Director, Legal Counsel (US Market Operations)

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

Genmab is looking for a Director, Legal Counsel to be part of our existing Legal team. 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.  

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

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 laws 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

 ·       JD or LL.M. from an accredited law school with at least 3-8 years of relevant work experience in the life science industry or in a law firm servicing life science clients

·       Experience in drafting, reviewing and negotiating relevant agreements

·       Experience in working with marketing, sales, market access and/or medical organizations in the life sciences field

·       Experience in reviewing scientific materials and promotional materials in the life sciences field

·       Commercially-minded and solution-oriented with an ability to analyze legal situations, understand the facts and the client’s business position and efficiently assimilate information from a variety of sources

·       Proven ability to work collaboratively on a cross functional teams

·       Experience working in an international environment

·       Excellent verbal/written communication and negotiating skills

·       Ability to work effectively both independently as well as in teams

·       Good sense of quality combined with personal drive and a positive attitude

·       Proactive and open minded

·       Ability to prioritize and work in a fast paced and changing environment

·       Result and goal-oriented and committed to contributing to the overall success of Genmab

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·       Additional Job Description

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

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. 

Genmab is committed to protecting your personal data and privacy. Please see our privacy policy for handling your data in connection with your application on our website https://www.genmab.com/privacy.

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.