Director, Medical Affairs - Covid

The Role
Moderna is seeking a Director, Global Medical Affairs, to spearhead Medical Affairs activities for our Respiratory Vaccines, specifically within the COVID-19 team.
This role will be a primary point person for the development of Medical Affairs plans and strategic activities in terms of data generation, integration, and dissemination for their specified disease area.
This role will also define and implement strategy that aligns with business goals by initiating major global projects to close gaps in medical education and research, identifying objectives, innovative tactics and clear measures of success for global activities supporting the launch and/or lifecycle management of respiratory vaccine(s) in conjunction with the global Medical Affairs Lead.
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. Excellence in written and oral communication, teamwork and influencing without authority within a matrix organization is a must.
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’s future success in making a transformative impact to patients through our vaccines and therapeutics using our mRNA platform.
Here’s What You’ll Do

• Create a roadmap for establishing effective internal training on external facing content and data, scientific engagement strategy, processes and systems and lead the preparations of materials for Advisory Board meetings & other key external stakeholder activities such as NITAGs.
• Develop and maintain strong, collaborative relationships with the broader Moderna organization.
• Provide subject matter/therapy area expertise and leadership for cross-functional internal workstreams including Pharmacovigilance, Biostatistics, Clinical Operations, Regulatory Affairs and Brand teams.
• Develop innovative research concepts and medical education initiatives to close gaps in research and knowledge and that supports understanding of the benefit/risk profile and optimal use of Moderna’s vaccines.
• Develop and foster relationships with external experts, medical societies and patient advocacy groups to ensure that robust insights are consolidated into global plans, enabling the generation of data that are needed by payers, physicians and patients to understand the value of Moderna’s innovative vaccines and therapeutics.
• Contribute to the writing of manuscripts and abstracts for congress presentations and peer reviewed publications.
• Represent Moderna externally.
• Provide guidance and scientifically accurate review of medical materials and strategies in accordance with established policies and practice standards, including regulatory guidelines to meet various customer needs.

Here’s What You’ll Need (Minimum Qualifications)

• 8+ years of relevant industry experience in Medical Affairs
• PhD/PharmD required

Here’s What You’ll Bring to the Table (Preferred Qualifications)

• Keen attention to detail, strong business acumen, excellent analytical, problem-solving, and internal drive to generate high-quality work, with passion and urgency to drive impact for patients.
• Demonstrated track record in leading cross-functional teams and skillfully removing viscosity to encourage collective action towards execution of business goals and priorities.
• Proven ability to act with dynamic range, driving strategy and execution simultaneously to:
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, rapidly evolving and dynamic environment, clearly communicating and collaborating with senior leadership to resolve challenging decisions.
• A desire to make an impact as part of a high-growth, transformational company that is Bold, Relentless, Curious, and Collaborative.
• Vaccine experience highly preferred
• Develop relevant disease area Medical Affairs strategy and prioritization of activities across multiple workstreams.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to meet the needs of varied internal and external stakeholders.
• Deliver high-quality results on time and within expedited timelines.

Moderna is pleased to provide you and your family with a comprehensive and innovative suite of benefits, including:

• Location-specific perks and extras!
• Moderna-paid Life, LTD and STD insurance coverages, as well as voluntary benefit options
• Generous paid time off, including:
• Adoption and family-planning benefits
• Highly competitive and inclusive medical, dental and vision coverage options
• Exclusive preferred pricing on Peloton fitness equipment
• Volunteer time to participate within your community
• Paid sabbatical after 5 years; every 3 years thereafter
• Dedicated care coordination support for our LGBTQ+ community
• Vacation, sick time and holidays
• Flexible Spending Accounts for medical expenses and dependent care expenses
• Discretionary year-end shutdown
• Lifestyle Spending Account funds to help you engage in personal enrichment and self-care activities
• Generous Paid Leave offerings, including 18 weeks of 100% paid parental leave for all new parents
• Family care benefits, including subsidized back-up care options and on-demand tutoring
• Free premium access to fitness, nutrition, and mindfulness classes
• 401k match and Financial Planning tools
• Complimentary concierge service including home services research, travel booking, and entertainment requests
• Free parking or subsidized commuter passes

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 a place where everyone can grow. If you meet the Basic Qualifications for the role and you would be excited to contribute to our mission every day, please apply!
Moderna is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer.
Moderna is committed to equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to a person's race, color, sex, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, ancestry or citizenship, ethnicity, disability, military or protected veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, marital or familial status, or any other personal characteristic protected under applicable law. Moderna is an E-Verify Employer in the United States. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.
Belonging, Inclusion, and Diversity are critical to the success of our company and our impact on society. We’re focused on attracting, retaining, developing, and advancing our employees and believe that by cultivating diverse experiences, backgrounds, and ideas, we can provide an environment where every employee is able to contribute their best.
Moderna is committed to offering reasonable accommodations to qualified job applicants with disabilities. Any applicant requiring an accommodation in connection with the hiring process and/or to perform the essential functions of the position for which the applicant has applied should make a request to the Talent Acquisition Partner or contact the Accommodations team at [email protected]. (EEO/AAP Employer)
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