(Fixed Term) Warehouse Specialist

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.

In this role, you will operate at the core of Moderna’s UK manufacturing operations, ensuring seamless warehouse and logistics support within a 24/7 GMP environment.

You will play a critical role in enabling the flow of materials that power mRNA manufacturing, directly supporting production continuity and compliance.
This is a hands-on, high-impact position where precision, ownership, and operational excellence are essential to advancing Moderna’s mission.

Here's What You'll Do:

• Receive inbound deliveries, verifying shipments by checking paperwork and documentation against purchase orders

• Proactively obtain any missing documentation required to validate delivery information and ensure compliance

• Upload and manage all relevant documentation within Moderna’s quality management systems

• Pick, verify, and stage materials within the warehouse to meet manufacturing and production requirements

• Learn and implement Moderna’s internal procedures for labeling and handling materials, ensuring full compliance with safety, GMP, and operational standards

• Support broader logistics operations, including coordinating shipments and deliveries across site functions

• Complete all required training associated with warehouse, logistics, and GMP operations

• Independently coordinate deliveries to internal stakeholders, ensuring timely and accurate distribution of materials

• Execute daily SAP transactions with precision, maintaining real-time system accuracy

• Perform daily cycle counts within the warehouse, ensuring inventory integrity and traceability

• Manage the segregation and control of expired materials, ensuring compliant handling and disposal

• Maintain accurate, up-to-date inventory records within SAP, supporting audit readiness and operational transparency

• Contribute to a 24/7 operational environment, ensuring consistent support for manufacturing activities

• Engage with evolving digital tools and systems, with opportunities to interact with advanced technologies—including AI-driven and data-centric platforms—to continuously improve warehouse and logistics processes

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 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.

Fixed shift Pattern:

What is a 2-2-3 work Schedule

The 2-2-3 or the Panama schedule is a slow rotation cycle of 28 days where each employee works in a 12 hour shift every day.

The schedule is based on working from 7am to 7pm (days)

Pay & Benefits

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.

• Best-in-class 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 .

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