Team Lead Laboratory, Bioanalytical Science

The Bioanalytical Science department is looking for an experienced people manager to support and lead a large team of highly skilled technical laboratory staff. Do you recognize yourself as a natural connector that brings enthusiasm and energy in teams of professionals? Do you enjoy creating the environment for others to excel? Are you an expert in resource scheduling and cross-team alignment? Then we have an exciting position on offer in a continues developing team and company, where your daily work makes a tangible contribution to the development of new innovative medicines with the promise of impacting patient’s lives.

The department

The Bioanalytical Science department is responsible for developing fit-for-purpose bioanalytical strategies and methods to quantify drug in circulation and assess unwanted immunogenicity. We are experts in the design, development, validation, execution and interpretation of bioanalytical methods, with a focus on pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics (PK/PD), anti-drug antibodies (ADA), neutralizing antibodies (NAb) and soluble markers. We perform bioanalysis activities for both regulated (GLP, GCP) and non-regulated (mouse studies, exploratory tox & Dose Range Finding) studies. As such, we deliver and translate indispensable high-quality bioanalytical data into conclusive insights that power decisions across all stages of Genmab drug development.

The role

As Associate Director, Team Lead Laboratory, Bioanalytical Science you will be responsible for a team of about 16 technical laboratory staff based in Utrecht. You will act as all-round people manager, with the goal of supporting and developing our talent in contribution to the company’s overall mission. You inspire and motivate, provide feedback and mentorship, and create an excellent employee experience. You allocate resources to projects based on availability, skills and priorities in a way that maximizes productivity and performance.

Our Research Associates contribute to projects in both non-clinical and clinical development stage, collaborating with different BioA Scientific Leads for each project. In this matrix environment you will ensure connection with the other teams, and act as bridge when it comes to planning, collaboration and communication. You will take a seat in the BioA Leadership Team and work closely together with the functional experts to drive forward our department deliverables and realize process improvements.

This is an office-based position with the expectation to be onsite at least 80% of your time (or more), to foster collaboration and team engagement.

Responsibilities

You will have a high level of autonomy to act on the following responsibilities:

• Manage a team of laboratory staff in line with company policies (including but not limited to day-to-day support, goal setting, performance appraisals, training compliance, hiring and onboarding).
• Act as coach and mentor to drive personal development of your team members.
• Contribute to the realization of department year goals.
• Ensure optimal allocation of resources to projects based on availability, skills and priorities to maximize productivity and performance.
• Ensure optimal alignment within the team and between teams.
• Initiate, lead and contribute to optimization of work processes and change initiatives.
• Translate team needs to implementation plans.
• Safeguard quality and compliance to company policies, GLP/GCP guidelines and departmental agreements.

Requirements

You are highly motivated to manage a team of highly skilled technical lab staff in a scientific department in Genmab. You are a natural connector, flexible, organized, sociable and focused on achieving goals that are important for the department and our organization. You bring enthusiasm and energy to teams of professionals. You enjoy coaching people and creating the environment for others to excel on a daily basis.

Moreover, you meet the following professional requirements:

• You have completed a relevant HBO/BSc/MSc degree.
• You have 5+ years of experience as team lead in a laboratory setting.
• Native-level proficiency in Dutch, both verbal and written, is required for this role .
• You have excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
• You have well-developed organizational sensitivity (influence, communicate and collaborate).
• You can work successfully under pressure in a fast-paced and dynamic environment, creating a stable and secure work environment for your team.
• You approach challenges with a pragmatic mindset.
• Experience in a regulated (GLP/GCP/GMP) environment is a plus.
• Affinity with project management tools and/or dashboards is a plus.

About You

• You are genuinely passionate about our purpose

• You bring precision and excellence to all that you do

• You believe in our rooted-in-science approach to problem-solving

• You are a generous collaborator who can work in teams with a broad spectrum of backgrounds

• You take pride in enabling the best work of others on the team

• You can grapple with the unknown and be innovative

• You have experience working in a fast-growing, dynamic company (or a strong desire to)

• You work hard and are not afraid to have a little fun while you do so!

Locations

Genmab maximizes the efficiency of an agile working environment, when possible, for the betterment of employee work-life balance. Our offices are crafted as open, community-based spaces that work to connect employees while being immersed in our powerful laboratories. Whether you’re in one of our office spaces or working remotely, we thrive on connecting with each other to innovate.

About Genmab

Genmab is an international biotechnology company with a core purpose to improve the lives of patients through innovative and differentiated antibody therapeutics. For 25 years, its hard-working, innovative and collaborative team has invented next-generation antibody technology platforms and harnessed translational, quantitative and data sciences, resulting in a proprietary pipeline including bispecific T-cell engagers, antibody-drug conjugates, next-generation immune checkpoint modulators and effector function-enhanced antibodies. By 2030, Genmab’s vision is to transform the lives of people with cancer and other serious diseases with Knock-Your-Socks-Off (KYSO®) antibody medicines.

Established in 1999, Genmab is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark with international presence across North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. For more information, please visit Genmab.com and follow us on LinkedIn and X .

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