Sr. Manager, / Associate Director, Development Portfolio Management, IMO

Sr. Manager, / Associate Director, Development Portfolio Management, IMO

The Role:

The Investigational Medicines Office at Moderna is responsible for leadership and management of the clinical-stage programs from IND to licensure. Moderna is seeking a motivated and energetic Sr. Manager/Associate Director to support portfolio management of the development pipeline. In this role, the successful candidate will work with each of the development program leaders to assist in refining program strategy. In addition, the successful candidate will support the program leaders and the strategy group to refine the target product profile and commercial assessment for development programs. The candidate will be responsible for leading the biannual portfolio review business process within the company in coordination with the program leaders and the executive committee of the company. The candidate will also be responsible for supporting the long-range planning business process by articulating the development portfolio strategy and the clinical development function strategy. In coordination with the program management function, the candidate will also support the management of the DRC and governance for clinical programs.

Here's What You'll Do:

• Lead the biannual portfolio review business process by collaborating with program leaders, heads of clinical development, CMC, and the executive committee of the company
• Develop a perspective of risks and trade-offs at the portfolio level for the clinical development portfolio and
• Track the clinical program readouts that impact the program strategy and also provide insight on the platform
• Collaborating with the program leader to articulate the strategy of the clinical program
• Working with the program leader and the strategy group to refine the target product profile and the commercial assessment of late-stage clinical programs
• Supporting the long-range planning business process led by the strategy group by articulating the clinical development strategy and development portfolio strategy; coordinate with the CMO, heads of clinical development, program leaders, corporate strategy group, and executive committee members to create alignment
• Working with the Finance group to assess spend by stage-gates for clinical programs and impact to portfolio over 1-2 year horizon and through licensure
• Coordinate with the program management function to manage the development review committee and clinical program governance

Here's What You'll Bring to the Table:

• BS degree in a scientific field with 5-7 years of experience or MS degree in a scientific field with 3-5 years of experience in a pharmaceutical consulting setting or corporate development in late-stage biotechnology company
• Experience in early and late-stage drug development
• Experience in developing target product profiles, health economic assessments, and commercial assessments of assets
• Strong written and oral communication skills; ability to articulate complex situations in a succinct manner
• Proven track record of successful project management
• Prior experience managing or working within cross-functional teams with timeline management
• Must be adept at working in a fluid environment and foster a strong collaborative spirit internally and externally.
• Preferred: PhD and 2+ years of experience in a biotechnology or pharmaceutical setting

Here's What We'll Bring to the Table:

• Daily on-site catered lunches
• Company-provided iPhone
• Free parking, monthly subway pass or a subsidized commuter rail pass
• Free annual corporate membership to Bluebikes
• Highly competitive healthcare coverage including: medical offered through BCBS (HMO/PPO), dental, and vision offered through VSP
• Flexible Spending Accounts for medical expenses and dependent care expenses
• 16 weeks of 100% paid parental leave for all new parents
• 16 weeks 100% paid family caregiver leave
• 20 weeks 100% paid medical leave
• Adoption assistance and discounts to local childcare centers, as well as access to care.com
• 401k (traditional and Roth offered) with 50% match on first 6% deferred. Match is vested immediately
• A suite of Moderna paid insurance coverage, including: life insurance, short-term and long-term disability
• Voluntary legal assistance plan
• 15 days' vacation and 7 sick days per year, in addition to a discretionary winter shut down and 11 company paid holidays (includes 2 floating holidays)

Why join Moderna

At Moderna, we believe messenger RNA, or mRNA, is the "software of life." Every cell in the body uses mRNA to provide real-time instructions to make the proteins necessary to drive all aspects of biology, including in human health and disease. Given its essential role, we believe mRNA could be used to create a new category of medicines with significant potential to improve the lives of patients.

Headquartered in Cambridge, Mass., Moderna currently has strategic alliances for development programs with AstraZeneca, Plc. and Merck, Inc., as well as the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), an agency of the U.S. Department of Defense; and the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), a division of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Moderna has been ranked in the top ten of Science's list of top biopharma industry employers for the past four years. To learn more, visit www.modernatx.com .

Our Mission:
Deliver on the promise of mRNA science to create a new generation of transformative medicines for patients.

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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.