Senior Director, Transformation Portfolio & Strategy

Genmab; Princeton (NJ); Hybrid; USD 144,000 - 216,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Health insurance and wellness benefits

Paid time off

Employee support programs

Job summary

Genmab’s Senior Director, Transformation Office Portfolio Lead orchestrates operational and strategic initiatives within the Transformation Office, with initial focus on R&D and Tech Ops. You will align initiatives to organizational priorities, drive governance, and ensure value realization across a ~2,000 FTE scope with potential expansion to ~3,000.

Reporting to the Head of the Transformation Office, this role leads portfolio management, prioritization, KPI development, and cross-functional

Qualifications

• Minimum 15 years of relevant experience with a Bachelor's degree in life sciences, business administration, economics or finance; advanced degree preferred.
• Prior management consulting with biotech/pharma transformation experience required.
• Prior biotech/pharma operating experience in a Transformation Office capacity and/or program and project management with a Finance background also highly valued.

Responsibilities

• Own portfolio management for cross-functional transformation initiatives that support Genmab’s financial commitments and strategic objectives
• Support the Transformation Office’s goals and objectives, aligned with the company’s overarching strategy and 2030 Vision
• Lead initiative intake screening, categorization, and prioritization processes, ensuring consistent application of prioritization criteria and governance framework
• Support, challenges and monitors projects, initiatives, and analyses focused on company transformation and productivity gains to inform strategic capital allocation and resourcing decisions
• Collaborate closely with Finance on Genmab’s long-range financial plan and annual budget cycle
• Drive the organization’s ongoing mindset shift toward productivity and prioritization
• Drive execution of initiatives from initiation through closure, ensuring clear ownership, milestones, and follow-through
• Track, report, and communicate TO initiatives to major stakeholders at all governance levels, including progress, risks, dependencies, and value realization
• Define, establish, and continuously monitor Transformation Office portfolio KPIs and success measures, ensuring transparent reporting of initiative performance, value realization, and overall portfolio health
• Lead the coordination and preparation of TO meetings and serve as meeting moderator
• Report on industry trends and peer company developments, translate their impact on Genmab, and improve overall strategic decision-making quality
• Work cross-functionally with R&D, Tech Ops, Commercialization, Finance, Human Resources, DD&AI, and other teams to drive alignment and execution

Skills

Leadership

Strategy development

Portfolio management

Financial analysis

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in life sciences, business administration, economics or finance

Advanced degree (Master's, PhD) preferred

Job description

Genmab’s Senior Director, Transformation Office Portfolio Lead orchestrates operational and strategic initiatives within the Transformation Office, with initial focus on R&D and Tech Ops. You will align initiatives to organizational priorities, drive governance, and ensure value realization across a ~2,000 FTE scope with potential expansion to ~3,000.

Reporting to the Head of the Transformation Office, this role leads portfolio management, prioritization, KPI development, and cross-functional