Martine van Vugt has spent 25 years at Genmab, rising from research scientist on the early team behind Darzalex to Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer, a role she has held since 2023. A biologist by training and an introvert by nature, she has never managed her career so much as followed her intuition to the next opportunity and stepped in. In this edition of the BiotechNews-TOPX Leading Ladies in Life Sciences series, TOPX member Genny Filiciotto spoke with Martine about shaping teams without kings or queens, building trust both ways, and what she hopes remains because she was here.