Senior Research Associate, Product Discovery

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!

The role

In this position at Genmab, Utrecht, you will work as Senior Research Associate in the Product Discovery team , working on a broad set of in vitro and ex-vivo experiments. As Senior Research Associate Product Discovery, you will be responsible for studying the mechanism of action and anti-tumor activity of our antibody products .

As a member of project groups, you will be working on the development of therapeutic knock-your-socks-off antibodies. If this sounds like you, Genmab might have your desired job!

This is a temporary position for 1 year.

Responsibilities

• Proactively work in a team of Scientists and Research Associates dedicated to the discovery of therapeutic antibody products.

• With your up-to-date knowledge of and experience within the field of immunology, you are responsible for the accurate execution of experiments in assigned research studies.

• Document and process test results, draw conclusions and report these to the team.

• By investigating disease biology, antibody mode-of-action and antibody response using state-of-the-art technology, you contribute to the discovery of new antibody targets.

Requirements

• A completed HLO, Masters or equivalent in a relevant life science subject.

• 3-5 years work experience in a comparable role.

• More junior candidates/starters with suitable experience are also welcome to apply.

• Relevant work experience within immunology and tumor cell biology from either academia or industry is preferred.

• Experience with primary cell isolations from human blood.

• You have experience with flow cytometry and subsequence analysis.

• Experience with cell culture, functional cellular assays (e.g. ADCP, Cytotoxicity assays) and related immunological techniques (e.g. Luminex, ELISA).

• Understanding of electronic laboratory notebook reporting is advantageous.

• Capability to run several experiments in parallel and work flexibly.

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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