Sr. Manager, Organizational & Talent Development

The Role

Moderna is seeking a creative, digitally fluent, and execution-oriented talent development professional to deliver and support a portfolio of learning and talent programs.

This role sits at the intersection of learning, talent, employee engagement, marketing, and experience design. The ideal candidate thinks like a marketer, operates like a program manager, and cares deeply about helping employees grow. They understand that great programs only create impact when employees see their relevance and are inspired to participate.

The Senior Manager will support enterprise learning and talent initiatives, with a focus on North America onboarding, site-based learning engagement, employee communications, ERG support, learning analytics, and continuous improvement.

Here’s What You’ll Do

Lead and Evolve Learning Experiences

• Own North America onboarding end to end, delivering virtual, in-person, and self-paced components.
• Continuously improve onboarding to create a welcoming, useful, and energizing experience for new employees.
• Support delivery of assigned learning and talent programs, including planning, logistics, communications, vendor coordination, and learner experience.
• Coordinate digital and live learning experiences across modalities.
• Ensure materials are clear, accessible, visually consistent, and aligned with Moderna’s brand and culture.

Drive Engagement Through Marketing and Storytelling

• Create compelling communications and campaigns that help employees discover and engage with learning and talent programs.
• Develop content such as intranet posts, short-form videos, visuals, leader messages, learner stories, and program announcements.
• Translate learning and talent offerings into clear, relevant messages for different employee audiences.
• Partner with internal communications, HR, and business stakeholders to increase awareness, adoption, and participation.

Partner Across Sites and Communities

• Serve as the dedicated learning liaison for Moderna’s Norwood, MA; Marlborough, MA; and Laval, Canada sites.
• Partner with HR Business Partners and site leaders to understand local needs and bring relevant learning solutions to employees.
• Support Moderna’s Employee Resource Groups, helping them drive engagement, inclusion, connection, and strategic value.
• Build strong relationships across HR, Talent, Communications, Digital, site leadership, vendors, and program owners.

Use Data, Technology, and AI to Improve Impact

• Produce a quarterly learning activity and impact dashboard.
• Monitor program performance through feedback, participation data, usage metrics, and stakeholder input.
• Identify opportunities to improve workflows, automate manual processes, and simplify operations.
• Explore and adopt digital tools and emerging technologies, including AI, to improve how work gets done.
• Support special projects across organizational development, talent development, engagement, and workforce capability.

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

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum of 6 years of relevant experience in learning, talent development, employee engagement, internal communications, marketing, organizational development, or a related field.
• Strong project and program management skills, with the ability to manage details while keeping the broader employee experience in mind.
• Live facilitation skills
• Strong storytelling, campaign, and communication skills, with the ability to drive awareness, adoption, and engagement.
• Experience developing employee-facing content, campaigns, learning materials, or communications across multiple channels.
• Ability to partner effectively with HR, business leaders, communications teams, vendors, and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Comfort using data and feedback to assess effectiveness and improve programs.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Curiosity about digital tools, automation, AI, and new ways of working.
• A creative, resourceful, and practical mindset.

Pay & Benefits

At Moderna, we believe that when you feel your best, you can do your best work. That’s why our benefits and well-being resources are designed to support you—at work, at home, and everywhere in between.

• Competitive healthcare, 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 investments to help you plan for the future
• Location-specific perks and extras

The salary range for this role is $130,800.00 - $209,400.00. 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 [email protected]. 

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