Associate Director, Supply Chain

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!

The Associate Director, Team Lead, Global Clinical Drug Supply (GCDS) is responsible for leading the strategic, operational, and organizational aspects of the team across an assigned portfolio. This role ensures the development, integration, and execution of robust forecasting, demand planning, and supply strategies to effectively support clinical trials, while maintaining compliance with regulatory requirements and company quality standards. As a team leader and member of the extended leadership team, this position plays a critical role in shaping the organization, driving internal and external cross-functional alignment, and enabling efficient, standardized, and scalable ways of working within the functional area.

Global Clinical Drug Supply – Planning

• Contribute to the definition, implementation, and execution of standards for drug supply planning, ensuring alignment with departmental strategy, portfolio needs, and regulatory requirements
• Establish and continuously refine forecasting methodologies, assumptions, and demand planning approaches for IMP/AxMP across projects and trials
• Lead the development, implementation, and ongoing optimization of SOPs, ensuring alignment with evolving regulatory requirements and enabling scalable and efficient ways of working
• Drive and encourage strategic planning and continuous improvement initiatives across the GCDS organization to enhance efficiency, integration, and execution
• Ensure strong cross-functional integration and alignment across GCDS (Planning, Manufacturing, and Systems) to support seamless supply execution
• Act as a senior strategic partner to internal stakeholders (Clinical Operations, CMC, Medical, Portfolio Management) and external partners (CROs and other collaborators)

People Leadership & Team Development

• Lead, develop, and inspire the team, fostering a high-performing, collaborative, and accountable culture
• Provide leadership, coaching, and mentoring to team members, ensuring continuous development of performance and capabilities
• Collaborate with the Functional Lead and Co-Team Leads to shape and evolve the team structure, enabling efficient, scalable, and future-ready ways of working
• Drive standardization, integration, and optimization of processes across the functional area
• Contribute to the alignment of team goals, roles, and strategic initiatives with company objectives and portfolio priorities
• Act as the escalation point for the drug supply planning team and cross-functional challenges, ensuring timely and effective resolution

Project & Trial Supply Management

• Lead strategic and operational drug supply planning for clinical programs and trials
• Act as project manager for key compounds and programs, ensuring standardization, consistency, and alignment across trials
• Support the development, integration, and maintenance of high-level supply strategies, forecasts, and demand plans across the trial lifecycle
• Guide and support the team in maintaining continuous oversight of supply to prevent stock-outs and ensure timely delivery of clinical materials
• Oversee and support the monitoring and optimization of inventory levels to minimize waste and cost

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, preferably within life sciences, supply chain, procurement, pharmaceutical sciences, engineering, business, or a related field.
• 12+ years of experience from a regulated biotech, pharma clinical supply, supply chain, or similar environment.
• Proven people leadership experience, with the ability to coach, develop, and motivate others.
• Demonstrated ability to balance team leadership with hands-on contribution as a subject matter expert.
• Extensive knowledge and understanding of GMP, GDP, GCP, and documentation standards in a regulated environment.
• Proven ability to drive cross-functional projects and collaborate effectively in global, virtual, and matrixed teams.
• Strong ability to prioritize, create structure, and drive decisions in a fast-paced environment with tight timelines and competing priorities.
• Curious, self-driven, and confident in challenging assumptions, escalating risks, and speaking up when something does not add up.
• Strong communication skills in English, both oral and written.

About You

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You are genuinely passionate about our purpose

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You bring precision and excellence to all that you do

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You believe in our rooted-in-science approach to problem-solving

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You are a generous collaborator who can work in teams with a broad spectrum of backgrounds

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You take pride in enabling the best work of others on the team

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You can grapple with the unknown and be innovative

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You have experience working in a fast-growing, dynamic company (or a strong desire to)

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You work hard and are not afraid to have a little fun while you do so!

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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