Vera Therapeutics, Inc.

Marketing

• Lead hands-on execution of market access marketing initiatives in support of the launch of atacicept.
• Translate access strategy into high-quality, payer-facing marketing materials, including payer value stories, access tools, and resources to support engagement with national and regional payers.
• Lead coverage assessments and competitive access analyses to inform payer trends, access strategies, and evolving market dynamics.
• Deliver training of field-based Market Access teams and ensure readiness with access materials.
• Partner cross-functionally with National & Regional Account Directors, Trade & Distribution, Patient Hub, Marketing, Commercial Operations, HEOR, and Medical Affairs to ensure alignment, consistency, and timely delivery of access-related initiatives.
• Drive launch readiness by managing access marketing deliverables, timelines, and review processes, ensuring materials are accurate, compliant, and available to support launch milestones.
• Manage agencies and external vendors, providing clear direction and oversight to ensure high-quality, on-time execution of access marketing initiatives.
• Operate effectively in a dynamic, pre-commercial environment, adapting priorities and approaches as launch plans and organizational needs evolve.
• Contribute insights from launch execution to inform future indication expansion and lifecycle access strategies, in partnership with cross-functional stakeholders.

Associate Director, Market Access Marketing

Operations

• Collaborate with IT to manage cloud technology and reporting platforms to support analytics and reporting needs, including executive and leadership dashboards, launch and KPI reporting.
• Own and optimize CRM systems (e.g., Veeva) tailored to Vera workflows, including high valued customers, referral networks, and long sales cycles.
• Ensure accurate tracking of HCP engagement, account activity, and all other field promotional effort.
• Analyze field activity and territory performance with sensitivity to qualitative insights and traditional/non-traditional KPIs.
• Support specialty field teams (e.g., sales, regional marketing directors, field reimbursement managers and field medical) with inquiry resolution, analytics and training.
• Partner with Training and HR to support onboarding and continuous enablement for field teams.
• Design and manage highly focused territory alignments based on high valued customers, referral pathways, and regional patient density.
• Maintain targeting lists that reflect evolving diagnostic expansion, and new account discovery.
• Support incentive compensation plans designed for rare disease dynamics (e.g., milestone-based goals, team-based components).
• Administer compensation calculations and payouts with a focus on accuracy, transparency, and compliance.
• Partner with Sales Leadership to set realistic goals aligned to Vera’s goals.
• Work closely with Commercial Operations team members, Patient Services, Market Access, Medical Affairs, and Marketing to ensure aligned data, workflows, and reporting.
• Collaborate with Legal and Compliance to ensure adherence to healthcare and rare disease regulatory standards.

Associate Director, Commercial Operations

Sales

• Personally develop and deliver training assets, including slide decks, facilitator guides, learning activities, job aids, and reinforcement tools as needed
• Serve as a subject matter leader in field capability development, strengthening clinical acumen, business understanding, and customer-centric selling skills
• Ensure training consistently reflects empathy as our foundation, keeping patient impact and unmet need central to all learning
• Advance consultative, account-based, and value-driven selling behaviors appropriate for a rare disease environment
• Design scalable, repeatable learning approaches that can be sustained and adapted as the organization grows
• Use performance data, field insights, and customer feedback to diagnose capability gaps, prioritize learning needs, and refine training solutions
• Lead cross-functional collaboration with Marketing, Medical, Market Access, Legal, Regulatory, and Compliance partners to enable aligned, compliant, and timely training execution
• Act as a primary point of integration between Sales Training and key stakeholders for assigned initiatives
• Represent Sales Training perspectives in cross-functional forums, bringing clear recommendations, risk assessments, and tradeoff considerations to support aligned decision-making
• Influence without authority, demonstrating strong judgment, credibility, and relationship leadership in a highly matrixed organization
• Proactively identify and resolve alignment issues that could impact field readiness or execution
• Own execution plans, timelines, and operational readiness for assigned training initiatives
• Establish clear success metrics and evaluation approaches to assess training effectiveness and field impact
• Leverage LMS platforms and learning technologies to monitor completion, measure outcomes, and inform continuous improvement
• Synthesize insights across training metrics, field performance data, and stakeholder feedback to inform leadership discussions and strategic adjustments
• Demonstrate sound judgment in balancing urgency, quality, and compliance, making informed tradeoffs in a fast-moving biotech environment
• Oversee training logistics, communications, and vendor partnerships as needed
• When required, lead vendor selection, onboarding, and ongoing management for training partners (eLearning, content development, facilitation, technology), ensuring quality, timelines, budget adherence, and alignment with Vera’s standards and values
• Serve as a trusted thought partner to the Senior Director of Sales Training, providing insights, recommendations, and executional leadership
• Model Vera leadership behaviors through empathy, accountability, clarity, and urgency
• Contribute to a culture of continuous learning, inclusion, and high performance across the Commercial organization
• Informally coach and elevate peers and cross-functional partners through expertise, influence, and modeling of Vera leadership behaviors

Associate Director of Sales Training

Executive Assistant

• Expertly manage and prioritize the Executive Directors of Sales (and their direct-reports)) calendars, focusing on productivity, urgency, and stakeholder needs.
• Arrange comprehensive travel plans and coordinate high-profile events and meetings for Executive Directors of Sales and other sales leaders.
• Act as gatekeeper by screening and prioritizing communications and managing access to the Executive Directors of Sales and their direct-reports.
• Effectively communicate and partner with various internal and external stakeholders, ensuring smooth collaboration and coordination.
• Assist in development and organization of support materials for meetings and conferences (e.g. slide decks, presentations, meeting materials, etc.)
• Prepare and submit expense reports and manage purchase requisitions according to company policies and procedures.
• Design and implement office policies and procedures as needed.
• Analyze and monitor internal processes and suggest/implement procedural and policy changes to improve operational efficiency.
• Partner with Human Resources with various employee experience projects and programs.
• Assist with special projects and ad-hoc assignments and programs as requested.

Senior Executive Assistant

Director

• Support Vera’s Access and Value team to inform product strategies across the company's portfolio
• Conduct business analysis to inform the Access and Value strategy, secondary data analytics, competitive intelligence, demand forecasting, and partnering with primary research
• Collaborate with Sales, Brand Marketing, Medical, Patient Services, and Finance teams to generate key insights and recommendations that influence Value and Access strategy and execution
• Proficient at insight generation, data interpretation, data reporting and analysis, and proactively communicating key insights and recommendations from an array of data inputs
• Support creating, measuring, and tracking key performance metrics for Vera products
• Develop and monitor KPIs, highlight issues, investigate and interpret data, and communicate findings to leadership to drive decisions
• Validate effectiveness of commercial strategies and tactics and provide recommendations around new performance metrics to track

Director, Managed Markets Analytics

• Informing brand strategy and engaging key external experts (KEEs) to increase advocacy.
• Supporting the educational effectiveness of KEEs through engagement and collaboration on Vera’s US Speaker Bureau.
• Building relationships with emerging thought leaders.
• Acting as the interface between HCP and market access to drive the awareness of IgAN and Atacicept.
• Organizing and moderating regional and national advisory boards.
• Collecting, analyzing, and synthesizing information on KEE sentiments and market trends.

Associate Director, Regional Marketing

Human Resources

• Accountable for developing the People Strategy to enable both short-and-long term functional goals in alignment with Vera’s Corporate goals.
• Partner with HR subject matter experts to enable the People Strategy, specifically:
• TA to support attracting and hiring critical talent.
• Total Rewards to design compensation and benefits to support the hiring, retaining and recognition of employees.
• Employee relations to build people manager capability and ensure proactive management of performance.
• Communications to support change management and other initiatives.
• Talent development to support leadership growth and succession.
• Routinely assess the organizational needs as the business evolves to ensure the People Strategy is aligned to goals and meeting business needs.
• Advise and coach senior leaders in solving complex issues related to organization design, development, and change leadership.
• Participate and lead as appropriate corporate-wide programs that enhance the overall employee experience and support company growth and success overall.

Senior Director, HR Business Partner

• Support local engagement initiatives, team meetings, and recognition programs for commercial teams.
• Promote inclusive culture and team cohesion between field and HQ functions.
• Support performance management cycles (goal setting, check-ins, calibration prep).
• Assist with succession planning, data collection and tracking for key commercial roles.
• Partner with Talent Acquisition to ensure smooth hiring for commercial roles.
• Participate in interview panels or provide input on role profiles.
• Identify recurring training needs within the commercial organization (e.g., sales leadership development, communication skills, compliance refreshers).
• Partner with Learning & Development teams to schedule or deliver sessions.
• Partner with Compensation to support annual merit, bonus, and incentive processes.
• Ensure leaders understand guidelines and timelines.
• Help address sales compensation questions and ensure alignment with HR policy.
• Develop and implement employee relations strategies and programs that foster positive relationships and a productive work environment.
• Investigate and resolve employee grievances, conducting thorough and impartial investigations in a timely manner.
• Ensure compliance with employment laws and regulations, staying updated with changes and advising management on employee relations matters.