Executive Director, Decision Science, Commercial

The Role
Moderna is seeking an Executive Director to lead the Decision Science team, driving advanced analytics and data-driven insights to inform key commercial decisions. This role will serve as a strategic partner to marketing, sales, and medical affairs, leveraging real-world data and emerging AI-driven methodologies to enhance decision-making and execution. 

The successful candidate will lead a lean team of high-performing analytics professionals while also functioning as a hands-on expert in AI-driven analytics, commercial data strategy, and omnichannel insights. This role will be responsible for shaping Moderna’s global analytics capability, integrating advanced statistical modeling, real-world data, and decision science to maximize business impact.

This position reports to the Vice President, Global Commercial Strategy and will have a global scope, partnering closely with local markets to drive data-driven decision-making. This is a unique opportunity to build a scalable, best-in-class Decision Science capability that informs key decisions and shapes Moderna’s continued growth.

Here’s What You’ll Do

• Strategic Leadership & Team Development:

• Lead and develop a lean team, establishing a global Center of Excellence (CoE) for decision science.

• Serve as the senior strategic analytics partner to commercial, sales, and medical teams, shaping global decision-making through advanced analytics.

• Develop the vision, roadmap, and best practices for AI-driven analytics and commercial insights at Moderna.

• Partner with senior stakeholders to integrate analytics into business planning, go-to-market strategy, and execution.

• AI-Driven Commercial Insights & Execution:

• Customer 360 Profile: Develop an integrated view of customers (HCPs, accounts, consumers) by leveraging AI-driven segmentation, engagement data, and real-world insights.

• Go-To-Market Planning: Use advanced segmentation, targeting, and predictive modeling to optimize marketing campaigns and launch strategies.

• Omnichannel Measurement & Optimization: Build a scalable analytics framework that attributes marketing impact, optimizes media mix, and enhances engagement through AI-driven recommendation systems.

• Next Best Action & Decision Support: Develop real-time AI-powered tools and dashboards that guide field and digital teams in commercial execution.

• Lead Global Data Strategy & Governance:

• Develop and execute a global data strategy to support all commercial analytics use cases.

• Collaborate with country teams and cross-functional partners to ensure access to high-quality real-world healthcare data (sales, claims, EMR/EHR, labs, digital engagement, etc.).

• Oversee the management, quality, and governance of third-party data, working closely with Moderna’s Digital organization to implement master data management best practices.

• Ensure that data infrastructure supports scalable AI/ML-driven analytics while maintaining regulatory compliance and integrity.

• Data Science, AI, and Emerging Technologies:

• Drive AI-powered predictive analytics, leveraging generative AI, deep learning, and other data science methodologies to enhance decision-making.

• Implement AI-driven automated insights, performance diagnostics, and workflow optimization to increase analytics speed and accuracy.

• Foster a culture of innovation, experimentation, and continuous AI/ML adoption across commercial teams.

Here’s What You’ll Need (Minimum Qualifications)

• 15+ years of experience in data science, analytics, or commercial insights within healthcare or life sciences.

• Master’s degree or advanced degree in a relevant field (e.g., Data Science, Business Analytics, Statistics, AI/ML, Economics).

• Experience leading global analytics initiatives, integrating inputs from multiple stakeholders, and delivering locally relevant insights.

• Strong expertise in real-world healthcare data (sales, claims, EMR/EHR, labs, digital engagement, etc.).

• Experience managing and developing a team, with a track record of building high-performing analytics teams.

Here’s What You’ll Bring to the Table (Preferred Qualifications)

• Experience in analytics strategy, consulting, or commercial decision science.

• Deep understanding of AI/ML methodologies and experience deploying them in commercial analytics.

• Strong business acumen and ability to translate technical analytics into executive-level insights that drive commercial impact.

• Experience collaborating with data engineering, analytics, and co