Attractive but high maintenance, disorganized - Senior Management Moderna Employee Review

2.0
Aug 12, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Pros - good benefits, average pay. An organization that says it is growing. Lots of fringe benefits which are nice.

Cons

Biggest career mistake I ever made, for sure. One of the most disorganized places I have ever worked. With so many people, no one knows the guardrails of their roles. Priorities change on a moment's notice. Things get launched and then forgotten, there's no cultivation. You can give your everything and it won't get noticed. Instead of "what have you done lately" it is more like "what are you doing now?" Most people are covering multiple jobs and it barely gets a "thank you." It's expected. After hours work, it's expected. They'll burn you out with the craziness and not care. If you look at LinkedIn profiles of people who have worked at Moderna, you'll see an alarming amount of them only staying for a year or less. For a company with less than 4,000 employees, it's significant. It's a company that likes to hire experts from other pharma companies and industries that are much more mature organizations, and then they promptly ignore the advice they get from these new hires.

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5.0
Jul 9, 2026
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Pros

great benefits, great management, great food :)

Cons

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1.0
Jul 8, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

Salary is above industry standard.

Cons

This is by far the most chaotic and dysfunctional organization I have ever been part of, and honestly the worst I've ever heard of. I can't believe how many new employees just hand back their signing bonus and leave. And good for them! The only reason anything gets accomplished in the clinical regulatory space is because the people who really believe in mRNA therapies stick with their therapeutic area and weather the storm of gross incompetence, bullying, and constant running in the wrong direction just because the loudest person in the room is always listened to, and she is never, ever correct. Their recent reorgs saw some of the most talented, experienced, and kind individuals exited by the company. They are thriving in their new positions. This place is NOT worth your sanity, peace, talent, joy, and you ARE going to be bullied and gaslit. All the negative reviews on Glassdoor are on the money. There is no reason to join this organization unless you genuinely have no regard for other employees, are just a ladder climber, and want to make some extra cash and stock options.

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