Counsel, Commercial & CMC Contracts

Moderna; Województwo mazowieckie; On-site; PLN 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Well-being programs

Family building benefits

Paid time off

Savings and investments

Location-specific perks

Job summary

Moderna's global Legal team in Warsaw seeks a hands-on associate to support commercial, CMC, procurement, manufacturing, quality and supply chain contracting. You will partner with senior lawyers and cross-functional partners to draft, review and negotiate complex agreements in a fast-moving biotech environment.

In this role you’ll balance pragmatic, risk-based advice with independent judgment, support internal stakeholders across the business, and explore opportunities to digitize processes and

Qualifications

• University law degree: full legal qualification.
• 6+ years of relevant experience in-house and/or in a law firm.
• Experience drafting, reviewing and negotiating complex contracts in biotech/pharmaceutical industry.
• Experience with commercial, procurement, supply chain, manufacturing, quality or CMC-related contracting strongly preferred.
• Strong judgment, integrity and ability to work independently while providing pragmatic, risk-based solutions.
• Excellent communication, organization and time-management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and stakeholders in a collaborative environment.
• Proficiency in English required due to global collaboration needs; additional languages are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal and operational support across commercial, CMC, procurement and contracting matters.
• Act as a legal escalation point for buy-side contract matters, including procurement, supplier, manufacturing, quality and supply chain negotiations.
• Support sell-side, commercial and private market contract escalations, helping resolve non-standard legal, commercial and operational issues.
• Draft, review and negotiate complex contracts in support of Moderna’s biotech and pharmaceutical operations.
• Review promotional and marketing materials and related stakeholder communications to support alignment with applicable legal, regulatory and company requirements.
• Work closely with colleagues across Legal, Procurement, Commercial, Compliance, Regulatory, Medical, CMC, Quality, Supply Chain and other functions to enable efficient execution and consistent ways of working.
• Exercise strong judgment and integrity while working independently, balancing legal considerations with pragmatic, risk-based solutions.
• Manage multiple priorities and stakeholder relationships in a collaborative, globally connected environment.
• Demonstrate curiosity, ownership and continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to simplify, digitize and enhance legal processes.
• Explore opportunities to engage with Generative AI and other emerging digital tools that can help streamline legal workflows, contracting activities and knowledge management.

Skills

Excellent communication

Time management

English proficiency

Education

Law degree

Job description

Moderna's global Legal team in Warsaw seeks a hands-on associate to support commercial, CMC, procurement, manufacturing, quality and supply chain contracting. You will partner with senior lawyers and cross-functional partners to draft, review and negotiate complex agreements in a fast-moving biotech environment.

In this role you’ll balance pragmatic, risk-based advice with independent judgment, support internal stakeholders across the business, and explore opportunities to digitize processes and