Barbara Salami

Barbara Salami is the Vice President of Digital for Commercial at Moderna, where she leads digital transformation for the company's new commercial organization.12 She joined Moderna in August 2020 to help build the company's digital capabilities for commercial operations.23

In her role, Salami is responsible for:

1. Delivering simplification through digital technology
2. Building an automated intelligence engine to power understanding of performance
3. Creating frictionless experiences for external stakeholders3

Prior to joining Moderna, Salami held leadership positions at several pharmaceutical companies, including:

• GSK: Head of Digital and Customer Experience Optimization, US Pharma (2018-2020)
• Shire Pharmaceuticals: Global Director, Digital Platforms and Analytics (2014-2015)
• Bristol Myers Squibb: Lead, Marketing Analytics (2006-2011)
• AstraZeneca: Sr. Analytics Consultant, Managed Markets Insights (2005-2006)4

Salami holds a BS in Biomedical Engineering from Drexel University and an Executive MBA from Penn State University.4 She is also a co-founder of STEM Dragons, a program designed to teach K-8 kids the fundamentals of coding.1

As of January 2025, Barbara Salami has recently joined Novo Nordisk, indicating a career move from her previous position at Moderna.5