Pros
Fulfilling purpose during the pandemic.
Cons
Toxic culture and favoritism all the way from the top. 12 brainwashing mindsets in which not a single one is dedicated to employee wellbeing, so they throw all sorts of free mental health counselling and meditation apps to keep you burning the midnight oil and to stop you from asking for help. Definitely not a place for work life balance. Burnout is very real here. Not one bit of recognition or thanks if you go out of your way, it is only expected of you. Senior management in complete denial of countries moving on from the pandemic. Over recruiting and irresponsible use of money spent on lavish events, meetings at expensive hotels, business class flights, and hiring of big teams that do not drive any value. Management has no patience to listen to the challenges or see the strategy through. Definitely not a safe environment to bring up new ideas. Moderna claims to be nimble, but they are not so with their lack of decision making and the layers of hierarchy to get anything decided on. Good ideas get killed in the process. Functions work in silos and operating teams are kept in the dark on process changes and decisions. When asked about certain operating questions, no one replies back. You just have to operate on the fly and hope for the best. Many leaders are only interested in themselves, and not working for the company or the mission. Definitely not a very human company, despite having a mission to save patient lives.