Sr. Technical Program Manager

The Role
Moderna is expanding our footprint to Seattle to further our mission of delivering the greatest possible impact to people through mRNA medicines! Our new technology hub in Seattle will focus on software product development for our Commercial, Data & Machine Learning, Cloud Infrastructure, Security, and Engineering Excellence (dev tools) products and platforms.
We are looking to hire experienced Technical Program Managers (TPMs) who bring strong technical expertise, a product mindset that embodies the unique Moderna Mindsets, and passion to change the future of medicine. In this role, you will work on exciting, cutting-edge technology initiatives/products from the ground up to empower our technology roadmap across the organization, with the ultimate goal of transforming patients’ lives.
Here’s What You’ll Do
Technical Program Managers at Moderna utilize dynamic range and technical expertise to drive product launches through the entire software development lifecycle, including technical strategy, workstream decomposition, timelines, dependency management, reporting, and delivery risk mitigation.
TPMs build close relationships with software engineers and product managers and key business partners to understand product priorities and ensure that all technical deliverables are met on a consistent basis.
TPMs optimize the delivery schedule focused on project priorities, make tough tactical decisions, and build trust with stakeholders by maintaining an understandable, accurate roadmap. They ensure a quality release, triaging bugs and issues that arise with efficacy and expediency and maintaining alignment with a sense of urgency and ownership. A collaborative “can-do” attitude is essential to making an impact in this role.
Defining Product Requirements

• Deeply understand customer and business needs and translate to technical requirements and develop the product’s trajectory, required resources, and budgets

Solving Challenges

• TPMs will identify cross-functional and cross-team dependencies and devise strategies to solve these challenges both at an organizational and technical level.

Designating Responsibilities

• TPMs allocate tasks and designate responsibilities as necessary to ensure product delivery success. To that end, TPMs make resource-related decisions by identifying specific skill sets of engineers and fill gaps as needed

Budgeting

• TPMs may be involved with budget allocations for technical delivery. They decide what tools/software to acquire, whom to hire based on the product requirements, and whether certain spending is necessary.

Determining Product Timelines and Reporting

• Honoring product timelines is key to timely delivery. TPMs carefully plan timelines based on product priority, complexity and various other factors. They also regularly monitor the progress of specific product tasks.

Building Consensus and Finding Cutting-edge Solutions

• TPMs work with software development engineers and managers within and across teams to drive consensus on technical requirements to ensure delivery. They also regularly take stock of various project-related tasks and review progress regularly.

Analyzing and Mitigating Risks

• TPMs regularly assess and identify potential product-related issues throughout the lifecycle of a product and plan effective strategies to mitigate risks to ensure smooth and timely delivery of outcomes

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

• 2+ years of job-related experience in data analysis, capacity planning, strategy, and risk management
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Machine Learning, or a related field OR 5 years of equivalent professional experience in lieu of a degree
• Minimum 7 years of relevant job experience
• 2+ years of job-related experience in software delivery methodologies

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

• Experience working in a matrixed organization
• Demonstrated success in representing the voice of the customer.
• Experience in a regulated environment
• Domain expertise in several of: Security, API integration, application lifecycle management, continuous delivery, web application operations, cloud services
• A desire to make an impact as part of a high-growth, transformational company that is Bold, Relentless, Curious, and Collaborative
• Demonstrated experience building internet-facing applications at scale
• Master’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or Machine Learning
• Experience working in life sciences, pharma/biotech, or high-tech industries with a preference for experience in one or more of eCommerce, data/machine learning platforms, or cloud infrastructure
• Demonstrated ability to channel many points of view negotiating, cultivating and growing partnerships
• Demonstrated ability to work in a fast growing, multidisciplinary organization
• Prior experience in budgeting and project reporting
• Strong technical abilities; experienced with modern software development practices used to build and deploy applications
• Self-directed and self-motivated; excellent communicator and collaborator

Under Washington State law, Moderna is required to provide a reasonable estimate of the salary range for the jobs covered by this description. Base compensation for these positions in Washington State range from $160,000 to $195,000. Actual salary determinations will take into account factors such as work location, prior education and experience, job-related knowledge, and demonstrated skills. Compensation decisions are made on the facts and circumstances of each case.
In addition to base compensation Moderna employees are eligible for a comprehensive incentive compensation package including an annual cash bonus, new hire equity and an annual refresh, 401(k) match, competitive and inclusive medical, dental, and vision coverage options, flexible spending accounts for medical and dependent care, Life, LTD, and STD insurance, paid family leave offerings, including at least 18 weeks of 100% paid parental leave, lifestyle spending account, adoption, surrogacy, and family-planning benefits, generous paid time off, including:

• Discretionary winter holiday shut down
• Paid 4-week sabbatical after 5 years, and every 3 years after
• Paid volunteer time to participate within your community
• Vacation, sick time, and observed Company-wide holidays

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

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

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’s 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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