Director, Country Head Quality Assurance - UK & Ireland

The Role

Joining Moderna offers the unique opportunity to be part of a pioneering team that's revolutionizing medicine through mRNA technology, with a diverse pipeline of development programs across various diseases.

As an employee, you'll be part of a continually growing organization, working alongside exceptional colleagues and strategic partners worldwide, contributing to global health initiatives.

Moderna's commitment to advancing the technological frontier of mRNA medicines ensures a challenging and rewarding career experience, with the potential to make a significant impact on patients' lives worldwide.

Moderna is solidifying its presence in London, a global hub for scientific research and innovation. Our London office focuses on commercial operations, ensuring the delivery of our revolutionary products to the UK market. We're seeking talents who are ready to contribute to our mission and transform the landscape of health worldwide​.

We are seeking a decisive and knowledgeable pharmaceutical quality leader to serve as Director, Country Head, Quality – UK & Ireland. This London-based role oversees Moderna’s pharmaceutical quality operations across the region and plays a key leadership role in delivering our UK commercial and government partnership commitments. As the Responsible Person (RP) and/or Responsible Person for Import (RPi) on the wholesale distribution license, you will ensure the company’s operations comply with all applicable GxP standards and EU GDP requirements. You will act as the primary quality interface with authorities, logistics partners, and internal stakeholders, while embedding Moderna’s enterprise quality vision at the local level.

You will also lead a dedicated quality team, overseeing product distribution, batch monitoring, and strategic quality initiatives — all within a high-velocity, innovation-driven culture. This is a role for a quality professional who brings precision, leadership, and deep regulatory knowledge — with the opportunity to engage with enterprise digital systems and contribute to Moderna’s broader Quality evolution, including future-facing initiatives that touch AI and automation.

Here’s What You’ll Do

Your key responsibilities will be:

• Serve as the Responsible Person (RP/RPi) under EU Guidelines 2013/C 343/01, ensuring QMS implementation and GDP compliance.

• Act as the Management Representative for the UK market, reporting on product quality and compliance.

• Lead the integration of quality functions for execution of UK government contracts and participation in the UK Quality Council.

• Oversee distribution system implementation (contracts, specifications, transport conditions, etc.) and ensure end-to-end product integrity.

• Ensure local implementation of Moderna’s global Quality System, aligning SOPs, CAPAs, KPIs, audits, and regulatory reporting.

• Maintain oversight of warehousing and third-party logistics providers, including complaints, deviations, and sample monitoring.

• Prepare for and manage inspections, certifications, and audit readiness across the UK & Ireland.

Your responsibilities will also include:

• Decision-making on returned, rejected, recalled, or falsified products, including batch disposition and approval of product returns.

• Management of customer complaints, training, internal self-inspections, and supplier qualification.

• Stock monitoring, including forecasting, risk declarations, authorizations to distribute, and handling of potential shortages.

• Maintain rigorous documentation and training compliance in accordance with Good Documentation Practices and Data Integrity principles.

• Ensure continuous improvement and cross-functional collaboration to promote a strong quality culture within the local affiliate.

• Lead and develop a high-performing quality team, fostering collaboration and compliance excellence.

• Integrate local regulatory requirements into the enterprise Quality Management System and liaise effectively with global Quality functions.

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:
  You will be the face of Quality for the UK & Ireland — ensuring Moderna’s standards and the public’s trust are upheld at every step. This mindset is vital in managing complex stakeholder relationships, anticipating risks, and executing with a deep sense of ownership across the system.

• We digitize everywhere possible, using the power of code to maximize our impact on patients:
  From electronic quality systems to data tracking, your leadership will help digitize Moderna’s operations locally. You’ll embrace opportunities to integrate AI and automation into routine workflows, inspections, and quality analytics — pushing quality innovation forward.

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

• Education: Minimum: Bachelor’s Degree in relevant scientific discipline.

• Experience: Minimum: +10 years significative experience within the pharmaceutical industry (quality, regulatory and pharmacovigilance area)

• Soft Skills: Influence others internally and/or externally, including other functions. Negotiation skills. Problem solving oriented.

• Demonstrated aptitude or ability to learn: Able gain a strong understanding of GxP regulations.  

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

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

• Quality healthcare and insurance benefits
• Lifestyle Spending Accounts to create your own pathway to well-being
• Free premium access to fitness, nutrition, and mindfulness classes
• Family planning and adoption benefits
• Generous paid time off, including vacation, bank holidays, volunteer days, sabbatical, global recharge days, and a discretionary year-end shutdown
• Savings and investments
• 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 [email protected]. 

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