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?

Norwood , Cambridge , Boston , Princeton , Burlington , Seattle , Atlanta , Chicago , South San Francisco , Bethesda , Washington , Greenville , Shelby , Dallas , Texas City , California City , Fremont , Las Vegas , Shrewsbury , North Charleston , Cam , Metropolis View

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3.2

41% would recommend to a friend

(849 total reviews)

Stéphane Bancel

46% approve of CEO

28% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.2

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Diversity & inclusion

3.0

Career opportunities

2.9

Culture & values

2.7

Work/Life balance

2.5

Senior management

Moderna has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 849 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Moderna employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology industry (3.5 stars).

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849 reviews

2.0

Feb 14, 2026

Mediocre Company

Qa lead

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Pros

Decent base pay. Flexible work arrangements

Cons

Need more seasoned operations leadership. A lot of politics especially with longer tenured staff

2.0

Feb 10, 2026

What happens when former consultants invade the company

Associate director

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Benefits, not much else at this point.

Cons

Dwindling science, chaos, upper management has no vision or strategy and only rewards yes men, cultural issues are unaddressed. Blatant favoritism or select few while the rest grinds out the results. With portfolio downsizing and short cash opportunities for growth and advancement are pretty much gone now. Constant rolling layoffs done on the down low to avoid bad press.

1.0

Feb 5, 2026

Manager

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Not a lot i am afraid! Backstabbing. Very weak leadership. Systems that if applied to anything compliance based would fall flat on its face! Be prepared to be fixing everything, whilst still doing your actual job, two jobs if you like.

Cons

Everyone pushed to the brink of wanting to take their own life. Workload impossible! Systems dire at the very best! Training..... so many modules that you may as well be back and uni! But not in a good way! Pointless module after module! In the middle of nowhere, not that you get the time to ever pop out! Canteen, pretty poor standard and expensive! Senior management inept at actually being leadership. Pay way way below par. Start a task, then get pulled into everything else, never returning to complete even the basics!

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