Is Moderna a good company to work for?

Moderna has an overall rating of 3.2 out of 5, based on over 1,137 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months. 41% of employees would recommend working at Moderna to a friend and 28% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Moderna have been left by employees working as Co-Op , Intern and Senior Research Associate .

Does Moderna pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Moderna employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.2 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Moderna. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Moderna?

41% of Moderna employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Moderna 2.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.9 for culture and values and 3.0 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Moderna?

Manufacturing Associate (51) , Research Associate (41) , Associate Director (38) , Director (36) , Scientist (26) , Senior Research Associate (26) , Manager (24) , Co-Op (22) , Manufacturing Associate I (21) , Engineer (16) , Senior Scientist (16) , Manufacturing Associate II (15) , Senior Manager (12) , Intern (11) , Specialist (11)

What are the pros of working at Moderna according to real employee reviews?

"Benefits are great and the" ((in 216 reviews)); "Awesome people and great science" ((in 72 reviews)); "Good Pay and all kinds of benefits" ((in 70 reviews)); "good salary but that will soon dissipate" ((in 31 reviews)); "Team was great!" ((in 29 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Moderna according to real employee reviews?

"Management is poor and unable to communicate" ((in 57 reviews)); "No work/ life balance" ((in 49 reviews)); "Executive and senior leadership are wildly out of touch with the reality of the real work done by the great front" ((in 41 reviews)); "Hours are long and tiring" ((in 21 reviews)); "Inexperienced Managers" ((in 18 reviews))

What are employees saying about Moderna layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Moderna layoffs and their outlook for job security at Moderna in 2026.

What are the top reviewed Moderna locations?

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3.2

41% would recommend to a friend

(201 total reviews)

Stéphane Bancel

46% approve of CEO

28% positive business outlook

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4.2

Compensation and benefits

3.5

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3.0

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2.9

Culture & values

2.7

Work/Life balance

2.5

Senior management

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1.0

Oct 17, 2015

Are those balloons popping?

Manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Great salary and benefits -Free lunch -Apple products -Bawhston -Dranks

Cons

With the recent department of the top scientist at Moderna, I am unsure what the future holds for me.

1.0

Apr 3, 2014

Worst work experience

Research associate

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I don't have any pros, maybe free lunch

Cons

Bad science, poorly developed methods, blaming technicians for bad results, performance evaluations are laughable. Overall bad environment to work in

1.0

Jan 26, 2013

Awful Place to Work

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Cambridge is a great location. - Friendly HR.

Cons

- Questionable laboratory practices to increase data accumulation. - Experiments were conducted by personnel with dubious scientific backgrounds. - Lab personnel were hostile, possibly due to being overworked. - Very high expectations for very little pay.

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