- Genmab
- Zug, GES
- Full-Time
- 9 days ago
Vice President, Commercial Strategy & Marketing.
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Vice President, Commercial Strategy & Marketing: our view in 3 lines...
- The Role:This senior leadership role sets regional commercial and marketing strategy for oncology medicines across Europe and Emerging Markets, suited to executives with pharmaceutical experience.
- The Person:The person will set regional strategic plans, lead regional marketing strategy, coordinate with global functions, and synthesise market and customer insights to guide resource allocation.
- Requirements:The ideal candidate has a Master's degree, extensive senior leadership experience in the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry, and launch readiness and lifecycle management experience.
About the role
<p>At Genmab, we are dedicated to building extra[not]ordinary 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.</p><br /><p>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.</p><br /><p>Does this inspire you and feel like a fit? Then we would love to have you join us!</p><br /><p><span style="color:#000000"><b>The Role & Department</b></span></p><p><span style="color:#595959">As Genmab continues to build its commercialization presence across Europe and Emerging Markets, the <b>Vice President, Strategy and Marketing, Europe</b> will play a critical role in shaping regional strategy, driving marketing excellence, and coordinating launch and lifecycle priorities across countries. Reporting to the <b>Senior Vice President, Europe & Emerging Markets</b>, this role will act as a senior regional integrator across strategy, marketing, country leadership, and Global functions to ensure that Genmab’s oncology portfolio is positioned for long-term success and meaningful patient impact.</span></p><p><span style="color:#000000"> </span></p><p><span style="color:#000000"><b>Key responsibilities include:</b></span></p><p><span style="color:#595959"><b>Responsibilities</b></span></p><p><span style="color:#595959"><b>Regional Strategy & Business Planning</b></span></p><ul><li><span style="color:#595959">Translate global portfolio, brand, and corporate priorities into clear regional strategic plans that can be adapted and executed across diverse European environments.</span></li><li><span style="color:#595959">Partner with the Senior Vice President, Europe & Emerging Markets, General Managers, and functional leaders to define regional priorities, trade-offs and investment needs.</span></li><li><span style="color:#595959">Collaborate in integrated business planning across markets, ensuring clear assumptions, milestones, risks, and success measures for launch readiness, performance delivery, and lifecycle growth.</span></li></ul><p><span style="color:#595959"><b>Marketing Leadership & Brand Excellence</b></span></p><ul><li><span style="color:#595959">Provide senior leadership for regional marketing strategy across Genmab’s oncology portfolio, ensuring strong brand positioning, differentiated value propositions, and consistent strategic direction across countries.</span></li><li><span style="color:#595959">Coordinate regional marketing activities across Europe, enabling country teams with clear strategic guidance, core materials, launch tools, and best-practice sharing.</span></li><li><span style="color:#595959">Partner with Global Marketing and other Global Commercialization functions to ensure regional and country needs are reflected in global brand strategy, planning, messaging, and evidence priorities.</span></li><li><span style="color:#595959">Support launch excellence for current and future oncology assets by aligning marketing strategy, customer engagement planning, omnichannel priorities, and field readiness across countries.</span></li><li><span style="color:#595959">Ensure marketing activities are developed and executed in line with applicable compliance, regulatory, medical, and local market requirements.</span></li></ul><p><span style="color:#595959"> </span></p><p><span style="color:#595959"><b>Cross-functional Coordination with Global Functions</b></span></p><ul><li><span style="color:#595959">Act as a key regional interface with Global Marketing, Medical Affairs, Market Access, Regulatory, Legal, Compliance, Finance, Data/Digital/AI, and Business Operations to ensure joined-up planning and execution.</span></li><li><span style="color:#595959">Represent Europe perspectives in global planning forums, ensuring market realities, launch requirements, customer insights, and local constraints are incorporated early and effectively.</span></li></ul><p><span style="color:#595959"> </span></p><p><span style="color:#595959"> </span></p><p><span style="color:#595959"><b>Market, Customer & Portfolio Insights</b></span></p><ul><li><span style="color:#595959">Synthesize market, customer, competitor, and healthcare system insights across Europe to inform regional strategy, brand priorities, and resource allocation.</span></li><li><span style="color:#595959">Monitor oncology market dynamics, treatment pathways, launch performance, and stakeholder needs to identify opportunities, risks, and strategic choices for Genmab’s portfolio.</span></li><li><span style="color:#595959">Partner with country teams and Global functions to ensure insights are converted into actionable strategic recommendations and practical execution plans.</span></li><li><span style="color:#595959">Support regional performance reviews by connecting strategy, market insights, brand execution, and business outcomes.</span></li></ul><p><span style="color:#000000"><b> </b></span></p><p><span style="color:#000000"><b>Requirements:</b></span></p><p><span style="color:#595959"><b>Education</b></span></p><ul><li><span style="color:#595959">Master’s degree or equivalent advanced qualification in Life Sciences, Medicine, Pharmacy, Business Administration, Marketing, Strategy, or a related discipline.</span></li><li><span style="color:#595959">MBA, PhD, MD, or other postgraduate qualification is preferred, particularly where combined with strong commercial leadership experience in oncology or specialty care.</span></li><li><span style="color:#595959">Additional executive education in strategy, marketing, general management, digital transformation, or healthcare leadership is an advantage.</span></li></ul><p><span style="color:#595959"><b>Experience</b></span></p><ul><li><span style="color:#595959">Extensive senior leadership experience in the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry.</span></li><li><span style="color:#595959">Significant experience in regional, multi-country, or global commercial roles, ideally covering Europe and/or Emerging Markets.</span></li><li><span style="color:#595959">Launch readiness, lifecycle management, and business planning across complex markets.</span></li><li><span style="color:#595959">Proven ability to translate global portfolio and brand strategies into regional priorities and locally executable plans, while ensuring market realities are represented in global decision-making.</span></li><li><span style="color:#595959">Experience working closely with Global Marketing, Medical Affairs, Market Access, Regulatory, Legal, Compliance, Finance, Commercial Operations, and country leadership teams in a matrixed environment.</span></li><li><span style="color:#595959">Strong record of influencing senior stakeholders, aligning cross-functional teams, and creating effective governance, operating rhythms, and decision-making forums.</span></li><li><span style="color:#595959">Experience in a growing or evolving commercialization organization is preferred, including building capabilities, clarifying ways of working, and establishing scalable regional processes.</span></li></ul><p><span style="color:#595959"><b>Personal Attributes</b></span></p><ul><li><span style="color:#595959">Strategic, enterprise-minded leader with the ability to simplify complexity and drive clarity across functions and markets.</span></li><li><span style="color:#595959">Collaborative and influential, with strong ability to build trust with Global, regional, and country stakeholders.</span></li><li><span style="color:#595959">Entrepreneurial and pragmatic, comfortable operating in a growing organization where structures, processes, and ways of working are still evolving.</span></li><li><span style="color:#595959">Commercially sharp and patient-focused, with passion for improving outcomes for people living with cancer.</span></li><li><span style="color:#595959">High integrity, sound judgment, and strong commitment to compliant, ethical, and cross-functional ways of working.</span></li></ul><br /><p>The proposed gross annual base salary range for this position, in the primary location, based on a full time schedule is:</p>CHF244,000.00---366,000.00<br /><br /><p>The final salary offer will depend on several factors, including your skills, qualifications, and experience.</p><p>In addition to base salary, this position is eligible for additional forms of compensation, such as discretionary bonuses and long-term incentives.</p><p>When you join Genmab, you become a part of a culture that supports your physical, financial, social, and emotional well-being. Our benefits include, but are not limited to:</p><ul><li>Pension</li><li>Health insurance and wellness benefits</li><li>Paid time off</li><li>Employee support programs</li></ul><br /><p>Further details on eligibility for compensation and benefits based on the role will be provided during the recruitment process.</p><p><br /><br /></p><p><b>About Genmab</b></p><p>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.</p><br /><p>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 <a target="_blank" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/genmab">LinkedIn</a> and <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/Genmab">X</a>.</p><br /><p>Genmab is committed to protecting your personal data and privacy. Please see our privacy policy for handling your data in connection with your application on our website <a target="_blank" href="https://www.genmab.com/data-privacy/job-applicant-privacy-notice">Job Applicant Privacy Notice (genmab.com)</a>.</p><br /><p>Please note that if you are applying for a position in the Netherlands, Genmab’s policy for all permanently budgeted hires in NL is initially to offer a fixed-term employment contract for a year, if the employee performs well and if the business conditions do not change, renewal for an indefinite term may be considered after the contract.</p>

