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.
As a Senior Project Specialist, Clinical Supplies, you will play a critical role in ensuring the successful operational execution of clinical supply activities across Moderna’s clinical development portfolio. Supporting multiple therapeutic area teams, you will work closely with Clinical Supply Project Managers, CROs, packaging and labeling vendors, and IRT providers to ensure investigational products are delivered to patients and sites efficiently, compliantly, and on schedule.
This is a highly collaborative individual contributor role requiring exceptional attention to detail, strong organizational skills, and the ability to coordinate across internal and external stakeholders. You will help drive seamless clinical supply operations while contributing to process improvements, digital innovation, and the adoption of advanced technologies that enhance supply chain visibility and execution.
Here's What You'll Do:
- Support Clinical Supply Project Managers in facilitating operational activities required for the labeling, packaging, distribution, and shipment of clinical drug supplies to depots and investigative sites.
- Coordinate activities associated with additional clinical supplies required to support study execution.
- Partner with packaging and labeling vendors, IRT vendors, CROs, and internal cross-functional stakeholders to support study-specific supply requirements.
- Execute User Acceptance Testing (UAT) for Interactive Response Technology (IRT) systems and support system readiness activities.
- Monitor inventory levels and distribution activities to ensure uninterrupted clinical supply availability.
- Track and oversee packaging, labeling, and distribution activities performed by third-party vendors, escalating risks and operational issues as necessary to maintain study timelines and objectives.
- Execute activities in accordance with Moderna Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), quality requirements, and applicable regulatory expectations.
- Maintain strong collaborative relationships with third-party vendors to ensure planning activities remain aligned with operational execution and quality compliance.
- Monitor and track shipments to depots and clinical sites while proactively troubleshooting logistics challenges and escalating issues when required.
- Receive, assess, document, and manage temperature excursions, coordinating investigations and resolution activities as appropriate.
- Assist in oversight activities performed by third-party vendors, including:
- Procurement activities
- Labeling performance
- On-time delivery performance
- Quality monitoring
- Continuous improvement initiatives
- Issue identification and resolution
- Support the development of pharmacy manuals in partnership with relevant cross-functional stakeholders.
- Assist in developing drug supply training materials for investigational sites to support effective study execution.
- Participate in departmental initiatives focused on improving processes, systems, operational efficiency, and scalability.
- Contribute to a culture of continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to streamline workflows and strengthen operational execution.
- Utilize digital tools and emerging technologies, including opportunities to work alongside AI-enabled solutions, to enhance planning, visibility, and decision-making across clinical supply operations.
The key Moderna Mindsets you’ll need to succeed in the role:
- We obsess over learning. We don’t have to be the smartest we have to learn the fastest.
- We digitize everywhere possible using the power of code to maximize our impact on patients.
Here’s What You’ll Need (Basic Qualifications)
- 3-5 years of clinical drug supply management, clinical supply chain, hospital pharmacy, pharmacy experience or equivalent required
- Bachelor’s degree in a science-based subject is preferred
- Creative, capable problem-solver
- Prior Cold Chain packaging, labeling, distribution experience preferred
- IRT design and management experience preferred
- Proficiency with word processing, spreadsheet, database, presentation software (MS Office skills such as Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and SharePoint)
- Experience with Clinical Supply Inventory Management systems preferred
- Attention to detail
- Experience in maintaining relationships with vendors preferred
Pay & Benefits
At Moderna, we believe that when you feel your best, you can do your best work. That’s why our global benefits and well-being resources are designed to support you—at work, at home, and everywhere in between.
Best-in-class 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.
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