Director, Country Head Quality Assurance - UK & Ireland

Joining Moderna offers the unique opportunity to be part of a pioneering team that is revolutionising medicine through mRNA technology, with a diverse pipeline of development programmes across various diseases. As an employee, you will be part of a continually growing organisation, working alongside exceptional colleagues and strategic partners worldwide, contributing to global health initiatives.

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 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

• 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.
• We digitise everywhere possible, using the power of code to maximize our impact on patients: From electronic quality systems to data tracking, your leadership will help digitise Moderna’s operations locally.

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

• Education: Minimum: Bachelor’s Degree in relevant scientific discipline.
• Experience: Minimum: +10 years significant 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 to gain a strong understanding of GxP regulations.

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!

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.

Moderna is committed to equal opportunity in employment and non-discrimination for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to a person’s race, colour, 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.