Associate Director, HR Business Partner - Corporate Functions

Moderna; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Moderna is seeking an Associate Director, Human Resources Business Partner to support Digital, Finance, and Legal. You will shape talent, capability, and organizational strategies to enable Moderna's pipeline and future growth.

You will partner with leaders to translate priorities into actionable workforce plans, coach leadership, and drive core HR processes while adapting HR approaches to each client group. This role blends strategic thinking with hands-on execution in a fast-moving environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in HR or related field.
• 8+ years of progressive Human Resources experience.
• Experience supporting Digital, Finance, and Legal or similar complex functions preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a strategic HR advisor to leaders and managers across Digital, Finance, and Legal.
• Partner with leaders to assess talent and capability gaps and translate insights into workforce strategies.
• Shape the talent agenda and anticipate capability needs for pipeline advancements.
• Coach leaders on organizational effectiveness, leadership capability, and performance.
• Drive core talent processes including performance management, succession planning, and engagement.
• Plan workforce and organizational design with HR colleagues to align with business needs.
• Develop understanding of client groups' unique talent needs and adapt HR approaches.
• Lead HR initiatives on organizational change, scaling, and policy improvements.
• Advise on complex employee relations matters with policy compliance.
• Balance strategic partnership with hands-on execution to move quickly when needed.
• Demonstrate curiosity and a learning mindset to internalize unfamiliar business domains.
• Monitor HR processes and trends to improve effectiveness and employee experience.
• Support programs that build inclusive, high-performing teams and leverage digital tools.

Skills

Strategic HR advisor

Talent strategy

Organizational design

Leadership coaching

Change management

Stakeholder management

Agile/adaptable

Education

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources or related field

Job description

This is an exciting opportunity to join Moderna at a pivotal time as we continue to advance our pipeline and evolve the capabilities needed to support our next phase of growth. As the Associate Director, Human Resources Business Partner supporting Digital, Finance, and Legal, you will have a direct hand in shaping the talent and capability agenda for functions that are critical to enabling Moderna's future.

This is an opportunity for someone who is energized by building while doing. The environment is fast-moving and priorities will evolve, requiring an HR partner who is agile, curious, resourceful, and willing to roll up their sleeves. You will have the opportunity to learn alongside the business, challenge conventional approaches, and help shape how talent, technology, and organizational capability come together to support Moderna's mission and pipeline.

Here’s What You’ll Do

• Serve as a strategic HR advisor to leaders and managers across Digital, Finance, and Legal, developing a strong understanding of business priorities, critical work, and the talent and capabilities required to deliver them.
• Partner with leaders to assess the current talent and capability landscape, identify gaps against current and future business priorities, and translate insights into actionable workforce and talent strategies.
• Help shape the talent agenda, partnering with leaders to anticipate emerging capability and skill needs and ensure the organization has the talent required to support business and pipeline advancements.
• Coach leaders and managers on organizational effectiveness, leadership capability, employee development, performance, feedback, and team effectiveness.
• Drive execution of core talent processes, including performance management, succession planning, talent reviews, engagement, and development.
• Partner with HR colleagues and business leaders on workforce planning, organizational design, capability building, and strategic hiring, ensuring talent investments align with the highest-priority business needs.
• Develop a deep understanding of the unique talent and organizational needs of Digital, Finance, and Legal, adapting HR approaches to the priorities and operating environments of each client group.
• Lead or co-lead HR initiatives related to organizational change, scaling, transformation, policy, process improvement, and evolving business priorities.
• Advise on complex employee relations matters, ensuring appropriate resolution and alignment with internal policies and applicable regulations.
• Bring a practical, agile, and resourceful approach to problem-solving-comfortable working with imperfect information, adjusting quickly as priorities evolve, and finding effective solutions without unnecessary complexity.
• Balance strategic partnership with a willingness to roll up your sleeves and execute, recognizing that business needs may require moving quickly between enterprise-level thinking and hands-on delivery.
• Demonstrate curiosity and a strong learning mindset, quickly building knowledge of unfamiliar businesses, technologies, capabilities, and talent markets to become an effective partner to leaders.
• Monitor and assess HR processes and organizational trends, proactively identifying opportunities to improve effectiveness, simplify ways of working, and enhance the employee and leader experience.
• Support the design and implementation of programs that build inclusive, engaging, high-performing, and results-focused teams.
• Continuously explore and adopt digital tools, data, and emerging technologies, including AI, to improve HR insights, simplify work, and increase the value delivered to the business.
• Take on evolving priorities and responsibilities as business needs change, demonstrating flexibility and a willingness to contribute wherever HR partnership can have the greatest impact.
• Perform any other responsibilities or duties assigned by your manager to support team and business objectives.

Here’s What You’ll Bring to the Table

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.
• A minimum of 8 years of progressive Human Resources experience.
• Equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
• Experience supporting Digital, technology, Finance, Legal, or similarly complex functional organizations strongly preferred.
• Experience working in the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, or life sciences industry preferred, with an understanding of the pace, complexity, and evolving talent needs of a science- and innovation-driven organization.
• Demonstrated experience operating in complex, matrixed, fast-paced, and evolving environments.
• Strong business acumen with the ability to quickly understand business strategy, critical priorities, organizational capabilities, and their implications for talent.
• Experience translating business priorities into talent, capability, workforce, and organizational strategies.
• Ability to influence and advise senior stakeholders with