The Role
The Principal Product Manager for Digital for Research will lead the strategic vision, architecture, and configuration of key research informatics platforms, including Benchling, Signals ELN, and Chemaxon. This role will be responsible for stakeholder engagement, product strategy, and platform optimization to ensure scientific research workflows are seamlessly integrated into Moderna’s digital ecosystem. This is a high-impact role requiring deep informatics expertise, strong product management skills, and technical acumen in configuring and optimizing research data platforms.
Here’s What You’ll Do
- Product Strategy & Ownership
- Define and own or contribute to the strategic vision, roadmap, and lifecycle for scientific software solutions, such as Benchling, Signals ELN, and Chemaxon, Schrodinger, MOE, and Rosetta to support Moderna’s research teams.
- Lead product discovery efforts, working with scientists, computational biologists, and software engineers to define and prioritize key capabilities.
- Develop and execute product strategies, ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture and digital strategy.
- Drive innovation in research informatics, ensuring systems are scalable, efficient, and aligned with modern scientific practices.
- Stakeholder Engagement & Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Act as a critical liaison between research teams, software engineers, IT, and senior leadership to ensure scientific and technical needs are met.
- Facilitate requirement gathering workshops, user interviews, and advisory groups to refine system capabilities.
- Partner with Digital, R&D, and Data Engineering teams to ensure seamless integration between informatics platforms, laboratory systems, and enterprise data architecture.
- Advocate for research user needs while balancing technical feasibility, compliance, and business objectives.
- Work collaboratively with software engineering to develop comprehensive solutions that combine COTS configuration with engineered solutions
- Platform Integration, Data Governance & Compliance
- Develop integration strategies that ensure interoperability across research informatics systems.
- Partner with IT, security, and compliance teams to ensure all research data platforms adhere to data integrity, privacy, and regulatory requirements.
- Drive adoption of FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) data principles within research data workflows.
Here’s What You’ll Need (Basic Qualifications)
- Master’s or Ph.D. in Biology, Chemistry, or a related field with 10+ years of experience in product management, digital informatics, or software engineering in a biotech, pharmaceutical, or life sciences setting.
- Expertise in Benchling, Signals ELN, and Chemaxon, with hands-on experience in solution architecture, configuration, and integration.
- Experience with biology, chemistry, scientific informatics, cheminformatics, and laboratory workflows.
- Experience leading cross-functional teams, engaging with scientists, engineers, and business leaders.
- Proficiency in traditional and Agile methodologies, backlog management, and roadmap planning.
Here’s What You’ll Bring to the Table (Preferred Qualifications)
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience with informatics solutions and applications used in the biotech/biopharama research space.
- Familiarity with Python, SQL, or scripting languages for data processing and workflow automation.
- Experience integrating ELN/LIMS platforms with enterprise data systems.
- A growth mindset, embracing Moderna’s culture of being Bold, Relentless, Curious, and Collaborative.
- A desire to make an impact as part of a high-growth, transformational company that is Bold, Relentless, Curious, and Collaborative.
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 a suite of voluntary benefit programs to support your unique needs
- A holistic approach to well-being, with access to fitness, mindfulness, and mental health support
- Lifestyle Spending Accounts to personalize your well-being journey
- Family planning and adoption benefits
- Generous paid time off, including vacation, volunteer days, sabbatical, global recharge days, and a discretionary year-end shutdown
- Savings and investment opportunities
- Location-specific perks and extras
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.
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.
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.
Moderna is a smoke-free, alcohol-free, and drug-free work environment.
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 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 an E-Verify Employer in the United States. We consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.
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. (EEO Employer)
