Associate Director, Data Steward

Associate Director, Data Steward – Genmab

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At Genmab, we are dedicated to building extraordinary 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!

Are you inspired by working in a company with ambitious goals? Our vision is by 2030, Genmab’s knock-your-socks-off “KYSO” antibody medicines are transforming the lives of people with cancer and other serious diseases. Do you want to work in a global team focusing on using data, digital & AI to transform ways of working throughout the value chain in biotech? Then this might be an exciting career opportunity for you.

We are seeking a Data Steward to join the Digital TechOps team. This new role in TechOps will be instrumental in safeguarding data quality, integrity and compliance within and across TechOps functional areas, and to ensure frictionless access and usage of data to enable accurate insight generation and fact‑based decision making.

Technical Operations at Genmab encompasses the full Chemistry, Manufacturing & Controls (CMC) spectrum—including process development, clinical and commercial manufacturing, as well as global supply chain. As a foundational function in Genmab’s integrated R&D‑to‑commercial model, TechOps plays a pivotal role in delivering on our 2030 vision to transform the future of cancer treatment.

The position reports to Senior Director, Head of Digital Technical Operations and is onsite either in Copenhagen or Utrecht.

• Implement and maintain data‑quality rules, lineage, and metadata for critical functional datasets.
• Operate the function’s data catalog/metadata toolset; ensure assets are properly classified and owned.
• Collaborate with the Global Data & Governance (hub) team to manage Data Products deployed to the Genmab Data Marketplace for consumption by data consumers throughout the Enterprise.
• Monitor data‑quality KPIs, investigate issues, drive root‑cause analysis, and track remediation to closure.
• Coordinate master‑/reference‑data alignment within the function and with upstream/downstream systems.
• Liaise with security, privacy, and compliance teams to verify that GxP, GDPR, and audit requirements are met at the dataset level.
• Educate functional users on stewardship roles, data‑entry standards, and proper use of governed data assets.
• Provide periodic status reports and risk escalations to functional leadership and the central Data Governance team.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Information Management, Data Science, Life Sciences, or related field.
• Hands‑on data‑governance/stewardship experience.
• Biotech/pharma or other regulated domain expertise preferred.
• Practical expertise with data‑catalog and quality tools; prior administration or implementation preferred.
• Solid knowledge of metadata standards, lineage concepts, and master‑/reference‑data management.
• Working familiarity with GxP, GDPR, and cybersecurity controls applicable to functional datasets.
• Proven ability to define and track data‑quality KPIs and drive remediation with cross‑functional teams.
• Strong SQL and data‑profiling skills; comfortable querying cloud data platforms (Snowflake, Databricks, etc.).
• Effective communicator able to educate non‑technical stakeholders and influence process change.

• You are genuinely passionate about our purpose.
• You bring precision and excellence to all that you do.
• You believe in our rooted‑in‑science approach to problem‑solving.
• You are a generous collaborator who can work in teams with a broad spectrum of backgrounds.
• You take pride in enabling the best work of others on the team.
• You can grapple with the unknown and be innovative.
• You have experience working in a fast‑growing, dynamic company (or a strong desire to).
• You work hard and are not afraid to have a little fun while you do so.

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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