MRNA · 8-K · 20260930PR408289

Leadership Transition

Moderna, Inc. · 2026-09-30 · Importance 25 · Surprise 42

Moderna is adding a Chief Operating Officer role as it expands and diversifies, and Juan Andres will assume the position effective October 5, 2026. Andres will report to CEO Stéphane Bancel, join the Executive Committee, and lead the manufacturing organization while driving focus, prioritization, and execution across the company. The appointment comes as Moderna prepares for a potential intismeran autogene launch and scale-up and advances its oncology portfolio. Chief Technical Operations and Quality Officer Jerh Collins has decided to retire.

Key facts

• Juan Andres will return to Moderna as Chief Operating Officer effective October 5, 2026. source
• Moderna added a Chief Operating Officer role to support the increasing scale and diversification of the Company. source
• Jerh Collins, Moderna’s Chief Technical Operations and Quality Officer, decided to retire from the Company. source
• Juan Andres will report to Chief Executive Officer Stéphane Bancel and serve on Moderna’s Executive Committee. source
• Juan Andres spent nearly six years at Moderna, joining in 2017 and serving as Chief Technical Operations and Quality Officer from 2018 through 2022. source
• After serving as Chief Technical Operations and Quality Officer, Juan Andres served as President, Strategic Partnerships and Enterprise Expansion before retiring from Moderna in 2023. source
• Jerh Collins joined Moderna in October 2022 and became Chief Technical Operations and Quality Officer in January 2023. source