The Role: The Vice President, Human Resources Business Partner is a key leader responsible for shaping and delivering the people strategy across critical enterprise functions. This role partners directly with senior executives to advance Moderna’s mission by continuously evolving how work gets done, ensuring the organization is designed for focus, agility, and impact. As a trusted advisor to executive leadership, this role drives forward-looking talent and organizational strategies that unlock performance, accelerate innovation, and build the capabilities needed for the future of work. The Vice President, HRBP plays a central role in advancing Moderna’s evolution as a digital-first, AI-enabled company, reimagining how work gets done and how talent and technology come together to deliver breakthrough outcomes. This leader will operate at the intersection of people, technology, and business transformation, shaping a workforce that is agile, skilled, and ready to meet the demands of a rapidly evolving biotech landscape. Here’s What You’ll Do: Serve as a strategic advisor to executive leadership, shaping organizational design, talent strategy, succession planning, and performance enablement to support Moderna’s long-term ambitions Lead HR strategy for large, complex business areas, driving workforce outcomes that enable speed, innovation, and global scale Translate evolving business and scientific priorities into future-ready people strategies, ensuring the organization has the capabilities required to deliver on its mission Champion work reinvention, reimagining roles, workflows, and team structures to fully leverage AI, automation, and new ways of working Lead complex, enterprise-wide transformation efforts, aligning structure, talent, and ways of working to accelerate impact Drive forward-looking workforce planning, using data, analytics, and AI-driven insights to anticipate capability gaps and inform strategic investments in talent Partner with leaders to embed digital and AI capabilities across the workforce, including reskilling, upskilling, and evolving role design Advance Moderna’s data-driven approach to talent, leveraging people analytics and intelligent tools to inform decision-making and measure impact Collaborate across HR functions to deliver seamless, scalable solutions that support a high-performing, global organization Represent HR in executive forums, shaping enterprise conversations on talent, culture, and the future of work Continuously evolve the HRBP model to be more integrated, tech-enabled, and impact-driven, raising the bar for strategic partnership Actively explore and adopt emerging technologies, including AI, to enhance productivity, decision-making, and employee experience Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing HRBP team to drive enterprise people priorities and deliver measurable impact Here’s What You’ll Need (Minimum Qualifications): Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field 15+ years of relevant experience, including at least 5 in HR leadership Equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered Proven experience advising executive leaders in complex, global organizations, ideally within innovative, fast-paced environments Deep expertise in organizational design, talent strategy, succession planning, and performance enablement Demonstrated success leading enterprise transformation initiatives, including organizational, cultural, and workforce shifts
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managing, coaching, and developing direct reports
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navigating matrixed environments and influencing across regions, functions, and senior stakeholders Exceptional communication, collaboration, and stakeholder engagement skills Ability to lead through ambiguity, challenge the status quo, and drive change at scale High level of integrity, adaptability, and strategic problem-solving orientation Here’s What You’ll Bring to the Table (Preferred Qualifications):
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driving or supporting digital and AI-enabled workforce transformation, with a clear understanding of how technology is reshaping work
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leveraging advanced people analytics, AI, and automation to drive insights, workforce decisions, and measurable business outcomes Strong ability to connect business strategy, scientific innovation, and people strategy to deliver measurable outcomes
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operating in a digital-first, highly innovative environment, ideally within biotech, pharma, or similarly complex, science-driven industries Pay &
Benefits
At Moderna, we believe that when you feel your best, you can do your best work. That’s why our US benefits and global well-being resources are designed to support you—at work, at home, and everywhere in between. Best-in-class healthcare coverage, 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 investment opportunities to help you plan for the future Location-specific perks and extras The salary range for this role is $272,200.00 - $490,100.00. 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. If you want to make a difference and join a team that is changing the future of medicine, we invite you to visit modernatx.com/careers to learn more about our current opportunities. 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. If you meet the Basic
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for the role and you would be excited to contribute to our mission every day, please apply! 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 leavesandaccommodations@modernatx.com. #LI-AG2 - 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. Reasonable Accommodation Notice Moderna will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities, in accordance with applicable law. Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the terms of the Americans with Disabilities Act and certain state or local laws. Please inform the company's personnel representative by calling 617-460-9346 or emailing humanresources@modernatx.com if you need assistance completing any forms or to otherwise participate in the application process. Examples of reasonable accommodation include making a change to the application process or work procedures, providing documents in an alternate format, using a sign language interpreter, or using specialized equipment. Return Home