Lab Safety Manager

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.

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!

The Role

We are seeking a dedicated Lab Safety Manager to join our QM & Lab Compliance department, where you will play a key role in overseeing and enhancing the safety culture in our Utrecht laboratories. In this role, you are responsible for developing and enforcing Occupational Health & Safety (OHS) policies, ensuring compliance with all applicable Dutch laws and regulations, and integrating chemical safety best practices into our internal procedures. Are you a proactive leader, do you foster a safe working environment through risk assessments, education, training, inspections, and regulatory compliance? Then we want to hear from you!

In addition to the Lab Safety Manager responsibilities, this role also includes serving as the Chemical Safety Officer (CSO). As CSO, the individual will be responsible for coordinating chemical safety policies, conducting internal inspections, supporting external inspections, and ensuring compliance with chemical hygiene and hazardous materials regulations.

This position is a critical part of the QM & Lab Compliance department, ensuring alignment between safety policies, compliance standards, and operational excellence at Genmab, Netherlands.


Responsibilities

Lab Safety Management

• Develop, ensure implementation, and maintain OHS policies and programs specific to laboratory environments.

• Advise and educate staff on various safety-related topics, including safe equipment use, and chemical handling.

• Conduct risk assessments and ensure preventive measures are taken for laboratory operations.

• Initiate and organize OHS training programs for laboratory employees to promote safety awareness.

• Inspect laboratory premises and monitor personnel activities to identify safety issues or non-conformities.
  

Chemical Safety Officer (CSO) Responsibilities

• Oversee and coordinate the laboratory Chemical Safety Policy, including chemical hygiene, internal inspections, and chemical inventory management.

• Investigate and analyze chemical-related accidents and incidents, implementing corrective actions.

• Provide expertise and guidance for hazardous materials clean-up and chemical safety training.

• Ensure compliance with chemical safety regulations, including the proper storage, handling, and disposal of hazardous substances.
  

Regulatory Compliance

• Translate all applicable Dutch laws and regulations into internal safety procedures and processes applied in the labs.

• Ensure continuous alignment of laboratory safety policies with national and international regulatory standards.

• Maintain documentation and reporting mechanisms to demonstrate compliance with legal and corporate safety requirements.
  

About You

• 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!

Locations

Genmab maximizes the efficiency of an agile working environment, when possible, for the betterment of employee work-life balance. Our offices are crafted as open, community-based spaces that work to connect employees while being immersed in our powerful laboratories. Whether you’re in one of our office spaces or working remotely, we thrive on connecting with each other to innovate.

About Genmab

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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