Outsourcing Manager, Development Strategic Sourcing

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.

The role & Department
As an Outsourcing Manager, Development Strategic Sourcing you will manage and advise on the end-to-end contracting & outsourcing process parts of the clinical development areas with external service providers. The role will improve values, minimize risk & cost, ensure quality, and create scalability in a dynamic and growing business demand setting.

Key Responsibilities Include

• Managing the request for outsourcing process and the vendor evaluation
• Enabling the vendor selection
• Driving the contract process (initiation, negotiation, execution, and scope changes) for monetary agreements i.e., task orders/statement of works and change orders and being involved in the master services agreements lead by senior team members
• Managing, under supervision, vendor governance including performance management e.g., contract issue escalation and resolution as well as risk mitigation and process optimization, identify improvement and trending activities for better collaboration with the provider
• Supporting, category strategies within area of responsibilities
• Contribute, under supervision, to the development, implementation, and maintenance of outsourcing strategies within the assigned service categories.

Furthermore, this role will take part in the further development of the global outsourcing, contract management and vendor governance processes together with the entire R&D Contract Management team and stakeholders in R&D, Legal, IT, Finance, Compliance, QA, and Procurement.

Requirements

• Advanced degree in life sciences/healthcare or business is preferred
• Fluent English (oral and written)
• ≥ 5 years’ experience from clinical and/or drug supply in the bio-pharmaceutical industry or from a contract research organization or other relevant providers preferably in outsourcing, vendor- or contract management
• Negotiation and vendor management experience
• Knowledge and understanding of drug development
• Experience with working in a matrixed business environment, handling multiple commitments and stakeholders while prioritizing conflicting demands, maintaining focus on the objective, and providing high quality service to both internal and external collaborators
• International experience is preferred

Skills and personal competencies

• Skilled communicator with the ability to consolidate and convey information with a clear voice
• Experience with creating and delivering effective oral presentations
• Good stakeholder leadership skills, including building trusting relationships
• Active listener with excellent analytical and documentation skills ensuring attention to detail and the highest level of accuracy
• Solution-driven and a dedicated colleague with a pragmatic business approach and thrive with managing a wide range of stakeholders and tasks
• Self-motivated, detail-oriented, and willing to accept temporary responsibilities outside of initial job description

This role can be located in Copenhagen, Denmark, or Princeton, US and is hybrid.

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.

Location: Copenhagen - Carl Jacobsens Vej 30

Additional location:

• Princeton, NJ