Specialist, Quality Assurance

Moderna Therapeutics; Laval (administrative region); On-site; CAD 85,000 - 94,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Well-being programs

Family building benefits

Paid time off

Savings & investments

Location-specific perks

Job summary

Moderna Laval site seeks a quality professional to provide real-time floor QA support during GMP manufacturing, ensuring compliance and documentation traceability. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams and drive continuous improvement while handling deviations and change controls.

The role requires a science degree, 3–5 years pharma GMP experience, and fluency in French and English. Rotating shifts, strong teamwork, and a commitment to quality are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in a science field (e.g., Biology, Microbiology, Chemistry, Pharmacy) or equivalent.
• 3–5 years of pharmaceutical or related work experience with emphasis on cGMP.
• Familiarity with GxP regulations.
• Ability to work across rotating shifts (morning, afternoon, night).

Responsibilities

• Provide real-time on-the-floor Quality support to Manufacturing.
• Make timely quality decisions and escalate issues with impact on operations.
• Perform routine facility walkthroughs to verify GMP compliance and best practices.
• Maintain adherence to cGMP SOPs and documentation; manage deviations.
• Coordinate deviation and minor change control records; support audits.

Skills

Fluency in French and English

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in a science field

Job description

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. At our Laval site, you'll play a critical role in ensuring the highest quality standards across GMP manufacturing operations, helping bring innovative mRNA medicines to patients worldwide. Working at the heart of manufacturing, you'll provide real-time quality oversight, partner closely with cross-functional teams, and help build a culture where quality, compliance, and continuous improvement drive every decision. This is an opportunity for a quality professional who thrives in a fast‑paced manufacturing environment, enjoys making informed decisions in real time, and is excited to leverage digital technologies and emerging AI‑enabled tools to continuously strengthen quality operations and operational excellence.

Here’s What You’ll Be Doing:

• Providing real-time, on-the-floor Quality support to Manufacturing through direct observation of manufacturing activities and monitoring process operations for compliance with established specifications.
• Making timely quality decisions while escalating issues that may impact operations and proactively identifying risks and gaps within GMP processes and quality systems.
• Performing routine facility walkthroughs to verify suite readiness, GMP compliance, implementation of best practices and support troubleshooting activities.
• Ensuring adherence to cGMP requirements, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and manufacturing documentation while partnering with Manufacturing and support teams to manage new deviation events and review minor manufacturing deviations.
• Practicing safe work habits while following Moderna's safety procedures and identifying opportunities to improve operational efficiency.
• Working effectively within a shift structure, making independent decisions while appropriately escalating critical issues.
• Coordinating and approving deviation records.
• Coordinating and approving minor change control records.
• Issuing laboratory notebooks and logbooks while maintaining inventory control.
• Managing document archival activities, ensuring complete traceability for archived and retrieved documentation.
• Supporting Material Release, Batch Record Review and Product Disposition activities while demonstrating the flexibility to directly perform these responsibilities when required.
• Monitoring quality system metrics and process performance indicators to ensure compliance and operational excellence.
• Serving as a role model for Quality Culture while collaborating effectively across cross-functional teams.
• Supporting training coordination, capability development and professional growth within the QA organization.
• Authoring, reviewing and approving quality documentation including SOPs, Work Instructions, Forms and Training Materials to ensure regulatory compliance and cGMP adherence.
• Championing continuous improvement initiatives through strengthened quality systems, streamlined business processes and an increasingly capable workforce.
• Following all applicable GxP regulations, internal policies, SOPs and work instructions to ensure consistent compliance.
• Maintaining Good Documentation Practices and Data Integrity standards to support business operations, regulatory inspections and audits.
• Completing all required training according to defined qualification and requalification schedules.
• Contributing to an inclusive, collaborative and innovative working environment.
• Supporting internal audits and regulatory inspections.
• Providing Quality oversight of the site's Contamination Control Strategy.
• Providing Quality oversight of the Environmental Monitoring Program for cleanrooms and utilities.
• Providing Quality oversight of the Facility Sanitization Program.

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 act with dynamic range, driving strategy and execution at the same time at every step.

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

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree in a science field (e.g., Biology, Microbiology, Chemistry, Pharmacy, etc.) or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience: 3 – 5 years of pharmaceutical or related work experience with emphasis on current Good Manufacturing Practices.
• Demonstrated aptitude or ability to learn in order to gain a strong understanding of GxP regulations.
• Fluency in French and English as working language.
• Demonstrated ability and willingness to work across rotating shifts, including morning, afternoon and night shifts.

Rémunération et avantages sociaux

• Des soins de santé de premier ordre, ainsi que des programmes d'avantages volontaires adaptés à vos besoins spécifiques
• Une approche holistique du bien‑être, avec un accès à des services de remise en forme, de pleine conscience et de soutien en santé mentale
• Des avantages pour la construction familiale, y compris un soutien en matière de fertilité, d’adoption et de gestation pour autrui
• Des congés généreux, incluant les vacances, les jours fériés, les journées de bénévolat, les congés sabbatiques, les journées mondiales de ressourcement, ainsi qu'une fermeture discrétionnaire en fin d’année
• Des solutions d’épargne et d’investissement pour vous aider à planifier votre avenir
• Des avantages et extras spécifiques à chaque lieu

La fourchette salariale pour ce poste est de $84,730.88 - $93,649.92. Cette fourchette représente le salaire de base minimal et maximal que nous prévoyons offrir pour ce poste selon notre structure de rémunération actuelle.

Le salaire de base réellement offert à chaque employé est déterminé avec diligence, en tenant compte de facteurs tels que l’expérience pertinente, les compétences, les qualifications, la formation, le rendement et les besoins de l’entreprise. Nous révisons régulièrement les fourchettes salariales et la rémunération individuelle afin d’assurer notre compétitivité par rapport au marché externe et de maintenir l’équité interne conformément aux principes de rémunération et de transparence salariale de l’entreprise.

La personne retenue pourrait être admissible à une prime annuelle discrétionnaire, à d’autres formes de rémunération incitative ou à une attribution de titres de participation, sous réserve des critères d’admissibilité applicables aux régimes en vigueur et du rendement individuel. Veuillez noter que ces renseignements sont fournis à des fins de transparence et de conformité réglementaire. Ils ne constituent pas un engagement contractuel ni une garantie d’un taux de rémunération précis.

Moderna encourage les candidatures des personnes en situation de handicap. Des accommodements sont possibles sur demande tout au long du processus de recrutement, d'évaluation et de sélection. Les candidats ayant besoin d'un accommodement sont invités à contacter [e-mail].

Pay & Benefits

• 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 salary range for this role is $84,730.88 - $93,649.92. This range reflects the minimum and maximum base pay we expect to pay for this position based on our current compensation structure.

The actual base pay offered to each employee is determined with due diligence, taking into account factors such as relevant experience, skills, qualifications, education, performance, and business requirements.

We regularly review pay ranges and individual compensation to ensure competitiveness with the external market and to maintain internal equity in alignment with our company’s compensation and pay‑transparency principles.

The successful candidate may be eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, other incentive compensation, or an equity award, subject to applicable plan eligibility criteria and individual performance. Please note that this information is provided for transparency and compliance purposes. It does not constitute a contractual commitment or guarantee of a specific rate of pay.

Moderna welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request throughout the recruitment, assessment, and selection process. Applicants requiring an accommodation are encouraged to contact: [e-mail].

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.

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, 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 [e-mail].

Third Party Staffing Agencies

Moderna does not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from candidates. For the protection of all parties involved in the recruiting process, resumes will only be accepted from recruiters/agencies if a signed agreement is in place at the inception of the recruiting effort and authorized for a specified position. Unsolicited resumes sent to Moderna from recruiters/agencies do not constitute any type of relationship between the recruiter/agency and Moderna and do not obligate Moderna to pay fees if we hire from those resumes.