Senior Director, Early Oncology Product Strategy

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

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

Well-being programs

Family planning benefits

Paid time off

Job summary

Moderna Therapeutics in Cambridge, MA, seeks a Senior Director of New Product Planning to lead early oncology programs from discovery through proof of concept, shaping product and development strategy across the portfolio.

You will translate program mechanisms of action into target product profiles, indicate development paths, and prioritize opportunities with cross-functional teams. Strong leadership in portfolio strategy and oncology biology are essential to drive evidence-based decisions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in a scientific, medical, business, or related field.
• At least 10 years of experience in the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry, including significant experience in new product planning, research strategy, program leadership, global marketing, portfolio strategy, or a related function.
• Demonstrated experience leading product and portfolio strategy across multiple programs in discovery and early clinical development, including influencing senior decisions on program advancement, investment, and resource allocation.
• Strong understanding of oncology biology and clinical development, with the ability to independently evaluate mechanistic, translational, and clinical evidence and connect it to treatment decisions.

Responsibilities

• Develop a deep understanding of Moderna’s platform and its application to oncology. Work with scientific and clinical colleagues to assess how each program’s mechanism of action could affect disease, including tumor biology and biomarkers.
• Independently evaluate mechanistic, translational, and clinical evidence and its implications for program strategy, including disease progression and clinical endpoints.
• Engage directly with scientific evidence and external experts to evaluate competing hypotheses and identify unresolved biological questions that affect development choices.
• Lead a disciplined strategy process with program teams: frame the choices, identify the information needed, structure debate around alternatives and tradeoffs, and make the logic for program decisions explicit.

Skills

Leadership in product strategy

Portfolio strategy

Global marketing

Oncology biology understanding

Education

Bachelor’s degree or higher in a scientific, medical, business, or related field

Job description

Moderna Therapeutics in Cambridge, MA, seeks a Senior Director of New Product Planning to lead early oncology programs from discovery through proof of concept, shaping product and development strategy across the portfolio.

You will translate program mechanisms of action into target product profiles, indicate development paths, and prioritize opportunities with cross-functional teams. Strong leadership in portfolio strategy and oncology biology are essential to drive evidence-based decisions.