Associate Director, Global Integrated Facilities Management

Moderna Therapeutics; Norwood (MA); On-site; USD 143,000 - 257,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive healthcare

Well-being resources (fitness & mental

Family planning benefits

Job summary

Moderna Therapeutics is seeking a leader to own global facilities strategy and operations, driving standardization, scalability, and cost efficiency. You will partner with senior leaders to align on strategic goals, develop scalable models, and push continuous improvement across global sites.

The role focuses on KPIs, budget oversight, and cross-functional collaboration to deliver operational excellence and sustainable value for Moderna’s facilities network.

Qualifications

• Strategic leadership of global initiatives with clear vision.
• Operational excellence through standardized processes.
• Collaborative decision-making across functions and regions.
• Analytical, data-driven approach with performance metrics.
• Strong communication and influence with senior leaders.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement a global stakeholder engagement strategy.
• Enhance strategic communication to influence senior leaders and align on the vision.
• Establish and track global facilities standards and KPIs for scalability and consistency.
• Oversee the global facilities budget and implement cost optimization strategies.
• Foster cross-functional collaboration to align facilities strategy with organizational goals.
• Design and deploy a scalable facilities service model.
• Lead performance metric development and drive continuous improvement.

Skills

Strategic Leadership

Operational Excellence

Collaborative Decision-Making

Analytical

Communication & Influence

Job description

The Role:

Lead Moderna’s global facilities strategy and operations, ensuring consistency, operational excellence, and cost‑efficiency. This role will drive global standardization, develop scalable facilities models, and improve engagement with senior leaders and stakeholders to align on strategic goals. The focus will be on KPIs, budget control, and fostering cross‑functional collaboration for continuous improvement.

Here’s What You’ll Be Doing:

Global Stakeholder Engagement: Develop and implement a global stakeholder engagement strategy, ensuring alignment between senior leadership, regional teams, and functional areas. Strategic Communication: Enhance strategic communication to influence senior leaders, drive alignment, and communicate the vision for operational excellence. Operational Excellence & Standardization: Establish and track global facilities management standards and KPIs, ensuring scalability, consistency, and process improvement. Budget Control: Oversee the global facilities budget, implementing cost optimization strategies and maintaining strict financial discipline. Cross‑Functional Collaboration: Foster clear decision‑making and collaboration across departments to align facilities strategy with broader organizational goals. Scalable Service Model Development: Design and deploy a scalable facilities service model that meets global standards and regional needs. Continuous Improvement: Lead performance metric development and drive continuous improvement efforts to enhance service delivery and operational efficiency.

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

Strategic Leadership: Ability to lead complex, global initiatives with clear vision and direction. Operational Excellence: Expertise in implementing standardized processes to drive efficiency. Collaborative Decision‑Making: Ability to align teams across functions and regions to meet shared objectives. Analytical: Data‑driven decision‑making with focus on performance metrics. Communication & Influence: Strong ability to influence and align senior leadership and teams on key initiatives.

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. Join us in shaping a world where every interaction is an opportunity to learn, contribute, and make a meaningful impact. Moderna is a smoke‑free, alcohol‑free, and drug‑free work environment.

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 planning benefits, including fertility, adoption, and surrogacy support
• Generous paid time off, including vacation, 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 $142,500.00 - $256,500.00. This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An individual’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, specific competencies, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, performance, and business or organizational needs. The successful candidate may be eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, other incentive compensation, or equity award, subject to company plan eligibility criteria and individual performance.

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, our 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. 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.

Equal Opportunities

Moderna is committed to equal employment opportunity 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. 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 an E‑Verify Employer in the United States. We consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

Accommodations

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 accommodations to qualified job applicants with disabilities. Any applicant requiring an accommodation 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 team at [e-mail].

Export Control Notice

This position may involve access to technology or data that is subject to U.S. export control laws, including the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). As such, employment is contingent upon the applicant’s ability to access export‑controlled information in accordance with U.S. law. Due to the nature of the work and regulatory requirements, only individuals who qualify as U.S. persons (citizens, permanent residents, asylees, or refugees) are eligible for this position. For this role Moderna is unable to sponsor non‑U.S. persons to apply for an export control license.

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 a relationship between the recruiter/agency and Moderna and do not ob‑ligate (sic) Moderna to pay fees if we hire from those résumés.

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, and/or providing... the above and assist in writing the introduction and closing, ways to654....

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