(Fixed Term) Warehouse Specialist at Moderna in Location not listed

(Fixed Term) Warehouse Specialist

Location: Oxford - England

The Role:

Joining Moderna means advancing mRNA science to transform medicine. Work with exceptional global teams on a broad pipeline and build a career that makes a real difference for patients.

Moderna is establishing a leading research, development, and manufacturing facility at Harwell to support onshore mRNA vaccine production for respiratory diseases in the UK.

This long term investment will create skilled jobs and strengthen collaboration with academic, NHS, and government partners. We welcome experts ready to help expand access to life saving vaccines.

Join our Warehouse and Logistics Operations team at Harwell as an individual contributor, playing a critical role in ensuring the seamless flow, control and availability of materials supporting our cutting-edge mRNA manufacturing operations.
Working in a fast-paced, highly regulated GMP environment supporting continuous site operations, you will combine hands-on warehouse execution with SAP inventory management, quality documentation, material control and logistics coordination.

This 12-month fixed-term opportunity will build your expertise in pharmaceutical supply chain operations while giving you exposure to Moderna’s digital-first operating model, advanced data-driven tools and opportunities to get closer to Generative AI-enabled ways of working.

Here's What You'll Do:

• Receive inbound deliveries and verify shipments against purchase orders, delivery documentation and associated paperwork, ensuring materials entering the Harwell operation are accurately controlled.

• Review delivery documentation for accuracy and completeness, proactively obtaining any missing documentation required to verify incoming materials.

• Upload, maintain and control delivery and inventory records within Moderna’s quality management systems in accordance with GMP requirements.

• Pick, verify and prepare warehouse materials to meet manufacturing requirements and operational schedules, helping ensure materials are available when needed to support continuous site operations.

• Learn and implement Moderna’s internal procedures for material labeling, handling, storage and movement, maintaining compliance with safety, quality and operational standards.

• Support broader logistics activities across the Harwell site, including outbound shipments, deliveries and coordination of material movements.

• Complete all required departmental and operational training programs, building the proficiency required to operate independently across warehouse and logistics activities.

• Independently coordinate deliveries to internal customers, ensuring requests are fulfilled accurately and on time.

• Execute daily SAP transactions to maintain inventory accuracy and enable effective operational workflows.

• Perform daily warehouse cycle counts and inventory reconciliations, investigating and supporting the accurate control of stock.

• Efficiently manage the segregation and control of expired materials in accordance with site procedures and quality requirements.

• Maintain accurate and up-to-date inventory records within SAP and support inventory management best practices.

• Partner closely with manufacturing and operational teams at Harwell to ensure materials are available at the right time to support continuous operations.

• Contribute as an individual contributor within a highly collaborative environment focused on operational excellence, quality compliance and continuous improvement.

• Gain exposure to Moderna’s digital-first operating model, including technology-enabled warehouse processes and advanced digital and data-driven tools supporting manufacturing operations.

• Build familiarity with emerging Generative AI-enabled tools and ways of working, exploring how new digital capabilities can support greater efficiency, learning and operational decision-making within an appropriately controlled environment.

The key Moderna Mindsets you’ll need to succeed in the role:

• We behave like owners. The solutions we’re building go beyond any job description.

• We digitize everywhere possible using the power of code to maximize our impact on patients.

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

• Educated to a high standard.

• Experience working in GMP or GDP operations.

• Knowledge of Quality Management systems.

• 2+ years of experience in Warehouse Operations.

• Experience working within a highly regulated industry, pharmaceutical environment or related field.

• Ability to lift and move products as required as part of warehouse operations.

• Proficient use of Microsoft Office and relevant operational tools, including SAP, Smartsheet, Microsoft Word and Excel.

• Ability to be flexible when required to meet operational needs.

• A collaborative and customer-focused attitude.

• A can-do approach.

• Strong attention to detail.

• A desire to make an impact as part of a high-growth, transformational company that is Bold, Relentless, Curious, and Collaborative.

• This position is site-based and requires you to be at Moderna’s Harwell site full-time. It is not eligible for remote work.

• As part of Moderna’s commitment to workplace safety, this role may require an enhanced pre-employment check.

Working Pattern:

This is a 12-month fixed-term contract operating on a fixed 2-2-3 (Panama) work schedule. The schedule follows a slow rotation cycle of 28 days, with employees working 12-hour shifts. For this position, the working hours are 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. (days).

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

• Educated to a high standard

• Experience in GMP or GDP operations

• Knowledge of Quality Management systems

• 2 + years of experience in Warehouse Operations

• Experience in a highly regulated industry, Pharmaceutical, or related field.

• Ability to lift and move products.

• Proficient use of Microsoft Office (SAP, Smartsheet, Microsoft Word, and Excel).

• Ability to be flexible when required.

• Collaborative, and customer-focused attitude.

• A can -do approach

• Attention to detail

• A desire to make an impact as part of a high-growth, transformational company that is Bold, Relentless, Curious, and Collaborative.

• This position is site-based, requiring you to be at Moderna’s site full-time. This position is not eligible for remote work.

• As part of Moderna’s commitment to workplace safety, this role may require an enhanced pre-employment check.

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 building benefits, including fertility, adoption, and surrogacy support
• Generous paid time off, including vacation, bank holidays, 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 benefits offered may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Moderna and the country where you work.

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 opportunity in employment 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. 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 accommodation or adjustments to qualified job applicants with disabilities. Any applicant requiring an accommodation or adjustment 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 and Adjustments team at leavesandaccommodations@modernatx.com.

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