Senior Manager, Clinical Budget Oversight

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 Trial Budget Oversight (TBO) Team is responsible for supporting the financial planning, development, and oversight of clinical trial budgets. Working closely with Development Operations Program Leads (DOPLs), Global Trial Leads (GTLs), and cross-functional stakeholders, this role ensures consistency, transparency, and accuracy in trial budgeting. Team members may lead or support trial-level budget activities, contribute to process and system enhancements, and serve as key contributors to Genmab's financial stewardship in clinical development. The TBO Team sits within Trial Strategy & Delivery (TSD), the Clinical trial Operations organization at Genmab.
 

Responsibilities/tasks:

Clinical Trial Budget Development & Oversight

• Support development, alignment, and maintenance of clinical trial budgets across studies.
• Participate in scenario planning and modeling for proposed trial designs.
• Review budget inputs and identify risks, discrepancies, and opportunities for optimization.
• Ensure alignment of trial budgets with program strategies and financial plans.

Stakeholder Collaboration & Support

• Partner with DOPLs, GTLs, and Finance to review trial budgets and support financial reporting.
• Facilitate monthly accruals and variance analysis meetings.
• Train stakeholders on budget processes, tools, and standards.
• Serve as a key resource for budget-related inquiries and issue resolution.

Tool & Process Improvement

• Contribute to the development and optimization of budgeting tools and ERP systems.
• Support rollout of process enhancements, templates, and budget governance.
• Ensure adherence to internal standards for budget planning and tracking.

Vendor & Contract Oversight Support

• Monitor vendor budgets and change orders to assess trial budget impact, support accurate forecasting, and enable timely budget reprojections.
• Collaborate with Development Sourcing, Vendor Management, and Finance to align trial budgets with contractual terms and forecasting expectations.
• Serve as a subject matter expert on Development Operations purchase orders (POs), liaising with Global Procurement to ensure alignment with trial budget oversight and financial processes.

Requirements/Preferences

• A bachelor’s degree in a relevant field such as business, economics, science, or a related discipline; master’s degree in a relevant field preferred
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in the pharmaceutical, life sciences, or healthcare sector, ideally within a clinical R&D environment.
• Practical experience in budget management, forecasting, and planning, within the life sciences industry and ideally in clinical development.
• Strong analytical skills, with demonstrated experience translating data into actionable insights.
• Proficiency in the MS Office Suite, particularly Excel; experience with SAP, Power BI, and Clinical Trial Management Systems (e.g., Veeva Vault) is preferred.
• A strong interest in working with new systems and developing predictive analyses and projections.
• Basic understanding of Python, or any other programming languages is preferred.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build trust and alignment across diverse teams.
• Ability and willingness to adapt quickly to new situations in a dynamic, evolving environment.

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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