Associate Director, Global Integrated Facilities Management

Initial Therapeutics, Inc.; Norwood (MA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 229,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive healthcare

Well-being resources

Family planning benefits

Generous paid time off

Savings & investments

Location-specific perks

Job summary

Moderna is seeking a strategic leader to drive global facilities strategy and operations onsite in the United States. You will standardize processes, develop scalable models, and engage senior leaders to align on strategic goals.

The role prioritizes KPIs, budget discipline, and cross-functional collaboration for ongoing improvement. Leading budgeting, cost optimization, and service delivery, you will shape a scalable facilities model that meets regional needs, while fostering continuous

Qualifications

• Strategic leadership to steer global facilities initiatives.
• Standardized processes to boost efficiency and scalability.
• Ability to align cross-functional teams across regions.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement a global facilities strategy aligned with senior leadership.
• Enhance strategic communication to influence leaders and drive alignment.
• Establish and track global facilities standards and KPIs for scalability.
• Oversee the global facilities budget and drive cost optimization.
• Foster cross-functional collaboration to align facilities with organizational goals.
• Design and deploy a scalable facilities service model for global needs.
• Lead continuous improvement of service delivery and operations.

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, 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.

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,

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 NoticeThis 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.

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