Director, Clinical Development, Infectious Diseases
ModernaTX, Inc.

Cambridge, Massachusetts

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The Role:

Moderna is seeking a physician to lead clinical trials for one or more early-stage clinical development programs in Moderna's vaccines pipeline. Board certification in Infectious Diseases, Internal Medicine, and/or Pediatrics is desirable. Research and industry experience in vaccine development is preferred.

This role will report to Senior Director, Clinical Development, Infectious Diseases, and will be the primary point person for the medical oversight of clinical studies for vaccines in Moderna's early development portfolio, with responsibilities to include clinical trial design, protocol development, Sponsor medical monitoring, review and interpretation of clinical trial data, and timely execution of deliverables in close collaboration with relevant internal and external partners. The position is based at Moderna's Cambridge, MA or Bethesda, MD site. Remote location will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

The successful candidate is driven, curious, collaborative, with a bold ambition to contribute to the development of ground-breaking mRNA-based vaccines. Excellence in communication, teamwork, and collaboration is a must.

Here's What You'll Do:

  • Provide clinical scientific leadership in the clinical trial team.
  • Provide medical leadership for cross-functional internal workstreams including pharmacovigilance, biostatistics, clinical operations, and regulatory affairs.
  • Either directly monitor or provide medical safety oversight of CRO medical monitors.
  • Collaborate with partners in the pharmacovigilance department in the analysis of clinical trial safety data.
  • Collaborate closely with partners in the Clinical Operations and be accountable for clinical trial conduct and timelines for associated key deliverables.
  • Lead the design and writing of clinical protocols and associated clinical documents.
  • Lead the writing of clinical and safety sections of key Program documents including Investigational New Drug submissions, Investigator Brochures, Clinical Study Reports, Development Safety Update Reports, Biologics License Applications, and other regulatory submissions and responses.
  • Be responsible for the preparation, analysis, and presentation of safety data to internal and external safety monitoring boards.
  • Assume primary responsibility for the preparation of meeting abstracts, posters, and presentations related to clinical trial data.
  • Contribute to the writing of manuscripts and publications.
  • Comply with Moderna SOPs and adhere to ICH, GCP, and relevant regulatory guidelines.
  • Provide medical leadership for internal audits and regulatory inspections.
  • Assist in preparations of materials for Advisory Board meetings.
  • Develop and maintain strong, collaborative relationships with the broader Moderna organization.
  • Represent Moderna externally to trial site Investigators and administrators.

Here's What You'll Bring to the Table:
  • MD or non-US equivalent of MD degree with completion of residency in Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, or Obstetrics/Gynecology. Completion of subspecialty training in Infectious Diseases or Allergy & Clinical Immunology and significant research experience is desirable.
  • Minimum of 3 years' experience in early- to late-stage clinical development in an academic or industry setting. Proven ability to:
    • Plan and conduct clinical trials
    • Plan, develop, and support regulatory submissions
    • Deliver high-quality results within established timelines
    • Demonstrated track record in leading cross-functional teams and work streams (pharmacovigilance, biostatistics, clinical operations, and regulatory affairs).
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
  • Attention to detail, internal drive to generate high-quality work, and sense of passion and urgency to achieve team and program goals.
  • Excellent analytical, problem-solving and strategic planning skills.
  • Strong interpersonal skills commensurate with the need to work closely with CROs, investigators, consultants, and team members across functions.
  • Exceptional written and oral communication skills to meet the needs of varied audiences.
  • Integrated understanding of FDA, EMA, ICH, and GCP guidelines. Prior interactions with FDA, EMA, and other regulatory agencies is desirable.

Moderna is pleased to provide you and your family with a comprehensive and innovative suite of benefits, including:
  • Highly competitive and inclusive medical, dental and vision coverage options
  • Flexible Spending Accounts for medical expenses and dependent care expenses
  • Lifestyle Spending Account funds to help you engage in personal enrichment and self-care activities
  • Family care benefits, including subsidized back-up care options and on-demand tutoring
  • Free premium access to fitness, nutrition, and mindfulness classes
  • Exclusive preferred pricing on Peloton fitness equipment
  • Adoption and family-planning benefits
  • Dedicated care coordination support for our LGBTQ+ community
  • Generous paid time off, including:
    • Vacation, sick time and holidays
    • Volunteer time to participate within your community
    • Discretionary year-end shutdown
    • Paid sabbatical after 5 years; every 3 years thereafter
  • Generous Paid Leave offerings, including 18 weeks of 100% paid parental leave for all new parents
  • 401k match and Financial Planning tools
  • Moderna-paid Life, LTD and STD insurance coverages, as well as voluntary benefit options
  • Complimentary concierge service including home services research, travel booking, and entertainment requests
  • Free parking or subsidized commuter passes
  • Location-specific perks and extras!

Candidates should be aware that Moderna currently maintains a policy requiring all US-based employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and receive a booster shot once eligible. Newly hired employees must be vaccinated and boosted prior to their employment start date. Moderna is an equal opportunity employer and will provide a reasonable accommodation to those unable to be vaccinated or receive a booster where it is not an undue hardship to the company to do so as provided under federal, state, and local law.

About Moderna

In over 10 years since its inception, Moderna has transformed from a research-stage company advancing programs in the field of messenger RNA (mRNA), to an enterprise with a diverse clinical portfolio of vaccines and therapeutics across seven modalities, a broad intellectual property portfolio in areas including mRNA and lipid nanoparticle formulation, and an integrated manufacturing plant that allows for rapid clinical and commercial production at scale. Moderna maintains alliances with a broad range of domestic and overseas government and commercial collaborators, which has allowed for the pursuit of both groundbreaking science and rapid scaling of manufacturing. Most recently, Moderna's capabilities have come together to allow the authorized use and approval of one of the earliest and most effective vaccines against the COVID-19 pandemic.

Moderna's mRNA platform builds on continuous advances in basic and applied mRNA science, delivery technology and manufacturing, and has allowed the development of therapeutics and vaccines for infectious diseases, immuno-oncology, rare diseases, cardiovascular diseases and autoimmune diseases. Moderna has been named a top biopharmaceutical employer by Science for the past seven years. To learn more, visit www.modernatx.com.

Moderna is a smoke-free, alcohol-free and drug-free work environment.

Moderna is committed to equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to a person's race, color, gender, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation or any characteristic protected under applicable law. Moderna will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities, in accordance with applicable law.
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