Job Description

The Role:

Moderna is seeking a strategic, enterprise-minded individual. Reporting to the Chief Marketing Officer, the perfect candidate will be responsible for leading Global Market Access, Pricing, and Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR) across Moderna’s marketed and pipeline assets. As the Head of the function, you will drive access, reimbursement, and evidence strategies and operations to secure sustainable patient access for Moderna’s commercial vaccines (mNEXSPIKE®, Spikevax®, mRESVIA®) and a late-stage pipeline that spans infectious disease, oncology, and rare-disease, supporting multiple global launches across diverse therapeutic areas.

You will have accountability for articulating product value propositions, shaping global reimbursement strategies, and translating health-economic and real-world evidence into meaningful access outcomes. Additionally, you and your team will partner closely with New Product Planning and R&D to inform clinical development plans and influence portfolio prioritization.

At Moderna, we work collaboratively as a team. We boldly strive for excellence. We are constantly

curious and committed to ongoing learning and improvement, and we are relentless in our pursuit of

the best talent in the industry.

Here's What You’ll Do:

• Lead global access and reimbursement strategies for Moderna’s portfolio, thereby enabling optimal patient access and bringing value to patients and the healthcare ecosystem
• Partner effectively with franchises, markets, and support functions to enable execution of global strategies and deliver on core deliverables (access strategy, value proposition, pricing policy, contracting strategy, launch sequencing, evidence generation plans, publications, dossiers, economic models, and negotiation tools)
• Collaborate with Global Marketing to ensure that access, reimbursement, and value considerations are factored into product and portfolio strategies, operating plans, and forecasts
• Collaborate with R&D and New Product Planning to ensure access, reimbursement, and value considerations are factored into clinical development plans and pipeline prioritization
• Establish global pricing, tendering, and contracting strategies in close collaboration with regions and markets, ensuring protocols and operations are efficient and compliant
• Monitor the evolving market access and healthcare policy landscape, communicate risks and opportunities, and proactively shape the environment to enable patient access to our portfolio
• Partner with cross-functional team members in Commercial Operations, Policy, Marketing, Sales, Regulatory, Medical Affairs, Legal, Compliance, and Finance to ensure the global strategy can be executed locally
• Develop deep knowledge of competitor access strategies and incorporate into operating plans to secure and protect profitable access
• Lead and strengthen a high-performing global function, evolving capabilities in access strategy, pricing, HEOR, and evidence generation to support a growing and diversified portfolio. Continue to build access capabilities for Moderna inside and outside the department

Here’s What You’ll Need (Basic Qualifications)

• 15+ years of progressive experience in the biopharmaceutical industry, including both global and US roles, with 8+ years of Market Access leadership experience spanning pricing, reimbursement, HEOR, and policy
• Deep understanding and experience developing and leading implementation of access, value demonstration, pricing, tendering, contracting and negotiation strategies
• Expertise in international pricing interdependencies, health technology assessment, and the economics of healthcare systems
• Thorough knowledge of evidence-based medicine standards, patient reported outcomes, global and local healthcare policies, key pricing and market access regulations and practices in US, EU, UK, and Asia Pacific.
• Proven leadership skills to manage a diverse team with multiple priorities across varied businesses and collaborate and influence within a matrixed organization
• Relationships with 3rd party payers (commercial / government payers), distribution and trade (3PL, wholesalers, specialty, and retail pharmacy), physician networks, and healthcare systems

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 Qualifications 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 

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