Associate Director, Strategic Planning & Effectiveness, Global Medical Affairs Strategy

Company: Genmab
Location: Plainsboro
Posted on: May 16, 2025

Job Description:

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

The Global Medical Affairs (GMA) organization requires a motivated and skilled individual to support the Global Medical Affairs Strategy Team. The Associate Director will be responsible for supporting Medical Affairs in the development, implementation, and completion of strategic and tactical projects associated with Genmab's solid tumor programs. The successful candidate will be responsible for working cross functionally with members of Genmab and Collaboration partners to ensure the delivery of Medical Affairs Plans, tactics and resources (within timelines and budget). The candidate must have a broad knowledge of project management principles and experience providing project management support in Medical Affairs. They must have a strategic mindset, be able to influence key stakeholders throughout the product's life cycle and communicate to senior leaders in the organization. The right candidate for the job will drive the long-term success of the product(s) they support, impact patient care patients and ultimately the success of Genmab.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for overall Solid Tumor Portfolio Management (all assets with an emphasis on later phase development programs)
• Partner with Head of Global ST Strategy Team to ensure overall understanding of Medical Objectives and strategies across all regions (Global, US, EU and Japan) and meet the needs of the Global ST Strategy Team
• Partner with the Medical Affairs Strategy Leads on Medical Affairs Team meeting priorities and deliverables
• Lead Joint and Genmab-only Integrated Medical Affairs Team (IMAT) meetings (includes identifying key issues, set meeting agendas, schedule, ensure team is prepared with their deliverables, pre-meeting preparations, minutes, etc.)
• Command the IMAT team and hold members accountable for deliverables, risk mitigation of tactics and communication of delays/accelerations
• Partner with Global Commercialization Team PMs to plan meetings and joint deliverables across functions
• Drive GMA Launch readiness and post-launch planning activities; Advisory board planning and execution of logistics
• Deliver annual strategic and tactical medical planning with resource requirements, timelines and deliverables
• Regularly partner and communicate with collaboration partner program management counterpart/stakeholders as needed to move forward objectives, deliverables and plans; work with Alliance management on any collaboration issues regarding partnered assets
• Work collaboratively with other project/program managers; provide guidance on overall program needs and resource gaps to facilitate resolution
• Direct day-to-day program/portfolio activities to meet milestones; monitoring critical path activities to ensure delivery of program objectives
• Champion best practices in Program Management, including the use of agendas, minutes, dashboards, budget oversight, maintain document repository, establish and implement templates, tools, and processes to drive efficiency, alignment, communication, and effective planning
• Communicate program information/status to Head of Medical Affairs Strategy and partner to set annual Goals for ST Medical Affairs Team and ensure delivery of these throughout the year
• Coordinate with Business partners such as Finance, Compliance and Legal, etc on Medical Affairs team initiatives and deliverables; sometimes taking the lead
• Anticipate Governance needs and facilitate cross-functional deliverables to this end
• Develop and execute integrated cross-functional project plans with established goals, milestones, timelines and budget to enable program planning, tracking, analysis and visualization
• Collate and present Quarterly dashboard of Team tactics and deliverables
  Requirements
  • BS degree required.
  • Advanced degree and/or MBA preferred.
  • 8 years of relevant experience in industry setting preferably in pharma/biotech industry.
  • Foundation of Drug development knowledge with understanding of functions relevant to the position including R&D, Commercial and Regulatory and Compliance.
  • Project management experience in biopharmaceutical industry 5-8 years preferred; experience in Medical Affairs required
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills; proven ability to work with all levels within an organization and communicate effectively across functions and different levels of leadership
  • Proven track record working in operations management in a matrix structure.
  • Highly driven, organized, and flexible with the ability to work independently, be self-motivated, and to work collaboratively in teams in a fast-paced, matrix environment
  • Experience with managing large budgets and working with financial tools such as SAP
  • Expert in project management planning tools and working knowledge of MS office (Word, Power Point, Excel), SmartSheets, TEAMs and Outlook
    
    For US based candidates, the proposed salary band for this position is as follows:
    
    $146,640.00 $219,960.00
    The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Also, certain positions are eligible for additional forms of compensation, such as bonuses.
    
    Regular full-time U.S. employees are eligible to enroll in Genmab benefits. Our benefits package is crafted to help employees feel supported and cared for in all aspects of life - physical, financial, social, and emotional.
    
    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 and follow us on LinkedIn and X.
      
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