Director, Legal Counsel

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!

Job Description

Genmab is looking for a Director, Legal Counsel to be part of our existing Legal team. This position is based in our Princeton, NJ office.

The Role

The Legal Counsel will assist in providing a robust, full-service legal function supporting Genmab's US Market Operations (Market Operations) organization based in Princeton, NJ. Your job will include reviewing, drafting and negotiating agreements for the Market Operations Team, be part of the cross functional group reviewing commercial and scientific materials, provide relevant legal training to sales representatives and others, and provide legal support regarding various types of contracts and engagements with HCPs and other individuals and entities in the health care system. You will work closely together with colleagues in the organization and with external collaboration partners and vendors, with the overall goal to support the commercialization of new and innovative medicines for the benefit of patients.

You will be part of the US Market Operations legal team reporting to the Vice President, Legal, US Market Operations.

Responsibilities

Your key responsibilities include, but are not limited to :

• Responsible for legal review of scientific and commercial / marketing material for use in the US Market in close cooperation with Genmab colleagues but also with Genmab collaboration partners.
• Support Marketing and Sales with negotiation, drafting and / or review of commercial agreements
• Support Medical Affairs with negotiation, drafting and / or review of agreements (e.g., Advisory Boards) and provide legal review of scientific materials
• Support Market Access by providing legal advice relating to patient support programs, and drafting / reviewing of applicable agreements (e.g., with service providers for various patient support programs), and providing legal advice relating to arrangements and agreements with various entities in the health care delivery system (including payers, specialty distributors / distributors, GPOs and health care providers and institutions)
• Provide legal support and advice regarding health care anti-fraud and abuse matters including anti-kickback statute and false claims matters
• Assist with local site-related agreements as required from time to time.
• Ad hoc legal support to the organization

Requirements

Oversee activities related to advice, assistance, and training around relevant legal aspects (e.g. privacy laws, trademark law, employment law, compliance law and regulations, IT law)

Act as legal expert with specialized knowledge of relevant business sub-group to provide proactive legal counsel

Lead the development of legal strategies for own business function within scope in partnership with business and legal leadership

Engage with relevant stakeholders and counterparties in line with strategy of own business sub-group

Track and drive resolution of business-critical contractual and legal issues within own area

Draft and negotiate strategic long-term agreements and templates related to various business activities within assigned area (e.g. research, development, commercial, manufacturing)

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

$211,440.00 $317,160.00

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 bonuses.

Regular full-time U.S. employees are eligible to enroll in Genmab benefits. Our benefits package is crafted to help employees feel supported and cared for in all aspects of life - physical, financial, social, and emotional.

About You

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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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.

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