Senior Associate, Lab Operations

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

At Genmab, over 350 research associates work across 40+ laboratories in the Netherlands, covering 15 different expertise areas. Lab Operations plays a key role in enabling this environment. The team manages and coordinates overarching laboratory processes, ensuring that our labs remain high-quality, efficient, and well-organize, independent of the scientific content of experiments.

As a Senior Associate, Lab Operations, you will join the Global Lab Management department and report to the Associate Director Lab Operations NL. You will work closely with both operational teams and research groups, helping to structure, streamline, and document processes that are currently not yet fully standardized. This role is particularly focused on bringing clarity, structure, and continuity to operational workflows, ensuring knowledge is captured and translated into sustainable processes.

This is a temporary 9-month entry level position to cover a colleague’s leave. While extension is not expected, it remains dependent on business needs.

Does this sound like an opportunity for you? We invite you to submit your CV and a letter of motivation so we can get to know you better!

Responsibilities

• Management of laboratory operational processes, for example lab organization, optimization operational processes; all in close collaboration with laboratory monitors, IT, Lab Services, and Facility management and.

• Monitor execution of agreed lab operational processes and provide dashboard/reports for higher management.

• Collect and align business requirements and represent the business to deliver a narrowly defined project/ business activity working with global specialists and teams (e.g. LabVantage)

• Clear Communication to exchange factual, sometimes complex, information to internal and/or external stakeholders who are familiar with the subject.

• Support and ensure alignment in case of issues.

• Execution and delivery of lab process related projects, contributing to process improvements.

• Deliver timely on assigned tasks while maintaining awareness on impact of tasks on other processes and team members.

Requirements

• You have a Bachelor degree in a life science topic.

• You have 3+ years of laboratory experience in a laboratory environment and are able to translate laboratory flows into workable  processes.

• You have an independent, pragmatic, pro-active and result-oriented attitude.

• You have a high level of integrity.

• You communicate well within the organization as well as with external stakeholders.

• You speak Dutch and English fluently (Full Professional Proficiency).

• You collaborate well within different professional environments.

• Self-driven and can work independently.

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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Please note that if you are applying for a position in the Netherlands, Genmab’s policy for all permanently budgeted hires in NL is initially to offer a fixed-term employment contract for a year, if the employee performs well and if the business conditions do not change, renewal for an indefinite term may be considered after the contract.