Worst Industry Job I’ve Ever Had - Senior Program Manager Moderna Employee Review

1.0
Apr 22, 2023
Recommend
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Pros

The base salaries are competitive.

Cons

-Senior level managers have never managed people before and don’t know how to -Super toxic environment means rapid employee turnover -Senior leadership wants to force mRNA to work across the board- trying to fit a square peg into a round hole -No work life balance. Expectation to be on call at all times -Leadership is notorious for “PIP” ing people out of their roles. Will give them impossible/unreasonable expectations in the PIP to force them out. -High level leaders frequently escorted out/asked to leave, leaving large gaps. -Company is overly involved in personal lives of employees -Minimal Diversity. There are almost no black people in the Cambridge office. -Though they make vaccines, moderna is not a public health company.

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5.0
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Pros

great benefits, great management, great food :)

Cons

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1.0
Jul 8, 2026
Anonymous employee
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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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