Sr. Manager, Clinical Trial Diversity and Inclusion

The Role:

Reporting to the Director of Patient Engagement & Advocacy, the Sr Manager, Clinical Trial Diversity & Inclusion plays a key role in implementing strategies for clinical trials that drive the recruitment and retention of diverse populations representative of the epidemiology of the diseases under study. This role will work closely with study teams and investigative sites to develop program and site level demographic goals, oversee strategies to achieve the established demographic targets, and drive study teams to implement these strategies throughout the execution of the trial.

This role will reinforce Modernas commitment to inclusive research by conducting presentations and trainings to investigative sites on the importance of representative diversity in clinical trials. This role will also support efforts to identify the barriers that currently impede inclusion and will work with study teams, community organizations, and Modernas health equity officer to implement initiatives and approaches to more efficiently identify, engage, recruit, and retain study participants from diverse communities.

As a global organization, Moderna is focused on bringing better health to all people. The Sr Manager, Clinical Trial D&I should be aware of the evolving global requirements for diversity, contribute to the development of a global strategy and adjust local strategy accordingly.

Putting patients first is a core value of Moderna. We work collaboratively as a team, we boldly strive for excellence, we are constantly curious and committed to ongoing learning and improvement, and we are relentless in putting patients at the heart of what we do.

Heres What Youll Do:

• Establish and implement study level diversity strategy, taking into consideration the epidemiology of the disease, and considerations for site selection

• Work with Clinical Operations Teams to support efforts to map out wider eligibility criteria earlier in the drug development process

• Establish and oversee study specific demographic targets across the D&I spectrum

• Leverage analytic dashboards and metrics to track progress, adapt strategy, and evolve roadmap

• Communicate and partner with cross-functional teams to change internal culture and behaviors to strengthen understanding of disease disparities and effects on diverse populations

• Review study specific clinical trial materials to ensure cultural sensitivity and health literacy guidelines are followed

• Provided coaching, conscious inclusion trainings, and tools for study teams and investigative sites to support their efforts in reaching diverse communities

• Present diversity goals and rationale to study teams and at investigator meetings

• Identify context specific barriers to trial participation across therapeutic areas and work with PR&R team to map out potential solutions to address gaps

• Contribute new ideas and approaches to help expand the reach of clinical trials into diverse communities

Heres What Youll Bring to the Table:

• Bachelors degree required with at least 6 years of experience in clinical trials (US & OUS)

• Knowledge & experience in clinical trial operations, managing patient enrollment initiatives or working with cross functional teams

• Experience interpreting quantitative data and analyzing metrics

• Ability to champion the voice of underserved populations

• Knowledge of current regulatory requirements and guidelines governing clinical trial diversity, health equity, and population metrics

• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, prioritize tasks, and successfully manage multiple projects

• Demonstrated ability to effectively work independently

• A collaborative spirit, the ability to see anothers point of view, empathy, and the ability to identify a path forward in ambiguous situations

• Strong oral and written communication skills; ability to lead and influence without authority

• Ability to successfully develop and maintain strong working relationships between both cross-functional internal colleagues and external stakeholders

Moderna is pleased to provide you and your family with a comprehensive and innovative suite of benefits, including:

• Highly competitive and inclusive medical, dental and vision coverage options
• Flexible Spending Accounts for medical expenses and dependent care expenses
• Lifestyle Spending Account funds to help you engage in personal enrichment and self-care activities
• Family care benefits, including subsidized back-up care options and on-demand tutoring
• Free premium access to fitness, nutrition, and mindfulness classes
• Exclusive preferred pricing on Peloton fitness equipment
• Adoption and family-planning benefits
• Dedicated care coordination support for our LGBTQ+ community
• Generous paid time off, including:
  Vacation, sick time and holidays
  Volunteer time to participate within your community
  Discretionary winter shut down
  Paid sabbatical after 5 years; every 3 years thereafter
• Generous Paid Leave offerings, including 18 weeks of 100% paid parental leave for all new parents
• 401k match and Financial Planning tools
• Moderna-paid Life, LTD and STD insurance coverages, as well as voluntary benefit options
• Complimentary concierge service including home services research, travel booking, and entertainment requests
• Free parking or subsidized commuter passes
• Location-specific perks and extras!

Candidates should be aware that Moderna currently maintains a policy requiring all US-based employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and receive a booster shot once eligible. Newly hired employees must be vaccinated and boosted prior to their employment start date. Moderna is an equal opportunity employer and will provide a reasonable accommodation to those unable to be vaccinated or receive a booster where it is not an undue hardship to the company to do so as provided under federal, state, and local law.

About Moderna

In over 10 years since its inception, Moderna has transformed from a research-stage company advancing programs in the field of messenger RNA (mRNA), to an enterprise with a diverse clinical portfolio of vaccines and therapeutics across seven modalities, a broad intellectual property portfolio in areas including mRNA and lipid nanoparticle formulation, and an integrated manufacturing plant that allows for rapid clinical and commercial production at scale. Moderna maintains alliances with a broad range of domestic and overseas government and commercial collaborators, which has allowed for the pursuit of both groundbreaking science and rapid scaling of manufacturing. Most recently, Moderna's capabilities have come together to allow the authorized use and approval of one of the earliest and most effective vaccines against the COVID-19 pandemic.

Moderna's mRNA platform builds on continuous advances in basic and applied mRNA science, delivery technology and manufacturing, and has allowed the development of therapeutics and vaccines for infectious diseases, immuno-oncology, rare diseases, cardiovascular diseases and autoimmune diseases. Moderna has been named a top biopharmaceutical employer by Science for the past seven years. To learn more, visit www.modernatx.com.

Moderna is a smoke-free, alcohol-free and drug-free work environment.

Moderna is committed to equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to a persons race, color, gender, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation or any characteristic protected under applicable law. Moderna will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities, in accordance with applicable law.

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