Sr. Power Platform & AI Engineer

Moderna • Cambridge, MA

2d • $130,800 - $209,400 • Onsite

About The Position

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. We are seeking a Senior Power Platform & AI Engineer to act as a platform owner, AI automation architect, and enablement leader within Moderna’s Power Platform Center of Excellence (CoE). This role combines platform administration, governance, hands-on development, and enterprise enablement to scale secure, AI-driven automation across the organization. This is a high‑impact, hands‑on role for a self‑starter who operates with a product mindset, treating the Power Platform as an internal product and driving both adoption and business value.

Requirements

• 7+ years of demonstrated experience as Microsoft Power Platform administrator and hands-on developer in an enterprise environment.
• Deep expertise in Microsoft Power Platform, including Power Apps, Power Automate, and Copilot Studio.
• Experience designing and developing enterprise-grade Power Apps (Canvas Apps and/or Model-Driven Apps).
• Experience designing end-to-end Power Platform solutions that combine Power Apps, Power Automate, Copilot Studio, Microsoft 365, Dataverse, APIs, and enterprise systems.
• Experience designing and delivering AI-driven automation solutions.
• Experience integrating with enterprise systems via APIs or MCP servers.
• Strong troubleshooting skills and ability to support production‑grade AI and automations.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with UiPath (development and/or administration).
• Experience in regulated environments (e.g., pharma, healthcare, GxP, SOX).
• Experience with scripting (PowerShell, Python) to complement automation workflows.
• Power Platform certifications (PL‑400, PL-500, PL‑600, PL-200, PL-100, Copilot Studio‑related certifications).
• Strong communication skills and comfort working within a centralized CoE supporting distributed teams.

Responsibilities

• Own administration of Power Platform across development, validation, and production environments.
• Define and implement the Power Platform CoE governance framework, including: Environment strategy and lifecycle management, Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policies and connector governance, Security roles, licensing, and access controls.
• Enforce platform guardrails to ensure solutions are secure, compliant, scalable, and supportable.
• Manage solution lifecycle (ALM), including promotion, versioning, and change management.
• Partner with Security, Compliance, and Enterprise Architecture to ensure adherence to enterprise standards.
• Maintain the platform in a GxP-qualified state, ensuring compliance with validation requirements in regulated environments.
• Own and maintain system documentation, including System Administration SOP, Use and Operation SOP, Configuration/Design Specifications (CDS).
• Ensure all changes follow appropriate validation, documentation, and audit readiness processes.
• Design and deliver AI-first automation solutions using Power Apps, Power Automate and Copilot Studio.
• Define architecture for each use case, determining optimal use of Power Automate, Copilot Studio, or hybrid approaches.
• Develop production-grade solutions, including: Power Apps applications (Canvas and Model-Driven Apps), Power Automate workflows and process automations, Copilot Studio agents and conversational experiences.
• Lead prompt engineering and conversational design, including topics, triggers, and escalation paths.
• Identify and prioritize high-value AI-driven use cases that transform business processes.
• Integrate solutions with Microsoft 365 and enterprise platforms (e.g., ServiceNow, Jira, APIs).
• Establish reusable patterns, templates, and components to scale development.
• Ensure operational excellence with logging, monitoring, alerting, and exception handling.
• Evaluate when to extend solutions with RPA technologies (e.g., UiPath).
• Drive enterprise-wide adoption of Power Platform.
• Define and track adoption KPIs, including Active makers, Automation usage, Business value delivered, etc..
• Develop and deliver structured training programs, workshops, and onboarding pathways.
• Establish and lead a Community of Practice (CoP) to scale knowledge sharing.
• Host office hours and hands-on advisory sessions to support makers.
• Provide architecture guidance, design reviews, and production readiness reviews.
• Mentor citizen developers and engineers on secure, scalable patterns.
• Enable a federated development model with strong central governance.
• Monitor platform health, performance, usage, and failures across AI and automations.
• Build dashboards (Power Platform analytics, Power BI) to track: Adoption and engagement, Operational risk and failures, Business impact.
• Drive continuous improvement of governance, tooling, and development standards.
• Partner with Microsoft and internal stakeholders to stay aligned with roadmap and new capabilities.

Benefits

• Competitive healthcare, plus voluntary benefit programs to support your unique needs
• A holistic approach to well-being, with access to fitness, mindfulness, and mental health support
• Family planning benefits, including fertility, adoption, and surrogacy support
• Generous paid time off, including vacation, volunteer days, sabbatical, global recharge days, and a discretionary year-end shutdown
• Savings and investments to help you plan for the future
• Location-specific perks and extras

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed