Moderna, Inc. announced that José M. Vega, M.D. joined Moderna as Chief Safety Officer effective January 11, 2021. Dr. Vega will report to Chief Medical Officer Tal Zaks, M.D., Ph.D. Dr. Vega joins Moderna from Merck where he led the Global Clinical Safety and Pharmacovigilance organization and served as the Chief Safety Officer for Merck Research Laboratories (MRL) since 2013. In this role, he led a global team of nearly 600 safety and pharmacovigilance professionals in Clinical Safety Risk Management, Medical Safety Review, Global Pharmacovigilance, and the EU Qualified Person for Pharmacovigilance (QPPV) groups.