Systems Engineer, Finance AI & Automation
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Overview
Joining Moderna offers the unique opportunity to be part of a pioneering team thats revolutionizing medicine through mRNA technology, with a diverse pipeline of development programs across various diseases. As an employee, youll be part of a continually growing organization, working alongside exceptional colleagues and strategic partners worldwide, contributing to global health initiatives. Modernas 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 building world-class systems to support its global Finance and Treasury operations—and we are now hiring a Systems Engineer, Finance AI & Automation to shape our next-gen automation and AI capabilities. This Warsaw-based role focuses on designing and implementing automation, AI, and advanced analytics use cases across Finance domains including Accounting, FP&A, Treasury, and Procurement. You will serve as the technical architect and delivery lead for scalable automation solutions, working with stakeholders to convert pain points into practical digital products embedded into daily enterprise workflows. This is a hands-on engineering and strategy role at the intersection of GenAI, data engineering, and Corporate Applications/ERP integrations.
Responsibilities
- Leading the discovery and requirements gathering for automation and AI opportunities across Finance.
- Building and deploying scalable automation solutions using AI/ML platforms, Python, APIs, or low-code tools.
- Designing and testing GenAI-based automations, including retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) architectures.
- Embedding automation into enterprise platforms such as SAP, Kyriba, Workday, BlackLine, Oracle EPM, Concur, and Ariba.
- Collaborating with data engineers to build robust ingestion layers and ensure high-quality data inputs for intelligent automation.
- Aligning technical delivery with compliance, auditability, and operational continuity across Digital and Finance stakeholders.
- Evaluating and implementing tools for bot automation, document extraction, and anomaly detection.
- Partnering with IT security and compliance to ensure solutions meet enterprise audit and risk standards.
- Managing and prioritizing a backlog of automation use cases, incorporating feedback from Finance stakeholders.
Qualifications
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or related field.
- 3+ years of experience in automation or software development, ideally within Finance.
- Proficiency in Python, APIs, and modern development practices (CI/CD, modular architecture).
- Familiarity with basic frontend development using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript to build or modify simple web pages or forms.
- Exposure to web frameworks like Flask (Python) or Express.js (Node.js) for building small backend applications or automation services.
- Working experience with structured data formats such as JSON, CSV and performing basic transformations or validations.
- Experience building and deploying automation or AI use cases in a corporate setting.
- Hands-on experience integrating with AI tool APIs, including basic use of chat/completions and function calling (OpenAI API is a strong plus).
- Strong knowledge of Finance operations (e.g., reconciliation, accruals, invoice approvals, forecast automation, tax validation).
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience implementing RPA (e.g., UiPath, Power Automate) and AI-based anomaly detection.
- Familiarity with corporate application integration such as SAP S/4HANA, Workday, or Ariba integration workflows.
- Experience designing and testing GenAI applications in operational settings.
- Ability to author clear technical documentation and collaborate with finance SMEs.
- Experience in life sciences or regulated industries is a plus.
Benefits
- Quality healthcare and insurance benefits
- Lifestyle Spending Accounts to create your own pathway to well-being
- Free premium access to fitness, nutrition, and mindfulness classes
- Family planning and adoption benefits
- Generous paid time off, including vacation, bank holidays, volunteer days, sabbatical, global recharge days, and a discretionary year-end shutdown
- Savings and investments
- Location-specific perks and extras
About Moderna
Since our founding in 2010, Moderna aspires to build the leading mRNA technology platform, the infrastructure to reimagine how medicines are created and delivered, and a world-class team. By living our mission, values, and mindsets every day, our people are the driving force behind our scientific progress and our culture. We are committed to equal opportunity in employment and non-discrimination for all employees and qualified applicants, regardless of race, color, sex, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, ancestry or citizenship, ethnicity, disability, military or protected veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, marital or familial status, or any other protected characteristic.
Moderna is a smoke-free, alcohol-free, and drug-free work environment. Moderna is committed to offering reasonable accommodation or adjustments to qualified job applicants with disabilities. If you require an accommodation, contact the Accommodations and Adjustments team at leavesandaccommodations@modernatx.com.
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