Principle Research Associate

Genmab • Princeton, TX

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

At Genmab, we are dedicated to building extraordinary futures by developing antibody products and groundbreaking antibody medicines that change lives and the future of cancer treatment and serious diseases. We strive to create 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. The role is for a highly motivated research scientist to join the Clinical Biomarker Assays group. The candidate will provide support focused on developing clinical exploratory immune assays for translational teams to advance the late-stage preclinical and early-stage clinical pipeline.

Requirements

• Minimum Masters degree or other graduate degree in Biological and Life Sciences with a focus on oncology/immuno-oncology.
• Immunology experience required.
• Minimum 5+ years of hands laboratory experience.
• Extensive experience in designing, validating and executing cytokine and soluble analyte-based assays on cell culture supernatants and/or patient sera and plasma.
• Pharma or Biotech experience required.
• Experience with GxP and GCLP lab environments, workflows, SOPs and procedures.
• Competency, and ability to work with cell-biology techniques, such as flow cytometry, microscopy, tissue culture, ELISAs, and Incucyte.
• High level of motivation and ability to work independently and in cross-functional teams.
• Excellent organization and communication skills.
• Desire to expand one’s scientific knowledge and technical skills.
• Driven by a desire to create the next generation of cancer therapeutics and to offer cancer patients both efficacious and tolerable new therapies that extend and improve their lives.

Nice To Haves

• Experience developing and executing either high-dimensional flow cytometry and/or in vitro tumor-immune assays.
• Proficiency with Xponent FlexMap 3D software, Spotfire and R Python.

Responsibilities

• Designing, developing, performing and validating fit-for-purpose clinical exploratory assays with a focus on soluble analytes and cytokines in a GCLP lab environment.
• Characterization of responses to antibody therapy using approaches such as MSD, Luminex, and ELISA.
• Work independently and contribute both intellectually and technically to projects.
• Analyze data, using software including Spotfire, GraphPad Prism, Excel, etc.
• Contribute to publications and present results at internal meetings.
• Collaborate closely with scientists from Translational Research, Pathology and Data Sciences to customize assays and perform experiments across Genmab’s therapeutic programs.

Benefits

• 401(k) Plan: 100% match on the first 6% of contributions
• Health Benefits: Two medical plan options (including HDHP with HSA), dental, and vision insurance
• Voluntary Plans: Critical illness, accident, and hospital indemnity insurance
• Time Off: Paid vacation, sick leave, holidays, and 12 weeks of discretionary paid parental leave
• Support Resources: Access to child and adult backup care, family support programs, financial wellness tools, and emotional well-being support
• Additional Perks: Commuter benefits, tuition reimbursement, and a Lifestyle Spending Account for wellness and personal expenses

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees