Associate II, Quality Control, Stability

Moderna; Norwood (MA); On-site; USD 63,000 - 101,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive healthcare

Well‑being resources

Family planning benefits

Generous paid time off

Savings and investments

Location‑specific perks

Job summary

Moderna is seeking a Quality Control Stability Associate II to join our QC Stability team in Norwood, MA. You will support routine GMP stability programs across clinical and commercial efforts, ensuring procedures and policies meet GxP and GMP requirements.

Responsibilities include stability sample handling, scheduling, equipment validation checks, inventory management, and adherence to data integrity and safety standards. This onsite role emphasizes teamwork and regulatory readiness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant scientific discipline.
• 2–3 years in a GMP QC laboratory setting with a focus on Stability.
• Knowledge of cGMPs and general laboratory safety.
• Pipetting proficiency; familiarity with electronic databases (LIMS, SAP, eQMS, CMMS).
• Strong written and oral communication and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform day-to-day routine stability program operations, including sample pulls and shipments.
• Create and maintain stability scheduling to meet timelines.
• Ensure proper operation of stability temperature units and cold rooms.
• Respond to out-of-range alerts and escalate as needed.
• Handle stability study materials per procedures and protocols.
• Stock QC lab supplies and consumables; maintain safety compliance.
• Follow SOPs, data integrity practices, and GMP regulations.
• Complete required trainings and participate in audits/inspections as needed.

Skills

Pipetting

Microsoft Office

LIMS

SAP

eQMS

CMMS

Strong communication

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

LIMS

SAP

eQMS

CMMS

Job description

The Role

Moderna is seeking a Quality Control Stability Associate II to join our QC Stability team in Norwood, MA. This role will support the routine execution of GMP stability programs across clinical and commercial programs, ensuring activities are performed in accordance with established procedures, policies, and applicable GxP and GMP requirements. The individual will play an important role in maintaining the consistent, compliant, and efficient execution of QC Stability operations.

Here’s What You’ll Do

• Performing day-to-day routine stability program operations, such as stability sample pulls, sample aliquoting, sample submissions to testing labs, set-downs, sample verifications, additional sample requests, and shipment preparations for external labs.
• Creating, maintaining, and assisting with stability scheduling ensuring stability sample pulls occur as scheduled and within defined timelines.
• Ensuring proper operation and functioning of stability controlled-temperature units and cold rooms within validated temperature ranges and loading patterns.
• Responding to notifications of out-of-range controlled-temperature units and cold rooms within scheduled working hours and escalating to QC Stability management.
• Ensuring proper handling of stability study materials and stability samples with attention to all material handling requirements in applicable procedures and protocols.
• Managing and stocking of QC lab supplies and consumables required for performing stability operations.
• Ensuring compliance with all lab safety requirements.
• Following all relevant GxP regulations, guidelines, and company policies to ensure compliance with regulatory and internal requirements.
• Executing tasks precisely as defined in internal guiding documents including but not limited to standard operating procedures (SOPs) and work instructions.
• Following Good Documentation Practices and Data Integrity requirements to ensure data, documentation, and records are completed and maintained for use by the business and available to support audits or inspections.
• Completing training in assigned required learning plan according to the defined timing and the prescribed requalification cadence.
• May support and/or participate in audits and regulatory inspections.

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

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in relevant scientific discipline
• Experience: 2-3 years in a GMP QC laboratory setting with focus on Stability (preferable in life science or equivalent)
• Minimum knowledge required: cGMPs, general laboratory safety
• Minimum skills required:
  • Pipetting
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office Programs
  • Familiarity with electronic databases (e.g. LIMS, SAP, eQMS, CMMS)
• Strong written and oral communication skills as well as organizational skills

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 $63,200.00 - $100,900.00. 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.

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.

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.