Principle Research Associate

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

Genmab is seeking a highly motivated research scientist to join our Clinical Biomarker Assays group.  The candidate will provide support focused on developing clinical exploratory immune assays for our translational teams to advance the late-stage preclinical and early-stage clinical pipeline.

Responsibilities

Candidate must have in-depth scientific expertise in oncology and assay development with a focus on antibodies such as bispecifics and ADCs.

Your responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

• Designing, developing, performing and validating fit-for-purpose clinical exploratory assays with a focus on soluble analytes and cytokines in a GCLP lab environment.
• Characterization of responses to antibody therapy using approaches such as MSD, Luminex, and ELISA.
• Work independently and contribute both intellectually and technically to projects.
• Analyze data, using software including Spotfire, GraphPad Prism, Excel, etc.
• Contribute to publications and present results at internal meetings.
• Collaborate closely with scientists from Translational Research, Pathology and Data Sciences to customize assays and perform experiments across Genmab’s therapeutic programs.

Requirements:

• Minimum Masters degree or other graduate degree in Biological and Life Sciences with a focus on oncology/immuno-oncology.
• Immunology experience required
• Minimum 5+ years of hands laboratory experience
• Extensive experience in designing, validating and executing cytokine and soluble analyte-based assays on cell culture supernatants and/or patient sera and plasma
• Pharma or Biotech experience required
• Experience with GxP and GCLP lab environments, workflows, SOPs and procedures.
• Extensive experience in designing, validating and executing cytokine and soluble analyte-based assays on cell culture supernatants and/or patient sera and plasma.
• Competency, and ability to work with cell-biology techniques, such as flow cytometry, microscopy, tissue culture, ELISAs, and Incucyte.
• Candidates with experience developing and executing either high-dimensional flow cytometry and/or in vitro tumor-immune assays will be given strong preference.
• Proficiency with Xponent FlexMap 3D software, Spotfire and R Python is a plus.
• High level of motivation and ability to work independently and in cross-functional teams.
• Excellent organization and communication skills.
• Desire to expand one’s scientific knowledge and technical skills.
• Driven by a desire to create the next generation of cancer therapeutics and to offer cancer patients both efficacious and tolerable new therapies that extend and improve their lives.

For US based candidates, the proposed salary band for this position is as follows:

$113,440.00---$170,160.00

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 discretionary bonuses and long-term incentives. 

When you join Genmab, you’re joining a culture that supports your physical, financial, social, and emotional wellness. Within the first year, regular full-time U.S. employees are eligible for:

• 401(k) Plan: 100% match on the first 6% of contributions

• Health Benefits: Two medical plan options (including HDHP with HSA), dental, and vision insurance

• Voluntary Plans: Critical illness, accident, and hospital indemnity insurance

• Time Off: Paid vacation, sick leave, holidays, and 12 weeks of discretionary paid parental leave

• Support Resources: Access to child and adult backup care, family support programs, financial wellness tools, and emotional well-being support

• Additional Perks: Commuter benefits, tuition reimbursement, and a Lifestyle Spending Account for wellness and personal expenses 

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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