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.

At Genmab, we are 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.

This person will be based out of Princeton, NJ and will be onsite 60% of the time.

The Role

• Associate Director, Strategy & Corporate Development will support the Strategy & Corporate Development function at Genmab
• Support activities to identify and guide Genmab’s strategic trajectory, priorities, and opportunities for organic and inorganic growth
• Perform strategic and tactical work advising on new therapeutic areas and investments in adjacent technologies and capabilities
• Support execution of M&A and late-stage licensing transactions against the company’s strategic plan
• Identify and analyze relevant industry trends
• Maintain relationships with key external partners (investment banks, consultants and financial auditors) and internal stakeholders (technical accounting, FP&A, treasury, tax)
• Collaborate with the Business Development & Licensing team and provide supporting capabilities (including valuation, strategic insight, and deal modelling) to ongoing negotiations

Responsibilities
 

Strategy

• Support Corporate Development activities that align to enterprise goals and objectives defined in the Corporate Strategy
• Support execution of short and long-term strategy development and planning
• Contribute to portfolio strategy development and planning through partnership with Commercial, Finance, and R&D
• Collaborate on general Business Development & Licensing partnering strategy

Operations

• Conduct active surveillance and support M&A target prioritization and evaluation activities
• Facilitate the M&A transaction process including performing financial analysis, valuation, modelling, transaction structuring, due diligence, and executive presentations
• Support deal negotiations with target management teams through execution
• Provide quantitative analysis, input, and modelling for licensing and partnering transactions
• Drive and manage cross-functional teams across the organization necessary to diligence and complete deal execution and integration planning
• Support coordination and follow up on execution of integration plans versus deal model

Qualifications and Requirements

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in economics or finance or in life sciences with a passion for financial modeling
• Advanced degree (MBA/MSc/ PHD) preferred, but not required
• Minimum 5 years of experience in Biotech/ Pharma or related industry with 2+ years in a Corporate Development, Business Development, Strategy or Finance role

Capabilities

• Passionate about the life sciences, Genmab’s purpose and mission to transform lives of patients through innovative treatments
• Deep knowledge of corporate finance, financial modeling, and valuation
• Demonstrated knowledge of biotech/pharma industry
• Demonstrated strategic analysis and structured problem-solving skills
• Experience and willingness in leading by influence a cross-functional team
• Ability and appetite to work within ambiguous environments with imperfect information
• Stress resistant
• Team player
• Experience in deal evaluation, structuring and contract negotiations considered a plus

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

$138,750.00---$231,250.00

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.

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. 

Our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion

We are committed to fostering workplace diversity at all levels of the company and we believe it is essential for our continued success. No applicant shall be discriminated against or treated unfairly because of their race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, or genetic information. Learn more about our commitments on our website. 

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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 fixed-term employment contract.