Legal Business Partner, Commercial

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Joining Moderna offers the unique opportunity to be part of a pioneering team that's revolutionizing medicine through mRNA technology, with a diverse pipeline of development programs across various diseases. As an employee, you'll be part of a continually growing organization, working alongside exceptional colleagues and strategic partners worldwide, contributing to global health initiatives. Moderna's commitment to advancing the technological frontier of mRNA medicines ensures a challenging and rewarding career experience, with the potential to make a significant impact on patients' lives worldwide. Moderna is solidifying its presence within our international business services hub in Warsaw, Poland, a city renowned for its rich scientific and technological heritage. This hub provides critical functions, meeting the growing demand of Moderna's global business operations. We're inviting professionals from around the world to join our mission and contribute to the future of mRNA medicines. As an integral part of Moderna's global Legal team, the Legal Business Partner will be based in Warsaw at our Enterprise Solutions Hub. This is a dynamic and intellectually engaging individual contributor role, offering legal and operational support with a global remit. You will partner closely with senior lawyers and business stakeholders across International Commercial functions. You'll be empowered to act as a critical enabler of day-to-day execution, supporting contracting, material reviews, negotiations, and digital transformation initiatives within legal workflows. This role presents an exceptional opportunity to collaborate across functions and embrace generative AI tools to reimagine legal operations in a fast-paced biotech environment. Here's What You'll Do Your key responsibilities will be Supporting senior lawyers and global cross-functional partners on diverse Commercial legal matters across multiple markets. Serving as a legal escalation point for Procurement Operations on a broad range of contracts and facilitating third-party negotiations Reviewing promotional and non-promotional materials to ensure regulatory and legal alignment Collaborating with Legal Operations to improve contracting systems, templates, playbooks, and the use of AI- tools (GPTs) Contributing to and enhancing legal training materials, and documenting evolving legal workflows Your responsibilities will also include Building a strong foundational understanding of Moderna's mRNA platform to better support functional objectives Engaging in broader Legal Operations initiatives, including ESG and compliance projects as needed Embracing opportunities to branch into evolving areas of legal innovation, especially AI-enabled solutions and process optimization Supporting cross-functional integration and alignment across Moderna's global legal function Demonstrating curiosity and initiative by identifying areas where legal systems or processes can be digitized and enhanced The key Moderna Mindsets you'll need to succeed in the role "We digitize everywhere possible using the power of code to maximize our impact on patients." Your interest in generative AI and digital legal solutions will directly support our strategic move toward automation, faster decision-making, and data-driven legal processes. "We behave like owners. The solutions we're building go beyond any job description." You'll take ownership across multiple legal support areas, leaning into ambiguity and helping build new legal operations capabilities that empower the entire business. Here's What You'll Need (Basic Qualifications) - University law degree required. - Minimum 6 years of relevant experience (in-house and/or law firm) - Experience drafting and negotiating complex contracts in biotech/pharma. - Strong judgment, integrity, and ability to work independently and provide pragmatic risk-based solutions. - Excellent communication, organization, and time-management skills. - Proficiency in English (verbal and/or written) required due to global collaboration needs.; additional languages a plus. - Strong interest in AI applications, automation tools, process improvement and knowledge management capabilities Pay & Benefits At Moderna, we believe that when you feel your best, you can do your best work. That's why our global benefits and well-being resources are designed to support you-at work, at home, and everywhere in between. Best-in-class healthcare, plus voluntary benefit programs to support your unique needs A holistic approach to well-being with access to fitness, mindfulness, and mental health support Family building benefits, including fertility, adoption, and surrogacy support Generous paid time off, including vacation, bank holidays, volunteer days, sabbatical, global recharge days, and a discretionary year-end shutdown Savings and investments to help y

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