The Role:
Joining Moderna offers the unique opportunity to be part of a pioneering team that's revolutionizing medicine through mRNA technology, with a diverse pipeline of development programs across various diseases.
As an employee, you'll be part of a continually growing organization, working alongside exceptional colleagues and strategic partners worldwide, contributing to global health initiatives.
Moderna's commitment to advancing the technological frontier of mRNA medicines ensures a challenging and rewarding career experience, with the potential to make a significant impact on patients' lives worldwide.
Moderna is solidifying its presence within our international business services hub in Warsaw, Poland, a city renowned for its rich scientific and technological heritage. This hub provides critical functions, meeting the growing demand of Moderna’s global business operations. We're inviting professionals from around the world to join our mission and contribute to the future of mRNA medicines.
This role sits at the operational core of our HR Operations team, reporting directly to the Director, Global Payroll. It ensures the accuracy and timeliness of payroll input data for Moderna's 16-country footprint outside the United States. The position demands a meticulous individual who can manage high-volume, highly manual processes with precision, attention to detail, and a commitment to data integrity. In this role, you'll be instrumental in maintaining the consistency and compliance of our global payroll operations, while also helping to shape how Moderna evolves and streamlines payroll coordination on an international scale. The complexity of our systems and the diversity of our vendor landscape will offer the right candidate significant exposure to cross-functional collaboration, system optimization, and an evolving digital HR environment with future-facing potential to contribute to automation and generative AI solutions.
Here’s What You’ll Do:
Your key responsibilities will be:
Own the monthly payroll input process for all countries outside the US.
Consolidate core payroll inputs across various internal systems and stakeholders.
Review, reconcile, and correct data, including manual entries where necessary.
Maintain and update payroll input templates reflecting all employee movements.
Your responsibilities will also include:
Audit and validate Time & Absence and Overtime reports, resolving discrepancies with HR Business Partners.
Finalise and upload input files into external payroll provider portals and act as main point-of-contact for data-related queries.
Maintain high standards of data integrity in Workday and across payroll templates.
Ensure compliance with internal controls, including SOX support and audit readiness.
Continuously identify and implement process improvements to optimize payroll input and validation workflows.
The key Moderna Mindsets you’ll need to succeed in the role:
“We obsess over learning. We don’t have to be the smartest we have to learn the fastest.”
In this role, you’ll navigate a complex, manual global payroll ecosystem. Rapid mastery of country-specific inputs and vendor systems will be essential to maintain timely and accurate payroll operations.“We digitize everywhere possible using the power of code to maximize our impact on patients.”
Your ability to identify repeatable processes and areas where automation or tool integration (including emerging Generative AI technologies) can reduce manual effort will directly enhance operational scalability and accuracy.
Here’s What You’ll Do (Basic Qualifications):
1–3 years’ experience in Payroll, HR Operations or Total Rewards
Working knowledge of Workday or other HRIS systems
Experience working with payroll files and benefit provider inputs
Strong Excel skills – confident using VLOOKUPs, Pivot Tables and linking formulas
High level of accuracy and attention to detail
Clear communicator, with strong written and spoken English
Comfort working across time zones and with country-specific payroll nuances
Here’s What You’ll Bring to the Table (Preferred Qualifications):
Process oriented with strong attention to detail
A desire to be part of a high-growth, transformational company that Is Bold, Relentless, Curious and Collaborative.
Ability to anticipate problems before they happen
Respect for others and a desire to work as a team. We win together.
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!
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 [email protected].
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