Research Associate applicants have rated the interview process at Moderna with 2.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 36% positive. To compare, the company-average is 50.2% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Research Associate roles take an average of 28 days to get hired, when considering 14 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Moderna overall takes an average of 35 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Moderna as a Research Associate according to 14 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 25%
One on one interview: 22%
Group panel interview: 16%
Drug test: 9%
Skills test: 9%
Background check: 6%
Personality test: 6%
Presentation: 6%
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I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Moderna
Interview
I was applied online and proceed to have like 5 or 6 couple phone interviews with different people. I kept getting told that they liked me, but not for this team and I kept getting passed onto different managers of different teams for about a month before finally just being ghosted. I would have preferred a flat out rejection, I was excited that they seemed interested because I think their tech is really cool, but in the end I just felt like my time had been wasted when I could have been looking harder for other jobs. To be fair, all the science people I talked to were super nice and seemed to know what they were doing, but the management people were a bit flippant and I kept hearing that "I wasn't experienced enough", even though I felt like the science people were pretty comfortable with my level of technical and research experience. Otherwise, the interviews were pretty standard and easy, I was just disappointed because I felt led on in a kind of bizarre goose chase, trying to find a position.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Give us an example of one time you improved the throughput of a scientific method/assay.
recruiter screened my resume and called and scheduled me an interview with the hiring manager. The call with the hiring manager sounded cold and didn't sound very welcoming or warm. Then no follow up afterwards
I applied online. I interviewed at Moderna in Apr 2023
Interview
Very standard interview, quick HR screening and then 30 min interview with hiring manager. There was an online reservation process for scheduling the interview, as well as fairly long personality quiz that they make you take.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Moderna (Cambridge, MA) in Jan 2023
Interview
Fast-paced and quick interviews. Panel interviews are great, they are open to answering questions too. Recruiters are great at giving feedback. Provided as many answers as I required. The interview process gives a good idea about the company and the company culture