Associate Director, SAP Internal Warehouse and Serialization

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

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive healthcare

Well-being resources

Discretionary bonus

Job summary

Moderna Therapeutics seeks an Associate Director – SAP Internal Warehousing and Serialization to steer strategy, roadmap, delivery, and support of digital capabilities for internal warehousing and pharmaceutical serialization.

You will own SAP EWM, ATTP, and ICH, lead a team of internal staff and service providers, and partner with Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Quality, Regulatory, and Digital teams to deliver compliant, scalable solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or advanced degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or a related field.
• 10 or more years of experience delivering enterprise technology or SAP solutions.
• Strong experience with SAP EWM implementations, enhancements, or application management.
• Understanding of pharmaceutical serialization and traceability, preferably using SAP ATTP and SAP ICH.
• Strong understanding of warehouse processes, including receiving, putaway, inventory management, material staging, picking, packing, and shipping.
• Experience integrating SAP with manufacturing systems, packaging lines, logistics providers, and external partners.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute multiyear data internal warehouse and serialization strategy.
• Lead the internal warehouse and serialization team (internal FTEs and service providers).
• Prioritize with business leaders, and track value realization (service, cost, working capital, and compliance).
• Define and execute the multiyear roadmap for internal warehousing and serialization capabilities.
• Serve as the Digital product owner for SAP EWM, ATTP, and ICH.
• Partner with business leaders to prioritize requirements, compliance needs, operational improvements, and technology investments.
• Lead the internal warehousing and serialization team, including employees, contractors, and service providers.
• Work with Digital colleagues to define fully integrated solution.
• Oversee solution design, configuration, integration, testing, deployment, and ongoing support.
• Ensure effective integration between SAP EWM, ATTP, ICH, SAP S/4HANA, manufacturing systems, packaging lines, logistics providers, and external partners.
• Drive improvements in warehouse execution, inventory accuracy, material flow, traceability, serialization compliance, and operational resilience.
• Ensure solutions comply with GxP, data integrity, cybersecurity, validation, and change-control requirements.
• Manage application performance, incidents, upgrades, technical debt, and continuous improvement.
• Establish and monitor KPIs related to service, compliance, system reliability, productivity, cost, and user adoption.
• Manage vendors, budgets, resources, risks, and delivery commitments.
• Evaluate relevant SAP innovations, including SAP Business Technology Platform, automation, analytics, and SAP Joule.
• Communicate roadmap, progress, risks, and value realization to business and Digital leadership.

Skills

SAP leadership

Data strategy

Team leadership

Regulatory knowledge

Stakeholder management

GxP compliance

IT-business alignment

Education

Bachelor’s or advanced degree in related field

Tools

SAP EWM

SAP ATTP

SAP ICH

SAP S/4HANA

Job description

The Role:

Moderna is seeking an Associate Director – SAP Internal Warehousing and Serialization to lead the strategy, roadmap, delivery, and support of the digital capabilities supporting internal warehousing and pharmaceutical serialization. This role will own SAP Extended Warehouse Management (EWM), SAP Advanced Track and Trace for Pharmaceuticals (ATTP), and SAP Information Collaboration Hub for Life Sciences (ICH). The Associate Director will combine product ownership, SAP solution leadership, delivery management, and people leadership. This individual will work closely with Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Quality, Regulatory, and Digital teams to deliver reliable, compliant, and scalable solutions. The role will lead a team of internal employees and external service providers and will be accountable for roadmap delivery, operational performance, budget, vendor management, and business value realization.

Here’s What You’ll Do:

• Define and execute multiyear data internal warehouse and serialization strategy
• Lead the internal warehouse and serialization team (internal FTEs and service providers)
• Prioritize with business leaders, and track value realization (service, cost, working capital, and compliance)
• Define and execute the multiyear roadmap for internal warehousing and serialization capabilities
• Serve as the Digital product owner for SAP EWM, ATTP, and ICH
• Partner with business leaders to prioritize requirements, compliance needs, operational improvements, and technology investments
• Lead the internal warehousing and serialization team, including employees, contractors, and service providers
• Work closely with the rest of your digital colleagues (Manufacturing, Quality, Master Data, Sales & Distribution, Finance, etc…) to define fully integrated solution
• Oversee solution design, configuration, integration, testing, deployment, and ongoing support
• Ensure effective integration between SAP EWM, ATTP, ICH, SAP S/4HANA, manufacturing systems, packaging lines, logistics providers, and external partners
• Drive improvements in warehouse execution, inventory accuracy, material flow, traceability, serialization compliance, and operational resilience
• Ensure solutions comply with GxP, data integrity, cybersecurity, validation, and change-control requirements
• Manage application performance, incidents, upgrades, technical debt, and continuous improvement
• Establish and monitor KPIs related to service, compliance, system reliability, productivity, cost, and user adoption
• Manage vendors, budgets, resources, risks, and delivery commitments
• Evaluate relevant SAP innovations, including SAP Business Technology Platform, automation, analytics, and SAP Joule
• Communicate roadmap, progress, risks, and value realization to business and Digital leadership

Here’s What You’ll Bring to the Table:

• Bachelor’s or advanced degree in Supply Chain, Logistics, Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or a related field.
• 10 or more years of experience delivering enterprise technology or SAP solutions.
• Strong experience with SAP EWM implementations, enhancements, or application management.
• Understanding of pharmaceutical serialization and traceability, preferably using SAP ATTP and SAP ICH.
• Strong understanding of warehouse processes, including receiving, putaway, inventory management, material staging, picking, packing, and shipping.
• Experience with SAP S/4HANA or SAP ECC and integration of EWM or WM/HUM with other modules such as MM, PP, QM, and SD.
• Experience integrating SAP with manufacturing systems, packaging lines, logistics providers, and external partners.
• Experience leading teams, vendors, and cross-functional technology programs.
• Experience working in a regulated environment and supporting GxP systems.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, delivery, and problem‑solving skills.
• Ability to operate strategically while remaining sufficiently hands‑on to guide solution design and resolve complex issues.
• Experience with warehouse automation, barcode technologies, mobile devices, printing, robotics, or material‑handling systems.
• Experience with SAP Business Technology Platform.
• Familiarity with SAP Joule or other AI‑enabled capabilities supporting SAP processes.
• Experience leading global SAP deployments or building high‑performing teams.
• Experience in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, or another regulated industry.

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.

Our Working Model

As we build our company, we have always believed an in‑person culture is critical to our success. Moderna champions the significant benefits of in‑office collaboration by embracing a 70/30 work model. This 70% in‑office structure helps to foster a culture rich in innovation, teamwork, and direct mentorship. 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.

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. 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 any type of relationship between the recruiter/agency and Moderna and do not obligate Moderna to pay fees if we hire from those resumes.