Research Associate, Development Materials

At Genmab, we’re committed to building extra[not]ordinary futures together, by developing antibody products and pioneering, knock-your-socks-off therapies that change the lives of patients and the future of cancer treatment and serious diseases. From our people who are caring, candid, and impact-driven to our business, which is innovative and rooted in science, we believe that being proudly unique, determined to be our best, and authentic is essential to fulfilling our purpose.

The Role

The Development Materials team within the CMC Science & Technologies department is responsible for providing high-quality critical reagents to enable the development of therapeutic antibody candidates. The team performs purification, QC analyses, release and storage of protein batches after data review as well as logistics functions.

As Research Associate, Development Materials, within the CMC Science & Technologies department, you will be responsible for providing high-quality critical reagents to enable the development of therapeutic antibody candidates. You will plan and execute purifications and/or QC experiments. The quality of the materials and data is critical to ensure the quality and compliance of assays used in developing antibody candidates.

Together with the team you are responsible for managing the CMC inventory and distributing materials to the various development groups in Genmab. With good teamwork and clear communication you will be part of one of the department's key teams supporting the development of therapeutic knock-your-socks-off antibodies.

The ideal candidate will be highly motivated by quality, teamwork and results and collaborate with connecting teams to ensure that the correct materials are provided with the correct documentation and timelines.

Responsibilities

You will be responsible for:

• Communicating with different stakeholders about requests and updates.
• Reporting and releasing the critical batches to the CMC inventory.
• Maintaining the CMC inventory and issuance of samples to the requesters.
• Process and document incoming and outgoing shipments.
• Execution of purifications, labeling and/or QC analysis to support the development of drug candidates from preclinical development to clinical development (e.g., AKTA purifications, CE-SDS, HPLC/UPLC, etc.)
• Working closely with scientists and other research associates in multiple project teams, supporting each other constantly as a team.
• Documenting and reporting the results clearly and methodically.
• Contributing to the optimization and innovation of our team.

Requirements

You are highly motivated, have a service-oriented attitude and can deal with changing priorities and unexpected workloads. You like to work in a team, but you are also capable of working independently.

Moreover, you meet the following professional requirements:

• HLO (Bachelor’s) degree or equivalent in a relevant science or business discipline;
• Experience working in a laboratory according to established procedures;
• Accurate, flexible, solution driven;
• Experience with software in automation and data handling is a plus;
• Ability to work successfully under pressure in a fast-paced environment and with tight timelines
• Proactive, enthusiastic and goal orientated;
• Industry related experience is an advantage
• You are motivated by delivering high quality output and are used to working according to a quality system.
• You are able to work with tight deadlines and are capable of running several projects in parallel and adjust priorities appropriately.
• You have good communication skills in English.

About You

• You are passionate about our purpose and genuinely care about our mission to transform the lives of patients through innovative cancer treatment
• You bring rigor and excellence to all that you do. You are a fierce believer in our rooted-in-science approach to problem-solving
• You are a generous collaborator who can work in teams with diverse backgrounds
• You are determined to do and be your best and take pride in enabling the best work of others on the team
• You are not afraid to 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 leverages the effectiveness of an agile working environment, when possible, for the betterment of employee work-life balance. Our offices are designed as open, community-based spaces that work to connect employees while being immersed in our state-of-the-art laboratories. Whether you’re in one of our collaboratively designed 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 guiding its unstoppable team to strive towards improving the lives of patients through innovative and differentiated antibody therapeutics. For more than 20 years, its passionate, innovative and collaborative team has invented next-generation antibody technology platforms and leveraged translational research and data sciences, which has resulted in a proprietary pipeline including bispecific T-cell engagers, next-generation immune checkpoint modulators, effector function enhanced antibodies and antibody-drug conjugates. To help develop and deliver novel antibody therapies to patients, Genmab has formed 20+ strategic partnerships with biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies. 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 locations in Utrecht, the Netherlands, Princeton, New Jersey, U.S. and Tokyo, Japan.

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