Executive Director, Program Leader
Company: Moderna Theraputics
Location: Cambridge
Posted on: August 6, 2022
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Job Description:
The Role:
Moderna is seeking a motivated and energetic Program Leader for our
Oncology programs to drive the program strategy and maintain
accountability of program execution. The successful candidate will
work in close coordination with the program manager to drive the
strategy of the program and enable the execution of the set
timelines. The Program Leader will lead a cross-functional team
across clinical operations, regulatory affairs, clinical
pharmacology, biomarkers, CMC, non-clinical, and medical to deliver
against the program strategy. The successful candidate will have
experience in development of Oncology programs from early to late
stage.
The successful candidate is able to work independently and thrive
in a proactive can-do culture and team milieu to lead the clinical
development activities for mRNA-based therapies for our current and
emerging Oncology programs while leveraging success in those to
catalyze development across the most promising programs for
accelerated development. You will work closely with colleagues in
Oncology Development and other therapeutic areas in Moderna as
needed. The candidates will be a highly effective internal and
external team player and terrific communicator and
collaborator.
Here's What You'll Do:
The Program Leader will be involved in high-level leadership of the
assigned program(s):
* Lead the cross-functional teams for Oncology program(s)
* Represent the program status, scenarios, and trade-offs with
senior leadership, internal stakeholders, and external
stakeholders
* Align on a program direction in coordination with senior
functional leaders and program representatives
* Support development of regulatory documents and HA
interactions
* Engage external stakeholders including KOLs and key PIs; engage
advisory boards in order to develop an effective program
strategy
* Accountable for the integrated development plan for the Oncology
program(s)
* Develop a program budget in coordination with the program
manager, finance and functional representatives; identify
trade-offs
* Work with senior leadership to support late-stage development
activities including endpoints for registration, patient reported
outcomes, and health-economics
* Provides strong scientific and project leadership, balancing
pragmatism and innovation consistent with the R&D strategy
* Creates, leads and delivers continuous improvement of the R&D
mission and improve productivity within each phase of
development
* Model and expects effective team behavior to achieve the project
goals
Here's What You'll Bring to the Table:
* MD or Ph.D with 10 years of experience in a biotechnology or
pharmaceutical setting
* Experience in oncology drug development including the transition
of novel candidates from discovery through licensure
* Proven track record of successful cross functional program
leadership or management supporting early- and late-stage programs
through regulatory milestones(IND/BLA)
* Strong ability to lead cross-functional teams; engage senior
leadership, health authorities, and KOLs
* Prior experience managing or working within cross-functional
project teams with timeline management and budgetary
responsibility
* Must be adept at working in a fluid environment and foster a
strong collaborative spirit internally and externally.
* Strong written and oral communication skills as well as
demonstrated organizational aptitude
* Ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced
environment.
* Ability to effectively collaborate in a dynamic, cross-functional
matrix environment.
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 winter shut down
* 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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