Senior Risk Management Analyst
Job Summary
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 strengthening its international business services hub in Warsaw supporting our growing global operations. We welcome professionals ready to help advance our mission and shape the future of mRNA medicines.
Join Moderna Digital Core Governance Risk and Compliance (GRC) as an individual contributor helping strengthen how we identify assess monitor and communicate technology cybersecurity and emerging risks across the organization. Youll turn complex risk and control information into clear actionable insight enabling teams to understand risk exposure prioritize remediation improve control maturity and maintain accurate and auditable risk data in a highly regulated life sciences environment.
Working across technology cybersecurity quality privacy legal and business teams youll support risk assessments control evaluations issue management governance reporting process documentation and risk-based decision-making. Youll bring hands-on understanding of GxP-regulated environments together with strong analytical rigor and knowledge of cybersecurity and technology risk concepts.
This is also an opportunity to help shape the next generation of risk management at Moderna. Youll get close to Generative AI automation AI-assisted engineering agentic workflows data pipelines and digital platformsdocumenting the risk requirements decision logic controls evidence escalation points and human oversight needed to make increasingly automated processes responsible repeatable scalable and AI-ready.
Heres What Youll Do:
Support the identification assessment monitoring and reporting of digital technology cybersecurity and emerging risks across Moderna including risks associated with applications infrastructure data business processes third parties AI automation and GxP-regulated environments.
Conduct and support risk assessments to evaluate risk exposure control effectiveness residual risk issue severity remediation needs and appropriate risk treatment recommendations.
Partner cross-functionally with technology cybersecurity quality privacy legal business and other stakeholders to gather information validate risks and controls align on remediation plans and enable timely risk-based decision-making.
Support control evaluations and issue management activities including documenting control gaps tracking remediation commitments monitoring action plans and escalating risks or delays when appropriate.
Maintain accurate complete and actionable risk data within GRC systems and related repositories strengthening governance reporting auditability transparency and trend analysis.
Prepare risk reporting metrics dashboards and executive-ready summaries that clearly communicate key risks control gaps remediation status trends and decision points to stakeholders and governance forums.
Analyze risk trends across assessments issues controls platforms business processes third parties GxP impacts AI use cases and emerging technologies to generate insights that help mature Modernas risk management program.
Support the use of AI automation and agentic workflows to improve risk management processes by documenting requirements decision logic control expectations evidence needs escalation points and human oversight requirements.
Help enable AI-readiness and digital transformation initiatives by translating risk management and governance needs into documented requirements process flows decision points control expectations and evidence requirements that can support automation and repeatable processes.
Develop and maintain process documentation procedures templates workflows and guidance materials that enable consistent repeatable and scalable risk management practices.
Apply strong analytical communication and organizational skills with excellent attention to detail to help stakeholders understand risk exposure and prioritize appropriate remediation activities.
Bring hands-on experience working in GxP-regulated environments and a solid understanding of cybersecurity and technology risk concepts to risk and control activities within a regulated life sciences environment.
Stay curious about evolving and emerging risks including those introduced by artificial intelligence automation AI-assisted engineering agentic workflows data pipelines digital platforms and evolving regulatory expectations.
Take on additional tasks as needed to support Digital Core GRC and Modernas broader risk management objectives.
The key Moderna Mindsets youll need to succeed in the role:
We digitize everywhere possible using the power of code to maximize our impact on patients.
We obsess over learning. We dont have to be the smartest we have to learn the fastest.
Heres What Youll Bring to the Table (Minimum Qualifications)
5 years of experience in a similar or related position including experience with cybersecurity risk management technology risk management enterprise risk management IT controls compliance or GRC.
Experience supporting or conducting risk assessments control evaluations issue management remediation tracking risk reporting and governance activities.
Sound judgment to identify when risks control gaps contractual concerns or remediation delays require escalation to drive timely decision-making and appropriate risk treatment.
Experience working in a GxP-regulated environment is required.
Strong written and verbal communication skills including the ability to communicate cybersecurity risk concepts and control expectations to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Experience using AI to optimize augment or streamline risk analysis documentation reporting workflow management or stakeholder communications.
Proven ability tooperatein highly matrixed environments and influence without direct authority.
Preferred Qualifications (Preferred Qualifications):
Four-year degree or equivalent relevant work experience preferred ideally in information systems cybersecurity or risk management.
Familiarity with third-party cybersecurity risk frameworks and assessment standards such as NIST CSF ISO 27001 CIS Controls COBIT ITIL or similar frameworks.
Experience with GRC workflow reporting and collaboration tools such as OneTrust ServiceNow Jira Power BI Excel SharePoint or similar tools.
Experience supporting risk governance processes including risk registers issue tracking control assessments metrics dashboards governance forums and executive reporting.
Strong attention to detail and commitment to data integrity auditability consistent documentation and transparent risk reporting.
Influential inclusive and trusted partner compassionate to the needs and situations of all your stakeholders
Embrace a culture of continuous service improvement and service excellence
A desire to make an impact as part of a high-growth transformational company
Pay & Benefits
At Moderna we believe that when you feel your best you can do your best work. Thats why our benefits and well-being resources are designed to support youat 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
- Savingsandinvestments 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 theinfrastructure 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 peopleare the driving force behind our scientific progress and our 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 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 persons 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.
Were 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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