Director, Lead Epidemiologist, Infectious Diseases - Early S

Company: Moderna Therapeutics
Location: Cambridge
Posted on: February 19, 2021

Job Description:

Director, Lead Epidemiologist, Infectious Diseases - Early Stage Vaccines Cambridge, Massachusetts Clinical Development The Role:Moderna is seeking an Epidemiologist to develop the epidemiologic strategy and execute activities to support its early stage vaccine portfolio. A PhD in epidemiology is required, along with at least 3 years of industry experience, preferably within vaccine development. This role will report to Moderna's Senior Epidemiology Lead, under the Infectious Diseases Therapeutic Area, and will drive the strategic development and execution of the Epidemiology Plans for early-stage prophylactic vaccines, e.g., EBV, influenza, and Zika. The position is based at Moderna's Cambridge, MA site.--The successful candidate is driven, curious, collaborative, with a bold ambition to contribute to the development of ground-breaking mRNA-based vaccines. The candidate must have excellent oral and written communication skills and a collaborative mindset.--Here's What You'll Do:

• Accountable for the leadership, development, and execution of the Epidemiology strategy for early-stage vaccines.
• Provide epidemiologic input to the product development, pre-clinical, safety, and regulatory affairs teams, contributing to the integrated evidence plans for early-stage assets.
• Design and execute pre- and post-marketing epidemiology plans, including burden of disease studies, literature reviews and gap analyses, mathematical modeling, and post-marketing safety and effectiveness studies, as needed.
• Set the scientific direction and develop protocols, data analysis plans, study reports and peer-reviewed publications for early-stage assets.
• Actively contribute to the development of Target Product Profiles, particularly in terms of demonstrating burden of disease/unmet medical need and shaping post-licensure plans.
• Serve as a key partner with Medical Affairs and Commercial in terms of market-building activities, including building of HE models.
• Lead the Epidemiology strategy for early asset Advisory Board meetings.
• Develop collaborations with key epidemiology partners in the external environment.
• Provide epidemiologic support to other Moderna programs as needed.
• Develop and maintain strong, collaborative relationships with the broader Moderna organization.Here's What You'll Bring to the Table:
  • PhD in Epidemiology. Preference given to candidates with previous experience in vaccine development.
  • Minimum 3 years' experience in an industry setting, preferably in Vaccines or a related therapeutic area. Proven ability to:
    • Plan and execute epidemiologic studies and related activities to support early-stage assets
    • Deliver high-quality results within established timelines
    • Demonstrated track record in leading cross-functional teams and work streams.
    • Creative problem-solver with the 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 Moderna team members across functions in a matrix environment.
    • Exceptional written and oral communication skills to meet the needs of varied audiences.
    • Integrated understanding of global regulatory authorities, ICH GCP, and GPP/GEP guidelines. Prior interaction with major public health agencies is preferred.Here's What We'll Bring to the Table:
      • On-site subsidized cafeteria or 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
      • Eligible for "Moderna Month" (one month paid sabbatical after five years of service and eligible for additional one month paid sabbatical every 3 years thereafter)
      • 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) About Moderna: In 10 years since its inception, Moderna has transformed from a science research-stage company advancing programs in the promising-but-still-unproven field of messenger RNA (mRNA), to an enterprise with its first medicine having treated millions of people, a diverse clinical portfolio of vaccines and therapeutics across six modalities, a broad intellectual property portfolio in areas including mRNA and lipid nanoparticle formulation, and an integrated manufacturing plant that allows for both clinical and commercial production at scale and at unprecedented speed. 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 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 auto-immune diseases. Today, 24 development programs are underway across these therapeutic areas, with 13 programs having entered the clinic. Moderna has been named a top biopharmaceutical employer by Science for the past six 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. #LI-SL1- Posted 13 Days Ago Full time R3603 About Us 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 M oderna 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.

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