Senior Manager, Alliance Management

Genmab

. Lead and/or support governance activities for alliances, including preparing agendas, ensuring deliverables, and facilitating decision-making at joint committees.

Posted 4/22/2026full-timeUtrecht • 🇳🇱 NetherlandsSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead and/or support governance activities for alliances, including preparing agendas, ensuring deliverables, and facilitating decision-making at joint committees.
Lead the definition, execution, and optimization of internal and external processes that support alliance management, with a focus on operational excellence, scalability, and consistency.
Lead data management and reporting on an alliance portfolio level, including the design and implementation of alliance metrics reports for global leadership and board activities.
Champion the adoption and integration of digital and AI-enabled tools where they add value—streamlining operations, enhancing reporting, and supporting data-driven decision-making.
Actively contribute to the commercial success of Genmab’s alliances by understanding and supporting business objectives across the product lifecycle, from early development through commercialization.
Serve as a trusted liaison between Genmab and partners, fostering transparency, alignment, and long-term collaboration.
Monitor alliance health metrics, implement continuous improvement strategies, and proactively identify and resolve issues.
Collaborate closely with internal stakeholders (R&D, Commercial, Legal, Finance, Program Management) to ensure integrated support for partnered programs and to bring commercial insights into alliance management.
Support the development and execution of joint alliance vision, goals, and guiding principles.
Ensure compliance with contractual obligations, manage milestone tracking, and oversee reporting and risk mitigation.
Contribute to strategic initiatives such as vendor governance, and enterprise-level process improvement.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Approximately 6 years of relevant alliance management, project management and/or commercialization experience in the pharmaceutical, life sciences, or related industry.
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent required; advanced degree (Master’s degree/PhD) preferred.
Professional certification in alliance management, project management, or a related discipline preferred.
Proven experience leading process optimization and/or digital transformation projects within a global organization.
Strong understanding of drug development (early through late stage) and commercialization processes, with a demonstrated interest in the commercial side of the business.
Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to lead, interact with, focus, negotiate, and resolve conflict.
Demonstrated attention to detail and excellence in project management, with the ability to manage multiple alliances/projects/priorities.
Proficiency in MS Office 365 and partnership management systems; familiarity with digital tools, data analytics, and AI applications in business processes is a plus.
Excellent communication skills, fluent in English (spoken and written); additional language skills are beneficial.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
Retirement plans
Paid time off
Flexible work arrangements
Professional development opportunities

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Hard Skills & Tools

alliance managementproject managementcommercializationprocess optimizationdigital transformationdata managementreportingdrug developmentcommercial insightsrisk mitigation

Soft Skills

interpersonal skillsleadershipnegotiationconflict resolutionattention to detailproject management excellencecollaborationcommunication skills

Certifications

alliance management certificationproject management certification