Jobs at Moderna

Supports automation, robotics, and systems engineering projects within Moderna’s Applied Technologies team. Responsibilities include configuring and testing laboratory automation systems, executing experiments, troubleshooting, analyzing performance data, developing scripts and workflows, preparing technical documentation, evaluating prototypes, and presenting findings. The intern collaborates with engineers and scientists to improve reliability, throughput, usability, and scalability of technical development workflows.

Supports pilot-scale Lipid Nanoparticle and Drug Product manufacturing in a biotechnology process development environment. Executes established manufacturing processes, prepares materials and equipment, operates and maintains pilot-scale equipment, follows laboratory and documentation practices, tracks materials, identifies issues, supports troubleshooting, and contributes to training, continuous improvement, and operational readiness.

Leads the software engineering organization supporting biotechnology research and CMC Development. Establishes engineering standards, operating models, portfolio practices, and talent development programs while overseeing full-stack applications, integrations, cloud architecture, reliability, security, and scalability. Partners with Product Management, Digital functions, and scientific stakeholders to translate complex research workflows into effective digital solutions. Requires extensive software engineering and leadership experience, including substantial biotechnology or biopharmaceutical experience.

Supports pilot-scale formulation and drug product production, including technology transfer, process development, scale-up, process control, equipment operation, maintenance, troubleshooting, product characterization, SOP authoring, and laboratory best practices. The role focuses on lipid nanoparticle and sterile fill-finish operations while maintaining safety, environmental compliance, and operational excellence in a site-based environment.

Supports pilot-scale nucleic acid and formulated nucleic acid operations by transferring bench processes to pilot scale, executing and troubleshooting batches, and generating materials for development and toxicology studies. Leads technical projects, optimizes processes, analyzes batch data, authors SOPs and protocols, trains team members, and collaborates cross-functionally on technology transfer and process robustness. The role also requires operational leadership, risk mitigation, safety and environmental compliance, and adherence to GDP practices. This is a full-time onsite position in Norwood, Massachusetts.

Supports pilot-scale manufacturing of lipid nanoparticles and drug products in a biotechnology process development environment. Executes established manufacturing procedures, prepares materials and equipment, follows laboratory and documentation practices, operates and maintains pilot-scale equipment, tracks materials, identifies issues, supports troubleshooting, and contributes to training, continuous improvement, and operational readiness.

Supports analytical operations for CMC development programs by coordinating testing schedules, stability studies, data review, technical reporting, sample management, and cross-functional timelines. The role also helps implement laboratory digital tools, integrate LIMS and enterprise systems, improve workflows, maintain compliant documentation, and enhance data integrity. Work focuses on novel mRNA and lipid nanoparticle drug candidates in a regulated biotechnology environment.

Build and operate developer platforms, tooling, AI agents, internal services, CI/CD pipelines, and AWS infrastructure. Develop production-quality automation using TypeScript, JavaScript, or Python; manage Infrastructure-as-Code; improve platform reliability, observability, security, and developer experience; and partner with application teams to standardize delivery workflows and reusable engineering practices.

Serve as the senior techno-functional SME for Moderna’s ModelN Revenue Management platform. Configure workflows, business rules, reporting, access controls, integrations, and operational processes supporting pharmaceutical contracts, pricing, chargebacks, rebates, claims, and Gross-to-Net activities. Partner with business, technical, compliance, vendor, SAP, Boomi, EDI, and data teams to define requirements, resolve issues, coordinate testing and releases, maintain documentation, and support compliant, reliable platform operations.

Leads CMC strategy and execution for multiple pharmaceutical assets from first-in-human through pivotal studies. Defines CMC development plans, aligns programs with TPP and QTPP, translates strategies into milestones, and represents CMC on cross-functional program teams. Oversees technical roadmaps, regulatory submissions, manufacturing-site collaboration, risk management, budgeting, resource allocation, and team leadership while driving decisions across R&D, commercial, quality, supply chain, and governance stakeholders.

Lead enterprise FP&A activities including consolidated budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, and performance analysis. Partner with commercial, R&D, CMC, and G&A leaders to deliver management reporting, dashboards, and executive presentations, support month-end close, labor/benefits forecasting, scenario modeling, and process/tool improvements to enhance accuracy and scalability.

Summer interns support mRNA manufacturing process development for therapeutics and vaccines. Responsibilities include laboratory experimentation, data analysis, process scale-up, technology transfer, formulation and stability optimization, risk assessments, process control strategy development, mRNA and lipid nanoparticle characterization, technical reporting, and cross-functional presentations. The role is site-based in Norwood, Massachusetts, and requires full-time availability throughout the internship.

Participate in Moderna’s CMC Development Rotation Program through three six-month rotations focused on mRNA synthesis, lipid nanoparticle assembly, formulation, process scale-up, technology transfer, manufacturing support, experimentation, data analysis, risk assessment, and process control. Develop scaled-down and high-throughput models, characterize products with analytical teams, document findings in technical reports, and present recommendations to cross-functional teams.

Own, design, maintain, and optimize enterprise Linux systems across on-premises and cloud environments. Responsibilities include troubleshooting system, network, and authentication issues; automating infrastructure with scripting and infrastructure-as-code; integrating Linux with Active Directory; supporting containers, storage, monitoring, security hardening, and compliance; documenting systems; creating operational readiness procedures; and participating in on-call incident response.

Supports oncology Phase 1–3 clinical development programs by overseeing clinical trial delivery, data quality, study start-up, safety monitoring, site performance, data analysis, regulatory documentation, and inspection readiness. Partners with Clinical Study Leads, Clinical Operations, Safety, Pharmacovigilance, and external vendors to execute studies and prepare protocols, informed consent documents, DSURs, Investigator Brochures, INDs, and marketing applications.

Conduct clinical sample testing under GCLP guidelines using high-parameter and spectral flow cytometry. Perform PBMC isolation, cryopreservation, immunophenotyping, ex vivo stimulation, intracellular cytokine staining, assay development, validation, data analysis, and presentation. Support clinical programs across therapeutic areas, maintain rigorous documentation, improve laboratory workflows, and collaborate with scientists to generate high-quality data for clinical trial decisions. This is a full-time, site-based role with occasional overtime or weekend work.

Partners with Digital, Finance, and Legal leaders on workforce planning, talent strategy, organizational design, capability building, performance, succession, engagement, and employee relations. Coaches leaders, leads HR initiatives, supports organizational change, improves HR processes, and uses data and emerging technologies to enhance workforce insights and employee experience in a fast-paced, matrixed biotechnology environment.

Support General Ledger and Fixed Assets accounting (prepaids, accruals, CIP, capitalization, depreciation, reconciliations), lead month/quarter/year-end close tasks, maintain SOX controls and audit readiness, drive automation/continuous improvement, partner cross-functionally, and support accounting analyses, capital project reviews, and system initiatives in a global environment.

Lead cost accounting activities for manufacturing including month-end close, inventory consolidation, standard cost cycles, process order settlement, variance analysis, overhead allocations, and reporting. Act as SAP S/4HANA cost accounting SME, partner cross-functionally to resolve issues, enhance reporting (Hyperion/EPM/Smart View/Excel), support controls and audits, and drive process improvements and automation.

Provide frontline shop-floor support for MES/SCADA/automation systems, triage and resolve incidents, perform structured troubleshooting, execute change-control activities, monitor system health, support compliance and maintenance, and mentor junior engineers to improve operations and reduce production impact in a GMP environment.