The Role
Moderna continues to advance its novel mRNA platform to expand the R&D pipeline and portfolio and open new therapeutic applications. Innovation of the platform and pursuit of therapies will enable Moderna to achieve its mission to deliver the greatest possible impact to people through mRNA medicines. Research and Early Development is core to Moderna\xe2\x80\x99s mission, responsible for mRNA platform research, therapeutics discovery and preclinical development, and non-clinical sciences.

The Associate Director will support the R&ED Strategic Operations team to deliver on functional goals, objectives, and strategic programs. This role will act as a critical integration point within RED with a particular focus on the therapeutic areas and preclinical portfolio. You will gain significant exposure to scientific, strategic and organizational aspects of research and Moderna, with opportunities to develop new competencies in adjacent areas. The candidate must thrive in a fast pace environment with high expectations. Integrity, ability to share experimental issues and troubleshoot, curiosity, collaborative spirit, respect for people, exemplary work ethic and setting the bar high are key values to thrive in our team.

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

Partner with functional leaders and integrate with their teams to frame and execute on initiatives to build or improve scientific strategy capabilities, operating models, and business processes to achieve functional, RED objectives

Develop proactive resource allocation recommendations and act as a point of contact for high-impact decisions, resolving resourcing challenges to align with evolving portfolio priorities, including aligning and influencing efforts within RED, NCS, and CMC

Develop program-level assessments, including scientific strategy, risks, resource gaps/trade-offs, and perspective on readiness and ecosystem implications for advancement

Maintain extensive knowledge base of scientific advancements and programs across RED to rapidly provide information and project support to facilitate alignment cross-program/cross-TA decision-making, prioritization, sequencing and resolve issues.

Provide inputs into the portfolio perspective in RED operational planning/ budgeting/re-forecasting/scientific review process to enable strategic resource allocation and trade-off discussions within the RED functions

Prepare materials for board, executive, and broad cross-functional meetings, ensuring synthesis, clarity, and specificity of messaging

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

8+ years of experience working for a pharmaceutical/biotech company in cell and molecular biology, drug discovery, physiology and pharmacology

PhD, with an understanding of drug development and value creation in the biopharmaceutical industry, and commitment to learn about the science behind our platform technology

Here\xe2\x80\x99s What You\xe2\x80\x99ll Bring to the Table:
Experience (2+ years) as a research lead and/or project lead on a program in an early development (preclinical) setting

Ability to perform and synthesize in-depth, custom analyses, to integrate analysis and broader context into a recommendation, and to defend recommendation in a respectful, objective manner

You work independently and lead through influence to collaborate proactively with team members, colleagues, and stakeholders to get alignment and drive projects forward

You are highly curious and relentlessly maintain a deep knowledge base of internal and external scientific advancements

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. #LI-JL2
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