Overview
If you're interested in this role, please apply in English and include an English version of your Resume/CV. Moderna offers the opportunity to be part of a pioneering team revolutionizing medicine through mRNA technology, with a diverse pipeline across various diseases. You will join a growing organization, collaborating with colleagues and partners worldwide to contribute to global health initiatives. Moderna is expanding in Madrid, focusing on delivering products to the Spanish market and shaping the future of mRNA medicines in Spain.
Role and Responsibilities
This is a high-visibility role in our commercial operations outside the United States. You will collaborate with Global Trade Compliance to ensure adherence to legal requirements for international trade operations and to ensure that Moderna's import and export declarations across Spain are accurate, compliant, and optimized. Your efforts will support the global supply chain and logistics functions, including classification of goods under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule, auditing shipment transactions, developing standard operating procedures, maintaining compliance systems, and staying abreast of regulatory developments. You will work with local teams and external partners to enable seamless, compliant trade operations aligned with Moderna's global ambitions. You will interface with Moderna's growing digital and Generative AI platforms related to trade compliance data, classification, and automation. Specific duties include:
* Work as part of the Trade Compliance team with a primary focus on Spain.
* Support the daily management of compliance operations across imports and exports.
* Manage projects and cross-functional tasks involving internal teams and external partners/vendors.
* Implement local and regional policies, guidelines, and procedures to maintain compliance.
* Maintain and update procedural documentation in line with evolving regulations.
* Develop standard operating procedures for internal and external stakeholders including brokers, agents, and freight forwarders.
* Take ownership for the classification of goods for import/export using HTS and ECN frameworks.
* Review and input compliance data within Moderna systems including SAP/GTS and SAP Fiori.
* Monitor and respond to trade regulatory changes affecting operations in Spain and the broader region.
* Prepare, deliver, and manage trade compliance training and continuing education activities.
Responsibilities Will Also Include
* Liaise with key stakeholders across the business to resolve trade compliance issues.
* Perform internal audits on international trade transactions, particularly focused on Spanish activity.
* Maintain accurate and complete import/export documentation and records.
* Ensure trade compliance processes are robust, well-documented, and consistently executed.
* Prepare reports for internal stakeholders and management regarding compliance status.
* Support cross-border operations and optimize customs value declarations and country-of-origin accuracy.
* Contribute to digital and AI-enhanced initiatives to automate compliance tracking, classification, and reporting.
* Carry out additional duties as assigned in a dynamic, fast-paced growth environment.
Mindsets and What You’ll Need
Key Moderna Mindsets include:
* "We digitize everywhere possible using the power of code to maximize our impact on patients." This role involves SAP GTS and Fiori systems and initiatives to digitize classification, compliance checks, and record-keeping. Effective engagement with digital trade solutions will be key to streamlining processes and enhancing data accuracy.
* "We obsess over learning. We don't have to be the smartest we have to learn the fastest." The role requires staying current with customs law, regulatory changes, and audit practices across regions Moderna operates in.
* Stay abreast of global trade regulations to ensure Moderna remains compliant and agile.
Basic Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree in a related field (Business, Economics, Finance, Supply Chain Management, International Business) or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 5 years of work experience, including at least 2 years in a compliance, legal, auditing or investigation role in life sciences (biotech, medical devices, or pharmaceuticals).
Preferred Qualifications
* Experience managing/import/export processes, customs documentation, shipping and receiving across multiple countries.
* Knowledge of GDPR.
* Customer focus, work ethic and integrity; ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
* Strong interpersonal and communication skills; ability to work in a multinational team with cultural sensitivity.
* Strong critical thinking, judgment and decision-making; self-directed, proactive, motivated, fast learner.
* Excellent written and oral communication; ability to work independently and within groups; English proficiency.
* Proficiency in SAP GTS and SAP Fiori; Microsoft Excel.
* Desire to contribute to a high-growth, transformative company with Moderna values (Bold, Relentless, Curious, Collaborative).
Pay & Benefits
Moderna offers best-in-class health care and voluntary benefit programs, well-being resources, family-building benefits, generous paid time off, savings/investments, and location-specific perks. Benefits vary by employment type and country.
About Moderna
Moderna is a leading mRNA technology company. We believe in giving our people a platform to change medicine and an opportunity to change the world. We value diversity, belonging, and a culture that cares for patients, employees, the environment, and communities. Moderna is a smoke-free, alcohol-free, and drug-free workplace and supports reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities. For more information, visit modernatx.com/careers.
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