Job Description

The Role
This is an exciting time to join Moderna as we expand our product reach globally to hundreds of millions of people and experience acceleration in our pipeline and late phase development, thereby poising Moderna for substantial growth in the upcoming years. This role will be a key contributor to Moderna\xe2\x80\x99s future success in making a transformative impact to patients through our vaccines and therapeutics using our mRNA platform.

Moderna is seeking an experienced Associate Director, Business Strategy and Planning, who will enable successful business planning and agile teams by steering project/program completion and implementation as defined by the teams. In partnership with the Sr. Director, Medical Affairs Strategy and Operations Lead, this role will design and implement the planning and execution process and platform for the new Business Strategy and Planning group within Commercial and Medical Operations. They will also be accountable for team program & project management, maintain a broad span of control for monitoring performance, recommend schedule changes, cost adjustments, resource additions and expansion or discontinuance of projects. Additionally, this role will investigate facts and develop solutions to problems during the design and planning phases of the functions and program teams they will support, while continuing to provide timely and accurate status updates.

Moderna seeks candidates aligned with its culture centered on bold, collaborative, curious, and relentless values, which enable innovation in mRNA-based vaccines and therapeutics to benefit patients.

Here\xe2\x80\x99s What You\xe2\x80\x99ll Do

Through strong collaboration, leverage relationships by interfacing with key stakeholders across the organization to produce optimal results, refine our bold short-, mid-, and long-term strategy and ensure successful implementation

Lead overarching processes that allow us to be nimble and innovate in operations and strategic planning

Contribute to the design, implementation, and continual refinement of a new business strategy and planning process & platform

Lead projects, develop & manage timelines and expectations within cross-functional teams to develop solutions using your experiences and best practices

Build quality relationships with key stakeholders, in Medical and Commercial, that result in trusted partnerships and project support

Act with dynamic range and digitize whenever possible by working with various teams to manage and implement TA planning

Create, communicate, and execute plans resulting in the achievement of project goals

Manage the creation of project strategies and support Medical Affairs in presenting these strategies to key stakeholders and decision-makers

Adjust project strategy and priorities in response to changes in strategic direction

Here\xe2\x80\x99s What You\xe2\x80\x99ll Need (Minimum Qualifications)

Bachelor\xe2\x80\x99s degree required

Minimum 8 years\xe2\x80\x99 experience working in a pharma post marketing environment with proven success in process optimization, enhancing communication and transparency

Here\xe2\x80\x99s What You\xe2\x80\x99ll Bring to the Table (Preferred Qualifications)

Has a comprehensive understanding of program management concepts and principles

Master\xe2\x80\x99s degree or advanced degree preferred

Strong analytical ability to both solve and lead others to solve complex, technical, and operational problems and make recommendations

Excellent interpersonal skills to build and leverage relationships by interfacing with and influencing key stakeholders, as well as external partners to take action to produce optimal results and impact

Comfort with ambiguity (e.g., comfortable in the gray)

Significant prior experience with strategic transformation

Experience working with management and consulting with key business stakeholders

Demonstrated ability to translate strategy into action; excellent analytical skills and an ability to communicate complex issues in a simple way; orchestrate plans that resolve issues and mitigate risks in a matrixed environment.

Ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.

A desire to make an impact as part of a high-growth, transformational company that is Bold, Relentless, Curious, and Collaborative

Moderna is pleased to provide you and your family with a comprehensive and innovative suite of benefits, including:
Highly competitive and inclusive medical, dental and vision coverage options
Flexible Spending Accounts for medical expenses and dependent care expenses
Lifestyle Spending Account funds to help you engage in personal enrichment and self-care activities
Family care benefits, including subsidized back-up care options and on-demand tutoring
Free premium access to fitness, nutrition, and mindfulness classes
Exclusive preferred pricing on Peloton fitness equipment
Adoption and family-planning benefits
Dedicated care coordination support for our LGBTQ+ community

Generous paid time off, including:

• Vacation, sick time and holidays
• Volunteer time to participate within your community
• D iscretionary year-end shutdown
• Paid sabbatical after 5 years; every 3 years thereafter

Generous Paid Leave offerings, including 18 weeks of 100% paid parental leave for all new parents
401k match and Financial Planning tools
Moderna-paid Life, LTD and STD insurance coverages, as well as voluntary benefit options
Complimentary concierge service including home services research, travel booking, and entertainment requests
Free parking or subsidized commuter passes
Location-specific perks and extras!

Candidates should be aware that Moderna currently maintains a policy requiring all US-based employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and receive a booster shot once eligible . Newly hired employees must be vaccinated and boosted prior to their employment start date. Moderna is an equal opportunity employer and will provide a reasonable accommodation to those unable to be vaccinated or receive a booster where it is not an undue hardship to the company to do so as provided under federal, state, and local law.

About Moderna
In over 10 years since its inception, Moderna has transformed from a research-stage company advancing programs in the field of messenger RNA (mRNA), to an enterprise with a diverse clinical portfolio of vaccines and therapeutics across seven modalities, a broad intellectual property portfolio in areas including mRNA and lipid nanoparticle formulation, and an integrated manufacturing plant that allows for rapid clinical and commercial production at scale. Moderna maintains alliances with a broad range of domestic and overseas government and commercial collaborators, which has allowed for the pursuit of both groundbreaking science and rapid scaling of manufacturing. Most recently, Moderna\'s capabilities have come together to allow the authorized use and approval of one of the earliest and most effective vaccines against the COVID-19 pandemic.

Moderna\'s mRNA platform builds on continuous advances in basic and applied mRNA science, delivery technology and manufacturing, and has allowed the development of therapeutics and vaccines for infectious diseases, immuno-oncology, rare diseases, cardiovascular diseases and autoimmune diseases. Moderna has been named a top biopharmaceutical employer by Science for the past seven years. To learn more, visit www.modernatx.com .

Moderna is a smoke-free, alcohol-free and drug-free work environment.

Moderna is committed to equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to a person\xe2\x80\x99s race, color, gender, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation or any characteristic protected under applicable law. Moderna will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities, in accordance with applicable law.
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