Senior Director, Autoimmune Translational Medicine

BioSpace; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 197,000 - 353,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Job summary

Moderna is seeking an exceptional scientific leader to serve as Senior Director, Translational Medicine Lead – Autoimmune. This role leads translational strategy for high-priority autoimmune programs and shapes cross-program translational strategy across Moderna’s Immune Therapeutics portfolio.

The successful candidate will combine deep expertise in human autoimmune immunology with broad understanding of immune tolerance, T- and B-cell biology, biomarkers, pharmacology, and mechanism-based

Qualifications

• PhD, MD, MD/PhD, PharmD, or equivalent advanced degree in immunology, autoimmune disease, translational medicine, or a related discipline.
• Typically 10+ years of relevant scientific and drug-development experience in biotechnology/pharmaceutical and/or human translational medicine.
• Demonstrated track record leading translational strategy for multiple clinical-stage immune-mediated or autoimmune programs.

Responsibilities

• Lead clinical-facing translational strategy for autoimmune programs, integrating disease biology, pharmacology, biomarkers, and outcomes into development plans.
• Shape portfolio strategy by establishing common scientific frameworks for tolerance, reprogramming, and biomarker feasibility.
• Provide senior translational leadership, mentoring and governance across program and portfolio teams.

Skills

Translational leadership

Immunology expertise

Biomarker strategy

Executive leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

PhD/MD/MD-PhD

Job description

Moderna is seeking an exceptional scientific leader to serve as Senior Director, Translational Medicine Lead – Autoimmune. This role leads translational strategy for high-priority autoimmune programs and shapes cross-program translational strategy across Moderna’s Immune Therapeutics portfolio.

The successful candidate will combine deep expertise in human autoimmune immunology with broad understanding of immune tolerance, T- and B-cell biology, biomarkers, pharmacology, and mechanism-based