(Fixed Term) Specialist, On-The-Floor, Quality Assurance

The Role:

Joining Moderna means advancing mRNA science to transform medicine. Work with exceptional global teams on a broad pipeline and build a career that makes a real difference for patients.

This role is based in Harwell, where you will support Moderna's Individualized Neoantigen Therapy (INT) unit, contributing to the delivery of innovative, personalized medicines. As part of a collaborative manufacturing environment, you will help ensure the highest standards of quality and GMP compliance while supporting the continued evolution of advanced mRNA manufacturing capabilities.

This is an opportunity to provide independent quality oversight within a highly regulated GMP manufacturing environment, partnering closely with Manufacturing, Quality Control, and Facilities teams. You'll make critical quality decisions in real time, helping to ensure manufacturing excellence while enabling the successful delivery of individualized therapies. Working within a digitally enabled environment, you'll also have opportunities to engage with innovative technologies and evolving data-driven and AI-enabled approaches that continue to shape the future of manufacturing quality.

Here's What You'll Do:

• Provide independent quality oversight of manufacturing activities and facilities supporting Moderna's Individualized Neoantigen Therapy (INT) manufacturing operations.

• Deliver quality on-the-floor support during manufacturing operations, reviewing batch documentation and providing real-time guidance for manufacturing activities, including changeovers and operational issues.

• Make sound, independent quality decisions that support manufacturing operations while ensuring appropriate escalation of critical issues.

• Identify quality and GMP risks, proactively communicating gaps within quality systems and manufacturing processes.

• Review and approve facility alarms, facility work order requests, and return-to-service documentation.

• Support, review, and approve deviations, change controls, and associated CAPAs, ensuring timely and compliant resolution.

• Provide quality oversight for method qualifications and validations.

• Collaborate closely with Manufacturing, Quality Control, and Facilities teams to investigate and resolve equipment and process-related issues.

• Author, review, and maintain Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), policies, and quality documentation to ensure ongoing compliance with cGMP requirements and regulatory expectations.

• Support internal audits and contribute to inspection readiness activities.

• Practice safe working habits and consistently adhere to Moderna's safety procedures and guidelines.

• Work a rotating 12-hour night shift, providing critical quality oversight during manufacturing operations.

The key Moderna Mindsets you'll need to succeed in the role:

• We behave like owners. The solutions we’re building go beyond any job description.

• We obsess over learning. We don’t have to be the smartest we have to learn the fastest.

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

• 3-5+ years' experience in a GMP manufacturing environment with a bachelor's degree in Biology, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Biomechanical Engineering, Bioengineering, Biomedical Engineering, Biochemistry, or related field

• This position is site-based, requiring you to be at Moderna’s site full-time. This position is not eligible for remote work

• As part of Moderna’s commitment to workplace safety, this role may require an enhanced pre-employment check

Pay & Benefits

At Moderna, we believe that when you feel your best, you can do your best work.  That’s why our benefits and well-being resources are designed to support you—at work, at home, and everywhere in between.

• Competitive healthcare, plus voluntary benefit programs to support your unique needs
• A holistic approach to well-being with access to fitness, mindfulness, and mental health support
• Family building benefits, including fertility, adoption, and surrogacy support
• Generous paid time off, including vacation, bank holidays, volunteer days, sabbatical, global recharge days, and a discretionary year-end shutdown
• Savings and investments to help you plan for the future
• Location-specific perks and extras

The benefits offered may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Moderna and the country where you work.

About Moderna

Since our founding in 2010, we have aspired to build the leading mRNA technology platform, the infrastructure to reimagine how medicines are created and delivered, and a world-class team. We believe in giving our people a platform to change medicine and an opportunity to change the world.  

By living our mission, values, and mindsets every day, our people are the driving force behind our scientific progress and our culture. Together, we are creating a culture of belonging and building an organization that cares deeply for our patients, our employees, the environment, and our communities. 

We are proud to have been recognized as a Science Magazine Top Biopharma Employer, a Fast Company Best Workplace for Innovators, and a Great Place to Work in the U.S. 

As we build our company, we have always believed an in-person culture is critical to our success. Moderna champions the significant benefits of in-office collaboration by embracing a 70/30 work model. This 70% in-office structure helps to foster a culture rich in innovation, teamwork, and direct mentorship. Join us in shaping a world where every interaction is an opportunity to learn, contribute, and make a meaningful impact. 

If you want to make a difference and join a team that is changing the future of medicine, we invite you to visit modernatx.com/careers to learn more about our current opportunities. 

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 committed to equal opportunity in employment 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. We consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. 

We’re focused on attracting, retaining, developing, and advancing our employees. By cultivating a workplace that values diverse experiences, backgrounds, and ideas, we create an environment where every employee can contribute their best. 

Moderna is committed to offering reasonable accommodation or adjustments to qualified job applicants with disabilities. Any applicant requiring an accommodation or adjustment in connection with the hiring process and/or to perform the essential functions of the position for which the applicant has applied should contact the Accommodations and Adjustments team at [email protected]. 

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