Vice President, Head of Discovery Data Science
Genmab
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Utrecht • Netherlands
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About the role
- Develop and implement a vision and strategy for the Discovery Data Science team, integrating computational, ML/AI, and data-oriented approaches to transform the drug design and discovery process.
- Lead a multidisciplinary team of directors, scientists, data science associates, and other professionals in the discovery, validation, and prioritization of novel targets for the early therapeutic pipeline and antibody-based product development.
- Collaborate with various teams within Genmab, including Product Discovery, Target Discovery, Antibody Development, Formats, and Materials to optimize workflows, drive data-driven decision-making, and enhance technology application across the organization.
- Oversee the creation, expansion, and maintenance of innovative data science tools and computational analyses pipelines.
- Represent the discovery department in cross-company projects to develop data management systems and governance to ensure high-quality data generation and utilization.
- Establish and cultivate external scientific and commercial collaborations and strategic relationships to enhance Genmab's capabilities, expedite the execution of strategies, and meet organizational needs.
- Play a crucial role in talent management, including the recruitment, retention, and professional development of team members, while also ensuring the communication and documentation of scientific results in patents, publications, and regulatory documents.
Requirements
- You hold a PhD degree in biology, immunology, computational biology/immunology field or bioinformatics.
- You are a true leader and expert in biology, preferably in immunology, oncology and/or drug development, with experience in identification of new drug targets strongly preferred.
- You have prior experience with antibody therapeutics.
- You an expert on computational tools and approaches, including statistics, machine learning and AI, cloud computing and are proficient in programming in R or Python.
- You have an extensive experience in managing teams and get motivated by inspiring people and letting them grow.
- You report scientific results in patents, publications, and regulatory documents.
- You have knowledge and experience with high dimensional data including -omics related data, high-throughput (image) screening data and protein sequence analysis.
- You are proactive and develop a vision that anticipates emerging organizational needs and act to translate that into an array of technology evaluation pilots, external partnership opportunities, and work streams to advance research and development.
- You have facilitation skills to effectively inform senior and executive management of key updates, resource needs and challenges.
- You have a strong external scientific profile, demonstrated through high-quality publications, patents, and presentations, and are comfortable representing Genmab in external scientific forums.
Benefits
- Flexible work arrangements
- Professional development
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
machine learningartificial intelligencecomputational biologybioinformaticsstatisticsR programmingPython programminghigh dimensional data analysisomics dataprotein sequence analysis
Soft Skills
leadershipteam managementcommunicationcollaborationproactive problem solvingfacilitationinspiring othersstrategic thinkingtalent managementvision development
Certifications
PhD in biologyPhD in immunologyPhD in computational biologyPhD in bioinformatics