Genmab US, Inc.

Multidisciplinary Fellowship

Location: Plainsboro, NJ
Recruiting: 2 Positions for a 2-Year Fellowship

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Posted September 2024

Genmab US, Inc. is an international biotechnology company specializing in the creation and development of differentiated antibody therapeutics for the treatment of cancer.

In 2019, Genmab partnered with Philadelphia College of Pharmacy to offer a unique one-year Fellowship in Global Medical Affairs. In 2021, Genmab expanded the program to a two-year Multidisciplinary Fellowship offering an opportunity to gain experience across three functional areas: Global Medical Affairs, Global Drug Safety and Pharmacovigilance, and Clinical Strategy.

This Fellowship provides the Fellow an opportunity to be involved in pre-launch, launch, and post-launch activities across multiple functions with mentoring from experienced preceptors.

Multidisciplinary Rotations

The four 6-month multidisciplinary rotations include Global Medical Affairs, Global Drug Safety and Pharmacovigilance, Clinical Strategy, and an Elective*.

*Fellows will have the opportunity to gain a deeper understanding in one of the functional areas for an additional 6 months.

Medical Affairs

Medical Information

• Understand the role and responsibilities of a Global Medical Information professional in the pharmaceutical industry
• Provide timely and balanced responses to healthcare providers and patients
• Create and maintain a database of Global Medical Information responses
• Consistently evaluate opportunities to innovate the content format
• Provide high-quality review of Promotional and Scientific Exchange Materials for accuracy

Medical Training

• Understand the planning and development of Field Medical Affairs (FMA) Onboarding activities
• Create and maintain educational content and materials for the FMA team, including slide decks, training modules, and written materials
• Analyze and interpret clinical trial data, publications, and scientific literature to incorporate into educational materials and training sessions
• Collaborate with Medical Affairs Strategy Leads (MASLs) and FMA to identify training needs and solutions such as slide decks, training modules, presentations, and other resources
• Develop an understanding of the congress planning process from identifying key sessions to developing meeting summaries while collaborating with a large cross-matrix team
• Organize pre/post congress training and dissemination of information to appropriate team members

Global Drug Safety and Pharmacovigilance

• Work with all subgroups within GDS&PV to gain an understanding of all functions within PV
• Gain an understanding of GDS&PV’s role in the lifecycle of a drug including understanding how safety data from pre-clinical studies, clinical studies, and the post-marketing setting translates into  useful information for healthcare professionals and patients
• Collaborate on an assigned project(s) with GDS&PV Safety scientists, Safety physicians, as well as with other GDS&PV colleagues and cross-functional groups providing input into safety topics
• Assist in reviewing and contributing to safety sections of aggregate reports, clinical trial protocols, informed consent forms, reference safety information for investigational products, and risk management plans
• Learn to perform safety surveillance/signal detection/ad hoc analyses and contribute/assist in the preparation of presentations of safety concerns/findings to the Genmab Safety committee and PV board
• Participate in other pharmacovigilance related activities as instructed
• Develop critical thinking and leadership skills to prepare for a successful career in pharmacovigilance or other disciplines within the biopharmaceutical industry

Clinical Strategy

• Gain insight into a drug’s life cycle (study start-up through regulatory submission)
• Build knowledge within a therapeutic area and disease indication while achieving proficiency in understanding protocols and applying this knowledge to both internal and investigator site interactions
• Monitor patient clinical data for safety and efficacy
• Develop technical writing skills by authoring clinical documents and slide preparation with opportunities to present and interface in the internal and external environment
• Gain exposure to Translational Medicine and Pharmacokinetics concepts and familiarity with the roles of other functional lines key to the success of a clinical trial
• Understand the principles behind clinical research regulations including Good Clinical Practice (GCP) requirements and International Council for Harmonization of Technical Requirements for Pharmaceuticals for Human Use (ICH) guidelines