It's great! Just know what you're getting into... - Associate Director Moderna Employee Review

3.0
Apr 13, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

The people working at Moderna, regardless of department, are hands down the smartest people I've ever met. Seriously, that place is overflowing with brainpower. And it is ALWAYS cool to know that, in some way, you're positively impacting the lives of others. Whether you're in Finance, HR, or IT, in your own way, you're making it possible to provide valuable theraputics to people across the globe.

Cons

Forget about "work/life balance". It doesn't exist, and it doesn't matter what department you're in. The tricky bit is that everyone in all of these departments is really passionate about the mission, and that's contagious. Before you know it, you're constantly checking your phone for emails at all hours of the day and working on the weekends to keep up with everyone else. If you're naturally inclined to be a workaholic, DO NOT APPLY. The culture is built on workaholics, so there aren't any breaks or mechanisms to help you if you start to spend more time working than you do with your family.

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5.0
May 14, 2026
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Pros

Supportive colleagues, innovative projects, competitive benefits, and opportunities for professional growth.

Cons

Fast-paced environment can sometimes create high workloads and tight project deadlines.

2.0
Apr 27, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Good lower level scientists around you

Cons

Out of touch leadership with terrible management. Constantly changing goals in the name of “pivoting” and “moving fast” but actually just an incredible amount of waste in terms i of both money and talent. Almost cult like atmosphere. Toe the line and don’t challenge the science too much or you’re out. Easy enough to keep your head down at the sr scientist level but deeply demoralizing to see good scientists above you let go because of their good but unpopular scientific opinions. This is not a science first place And all for what? They say speed and vision will give you innovation but in my experience here it’s exactly the opposite- I was surprised and disappointed by the lack of innovation. Didn’t feel like they were doing anything that other companies weren’t also doing. Commitments to projects were too short term or too shallow or too unstable to actually push the envelope

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