Senior Digital Product Owner, CMC, R&D Digital Products

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.

Role & Department
We are looking for a dedicated and experienced Product Owner to join our R&D IT & Digital team, focusing on QC Lab Systems.

As a Senior Digital Product Owner at Genmab, you will have the unique opportunity to lead the development of top-notch antibody products and innovative therapies that are making a difference in the lives of patients and influencing the future of cancer treatment and serious diseases. With our exceptional team of dedicated individuals, we value individuality, strive for excellence, and prioritize authenticity to fulfill our mission.

As Product Owner you will be responsible for managing and optimizing our QC Lab's integrated software solutions, including Labvantage® LIMS, Empower®, and Softmax Pro®. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in laboratory information management systems (LIMS) and a deep understanding of quality control processes, IT Systems and equipment in a laboratory environment. This is a role with empowered decision making and potential to explore innovation across lab systems and use.

As a Product Owner in our R&D IT & Digital team, you will have a key role in enhancing our Quality Control capabilities. You will work with your Product Team members and other IT&D colleagues as well as our colleagues in the business.

You will lead an Agile Team of 3-6 members as well as business colleagues, transforming product vision, business requirements, and user needs into a well-organized backlog and practical user stories.

Execution is based on an agreed roadmap, and you will ensure that each release is following our Computerized System Life Cycle procedures to be GxP compliant.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain a clear product vision, strategy and roadmap in alignment with business goals and stakeholder needs

• Prioritize and maintain product back-log features and enhancements based on user feedback, business goals, and technical constraints

• Function as the primary point of contact for the QC Lab business owner

• Facilitate the agile ceremonies, such as sprint planning, sprint review, and sprint retrospective, and provide feedback and coaching to the team

• Ensure the QC Lab Product maintains a validated state as well as all systems maintain a consistent level of supporting documentation based on procedural guidance (GxP and non-GxP)

• Collaborate with QC Lab users, your Product Team, QA departments and other stakeholders to gather requirements and ensure successful implementation of system enhancements

• Track and report on product performance, addressing any issues affecting quality or user satisfaction, and optimize processes for improved efficiency

• Manage budget planning and allocate resources for both product roadmap and ongoing operational support

Requirements:

• A degree in life sciences, bioinformatics, computer science, or equivalent

• At least 8 years of experience as a product owner, product manager, business analyst, or a similar role in the biopharmaceutical or software industry

• Experience working with GxP regulations and procedures. Particularly around change management, periodic reviews, and internal audits

• Solid knowledge of the agile methodologies, the Scrum framework, and the agile tools, such as Jira and Confluence

• Certified Product Owner certification and project management experience are preferred

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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