Warehouse Specialist, Logistics

Moderna Therapeutics; Harwell; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare and voluntary benefits

Well-being programs (fitness, mental)

Family building benefits

Generous paid time off

Savings and investments

Location-specific perks

Job summary

Moderna Therapeutics in Harwell invites applications for a Warehouse Shift Specialist on a fixed-term contract to support GMP/GDP warehousing. You will manage inbound receipts, ensure accurate documentation, and perform cycle counts to maintain inventory integrity on a 24/7 manufacturing site.

You will work closely with Manufacturing and Quality, using SAP and Smartsheet to optimize material flow, deliveries, and traceability while maintaining strict regulatory compliance and safe working

Qualifications

• Educated to a high standard.
• Experience in GMP or GDP operations is required.
• Knowledge of Quality Management Systems (QMS).
• 2+ years in Warehouse Operations.
• Experience in a highly regulated industry (Pharmaceutical or related).
• Ability to lift and move products.
• Proficient use of Microsoft Office (SAP, Smartsheet, Word, Excel).
• Flexible when required; collaborative and customer-focused.
• Can-do attitude with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Manage inbound deliveries and goods receipt: verify accuracy against purchase orders and ensure materials are available for manufacturing.
• Maintain accurate quality documentation in QMS: upload, organise, and keep records complete and traceable.
• Support manufacturing through material picking and verification to meet production schedules.
• Ensure compliant material handling and labelling following internal procedures.
• Coordinate internal material deliveries to internal customers with efficient prioritisation.
• Maintain inventory accuracy through SAP: daily goods movements and updates.
• Perform daily cycle counts and investigate discrepancies for stock integrity.
• Manage expired and segregated materials with proper controls in SAP.
• Support wider logistics: assist with shipments and other material movements as needed.
• Maintain training and procedural compliance; follow safety practices.
• Contribute to digital and operational improvements using SAP, Smartsheet, and emerging tech.
• Demonstrate ownership and collaboration with Manufacturing, Logistics, and Quality.
• Support 24/7 manufacturing operations with flexible shift coverage.

Skills

GMP/GDP experience

QMS knowledge

Warehouse operations

Microsoft Office / SAP / Smartsheet /

Education

Educated to a high standard

Tools

SAP

Smartsheet

Microsoft Word

Excel

Job description

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. Moderna is establishing a leading research, development, and manufacturing facility at Harwell to support onshore mRNA vaccine production for respiratory diseases in the UK. This long term investment will create skilled jobs and strengthen collaboration with academic, NHS, and government partners. We welcome experts ready to help expand access to life saving vaccines. At Moderna's Harwell manufacturing facility, you will play a hands‑on role in ensuring the seamless flow of materials that supports our mRNA manufacturing operations around the clock. Working as a Warehouse Shift Specialist on a fixed‑term contract, reporting to the Warehouse and Logistics Operations Lead, you will take ownership of goods receipt, inventory accuracy, material handling, and internal deliveries within a highly regulated GMP/GDP environment. This is an opportunity to contribute directly to manufacturing readiness, strengthen warehouse operations, and explore how digital tools and emerging technologies can improve logistics efficiency and material traceability.

Here’s What You’ll Do

• Manage inbound deliveries and goods receipt: Receive incoming materials and deliveries, carefully checking accompanying paperwork and documentation against purchase orders to verify accuracy, completeness, and compliance with site requirements. Proactively obtain missing documentation and resolve discrepancies to ensure materials are correctly received and available for manufacturing operations.
• Maintain accurate quality documentation: Upload, organise, and maintain material receipt and delivery documentation within Moderna's Quality Management Systems (QMS), ensuring records are complete, accurate, traceable, and aligned with applicable GMP/GDP requirements.
• Support manufacturing through material picking and verification: Pick, check, and prepare warehouse materials in accordance with manufacturing requirements, ensuring the correct items and quantities are available to support production schedules and continuous manufacturing operations.
• Ensure compliant material handling and labelling: Learn, apply, and consistently follow Moderna's internal procedures for material identification, labelling, storage, and handling. Maintain high standards of accuracy, safety, and regulatory compliance throughout warehouse activities.
• Coordinate internal material deliveries: Independently organise and execute material deliveries to internal customers, working closely with manufacturing and other site functions to ensure materials reach their required destinations efficiently and in line with operational priorities.
• Maintain inventory accuracy through SAP: Complete daily SAP transactions associated with goods movements, material handling, and warehouse operations. Ensure inventory records remain accurate and up to date, supporting reliable material visibility and traceability across the site.
• Perform daily cycle counts: Conduct routine warehouse cycle counts, verifying physical inventory against SAP records and identifying discrepancies that require investigation or correction. Support robust inventory control practices to maintain stock accuracy and operational readiness.
• Manage expired and segregated materials: Identify and efficiently segregate expired materials in accordance with site procedures, ensuring appropriate physical controls and accurate inventory records are maintained within SAP.
• Support wider logistics operations: Collaborate with colleagues across Logistics to assist with shipments, deliveries, and other material movement activities, providing flexible operational support to meet changing manufacturing and business requirements.
• Maintain training and procedural compliance: Complete required departmental training and develop a thorough understanding of warehouse processes, quality expectations, and safe working practices. Apply this knowledge consistently to support compliant and efficient daily operations.
• Contribute to digital and operational improvements: Identify practical opportunities to improve warehouse workflows, documentation accuracy, inventory visibility, and material handling efficiency. Build familiarity with digital tools such as SAP, Smartsheet, and approved emerging technologies, including potential Generative AI‑enabled applications for logistics knowledge management and process improvement.
• Demonstrate ownership and collaboration: Work independently on assigned warehouse activities while maintaining strong relationships with Manufacturing, Logistics, Quality, and other internal stakeholders. Bring a proactive, customer‑focused approach to resolving issues, managing priorities, and ensuring materials are available when needed.
• Support continuous manufacturing operations: Work within the site's established fixed‑shift pattern to provide reliable logistics support to manufacturing activities operating on a 24/7 basis. Remain flexible in responding to operational requirements and changing priorities.

Here’s What You’ll Bring to the Table

• Educated to a high standard
• Experience in GMP or GDP operations
• Knowledge of Quality Management systems
• 2 + years of experience in Warehouse Operations
• Experience in a highly regulated industry, Pharmaceutical, or related field.
• Ability to lift and move products.
• Proficient use of Microsoft Office (SAP, Smartsheet, Microsoft Word, and Excel).
• Ability to be flexible when required.
• Collaborative, and customer‑focused attitude.
• A can‑do approach.
• Attention to detail
• A desire to make an impact as part of a high‑growth, transformational company that is Bold, Relentless, Curious, and Collaborative.

Our Working Model

As we build our company, we have always believed that an in‑person culture is critical to our success. This role is 100% onsite, reflecting the importance of being physically present to support the work, collaborate closely with colleagues, and contribute to our site‑based operations. Working onsite enables real‑time collaboration, strong team connections, direct mentorship, and the hands‑on partnership needed to deliver our mission.

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 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, theinfrastructure 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 peopleare 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.

Equal Opportunity and Diversity

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].

Our Mission and Vision

At Moderna we are pioneering the development of a new class of drugs made of messenger RNA (mRNA). This novel drug platform builds on the discovery that modified mRNA can direct the body’s cellular machinery to produce nearly any protein of interest, from native proteins to antibodies and other entirely novel protein constructs that can have therapeutic activity inside and outside of cells. We have a clear mission to propel the field of mRNA science forward and deliver new medicines to patients and a unique vision for how to achieve this mission. Our Mission: To deliver on the promise of transformative messenger RNA (mRNA) science to bring new medicines to patients. Our Vision: To unlock the potential of mRNA by establishing an ecosystem of teams and partners that will work together to develop the broadest possible array of drugs, across diverse therapeutic areas and routes of administration, for serious diseases that are not treatable today.

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.

Reasonable Accommodation Notice

Moderna will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities, in accordance with applicable law. Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the terms of the Americans with Disabilities Act and certain state or local laws. Please inform the company's personnel representative by calling 617‑460‑9346 or emailing [e-mail] if you need assistance completing any forms or to otherwise participate in the application process. Examples of reasonable accommodation include making a change to the application process or work procedures, providing documents in an alternate format, using a sign language interpreter, or using specialized equipment.