Associate Engineer, GxP IT Support

Overview

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's mission is to establish a leading-edge research, development, and manufacturing facility at Harwell, as part of a long-term commitment to onshore mRNA vaccine production for respiratory diseases. This initiative will create a multitude of highly skilled jobs and foster collaboration with academic, NHS and government partners across the UK.

We are seeking a hands-on and technically adept GxP IT Systems Engineer to support Moderna’s manufacturing operations at our Harwell site. This is a highly interactive role embedded in site operations, working alongside automation engineers, QC analysts, warehouse teams, and manufacturing operators. You will serve as the critical link between IT and Operational Technology (OT), delivering robust, compliant systems performance and exceptional end-user support.

This is a dynamic opportunity for an individual contributor who thrives in complex, regulated environments and enjoys maintaining the technical backbone that drives GMP production. With exposure to modern observability, cybersecurity tooling, and the potential to work closely with Generative AI and automation systems, this position places you at the forefront of digital manufacturing in biotechnology.

• Ensure compliance with GMP and data integrity standards, supporting inspections, audits, deviations, CAPAs, and SOP adherence.
• Provide Tier 1 support for manufacturing operations, responding to shop floor issues across workstations, HMIs, scanners, label printers, and Thin Clients.
• Triage and resolve IT incidents, requests, and change controls using a service-oriented mindset and SLAs.
• Manage infrastructure operations including troubleshooting of Windows servers, VMs (VMware/Hyper-V), Active Directory, DNS/DHCP, and time sync services.
• Support change execution activities in a validated GxP environment, maintaining audit trails and system states.
• Use observability tools such as Dynatrace, Splunk, and Pager Duty to monitor system health and resolve performance issues.
• Participate in endpoint protection and vulnerability management in coordination with security teams using tools like Crowd Strike.
• Maintain CMDB accuracy, system inventories, configuration baselines, and network documentation.

• Provide day-to-day end-user IT support, including configuration and maintenance of laptops, mobile devices, and peripherals.
• Diagnose and resolve issues related to OS, Microsoft Office Suite, Outlook, and third-party applications.
• Maintain detailed documentation for tickets, repairs, imaging, data wiping, and asset tracking.
• Deliver a high-quality, customer-centric experience in all end-user interactions.
• Collaborate with QA, QC, Automation, Plant and Lab Engineering, and Digital Core teams to coordinate system downtime, restoration, and change advisory reviews.
• Participate in after-hours or weekend support activities as needed based on manufacturing demands.

• We behave like owners. The solutions we’re building go beyond any job description. In this role, taking ownership is vital — you’ll be the bridge between IT, automation, and the GMP shop floor, managing essential systems that directly impact product delivery. Your ability to act proactively and think holistically ensures production continuity and regulatory alignment.
• We digitize everywhere possible using the power of code to maximize our impact on patients. As a GxP IT Systems Engineer, you’ll operate in a highly digitized environment using…