Vera Therapeutics, Inc.

Director

• Provide clinical pharmacology and pharmacometrics expertise to program and study teams throughout the drug development lifecycle.
• Develop & implement clinical pharmacology and pharmacometrics plans, considering all aspects (strategic, scientific, translational, and clinical).
• Analyze and interpret results from clinical pharmacology and pharmacometrics data analysis, and recommend appropriate actions based on results.
• Serve as lead author and key contributor for clinical pharmacology sections of clinical and regulatory documents.
• Work with program and/or study teams to achieve program goals and provide deliverables in approved timeframes.
• Collaborate with Biostats, Data Management, Clinical Operations & Medical to support development projects.

Associate Director, Clinical Pharmacology, Pharmacometrics

QA Engineer

• Oversee the quality and compliance of combination products, ensuring they meet regulatory standards and company objectives.
• Develop and implement quality strategies and processes for combination products, in alignment with company goals and regulatory requirements.
• Act as the QA contact for all quality-related inquiries and issues concerning device and combination products.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product development, manufacturing, clinical development, supply chain, commercial, quality, and regulatory affairs, to ensure quality and compliance throughout the combination product lifecycle.
• Help define and implement as appropriate quality standards/specification, methods, systems, and metrics for clinical and commercial quality operations.
• Stay up-to-date with changes in medical device and combination product regulations and industry best practices.
• Participate in the development, review and approval of product documentation, including design control, risk management, and validation.
• Identify gaps and improvement opportunities within the Design History File and Risk Management and track to closure.
• Collaborate with external partners and suppliers to ensure quality and compliance with company standards. Perform quality assurance oversight for validation studies conducted by external partners.
• Communicate effectively with senior management to provide updates on the status of quality and compliance for medical device / combination product.
• Participate in preparation for and execution of regulatory audits. Ensures audit observations related to functional area are addressed appropriately and completed on schedule.
• Act as the Quality representative on assigned product teams to advocate compliance and quality assurance.
• Availability for 5-15% travel, both domestically and internationally.

Director, Quality Assurance – Combination Products

Sales

• Serve as the business owner for your territory, developing and executing a strategic plan to achieve or exceed sales targets.
• Identify, engage, and educate key healthcare professionals (HCPs), including nephrologists, nurse practitioners, and clinic staff.
• Build and maintain deep relationships across community and academic centers to support appropriate patient identification and treatment.
• Analyze territory dynamics to uncover growth opportunities and inform regional strategies.
• Demonstrate strong business and market acumen, translating insights into actionable strategies and call plans.
• Deliver compelling, compliant clinical presentations to educate HCPs on atacicept’s mechanism of action, efficacy, safety, and patient benefits.
• Execute in-office and regional educational initiatives to enhance disease awareness and treatment understanding.
• Communicate complex clinical data in a clear and engaging way that drives informed decision-making.
• Apply advanced selling skills to influence HCP behavior, foster accountability, and create urgency around patient care.
• Partner cross-functionally with Field Reimbursement, Medical Affairs, and Patient Support teams to ensure seamless patient access.
• Model Vera’s values of accountability, integrity, and compassion in every interaction.
• Collaborate with regional and cross-functional colleagues to ensure “One Vera” alignment in the field.
• Share best practices and insights to strengthen collective performance.
• Provide real-time feedback from the field to inform marketing and access strategies.
• Deliver consistent, compliant, and high-quality execution.
• Maintain accurate CRM records, submit expense reports, and timely completion of required training.
• Ensure adherence to all company policies, regulatory guidelines, and industry compliance standards.
• Travel approximately 60% of the time (depending on territory geography).

Rare Disease Sales Specialist

Technical Writer

• Author and review internal documents including protocols, reports, SOPs, deviations, change controls, and manuscripts in support of all CMC functions.
• Work closely with the members of the CMC and Regulatory functions to author and review regulatory documents including IND/IMPD/BLA/MAA sections and meeting packages.
• Collaborate with CMC, Quality, and Regulatory colleagues to develop story boards for inspections and responses to information requests.
• Review external documents from Vera’s supply chain network.
• Develop document templates and workflows for technical documents.

Associate Director, CMC Technical Writer

• Oversee the quality and compliance of combination products, ensuring they meet regulatory standards and company objectives.
• Develop and implement quality strategies and processes for combination product, in alignment with company goals and regulatory requirements.
• Act as the QA contact for all quality-related inquiries and issues concerning device and combination product.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product development, manufacturing, clinical development, supply chain, commercial, quality, and regulatory affairs, to ensure quality and compliance throughout the combination product lifecycle.
• Help define and implement as appropriate quality standards/specification, methods, systems, and metrics for clinical and commercial quality operations.
• Stay up-to-date with changes in medical device and combination product regulations and industry best practices.
• Participate in the development, and review and approve of product documentation, including design control, risk management, and validation.
• Identify gaps and improvement opportunities within the Design History File and Risk Management and track to closure
• Collaborate with external partners and suppliers to ensure their quality and compliance with company standards. Perform quality assurance oversight for validation studies conducted by external partners.
• Communicate effectively with senior management to provide updates on the status of quality and compliance for medical device/ combination product.
• Participate in preparation for and execution of regulatory audits. Ensures audit observations related to functional area are addressed appropriately and completed on schedule.
• Act as the Quality representative on assigned product teams to advocate compliance and quality assurance.
• Availability for 5-15% travel, both domestically and internationally.

Associate Director, Quality Assurance – Combination Products

• Develop, refine, and execute regional market access strategies tailored to managed care organizations, PBMs, employer (ASO) groups, and other payer segments.
• Anticipate trends, identify emerging threats, and unlock new opportunities to strengthen product access and competitive advantage.
• Align tactical account plans with company objectives, financial targets, and evolving market dynamics.
• Forge deep, trust-based relationships with executive-level decision-makers across commercial insurers, Medicare plans, and high-value ASO clients.
• Partner with trade relations, medical directors, and clinical leaders to secure and sustain favorable reimbursement status.
• Serve as a credible voice on product value—merging clinical insight with economic rationale to influence policy and formulary decisions.
• Collaborate with HOL and Medical Affairs to equip payers with robust clinical and outcomes-based evidence.
• Advise marketing teams on customer-specific messaging, formulary tools, and pre/post-launch access initiatives.
• Support field sales and regional field managers with actionable insights, reimbursement guidance, and pull-through strategies.
• Be the go-to resource for internal teams on payer policies, competitive shifts, and the operational realities of specialty distribution networks.
• Provide visibility into the impact of GPOs, PBM’s, Plans, ACOs, Managed Medicaid, and exchanges on access strategy.
• Lead Vera’s presence at major industry meetings, customer summits, and trade shows, entering every event with a clear mission and measurable goals.
• Oversee performance management, compliance and guidelines, and utilization audits to keep access strategies on track and delivering results.

Director, Regional Accounts – Market Access

• Serve as Clinical Lead for one or more clinical programs from early- through late-stage development, contributing to strategic planning, protocol design, and execution.
• Analyze and interpret clinical trial data, ensuring appropriate actions are taken to advance development programs and inform corporate decision-making.
• Lead or support the development of key regulatory documents (e.g., INDs, NDAs, CTAs), study reports, and publications; represent the clinical program in health authority interactions.
• Provides oversight and medical accountability for multiple trials across early development clinical lifecycle.
• Assesses safety-related adverse events in partnership with Global Safety and oversees contributions to safety narratives.
• Strong presentation skills for internal and external (Investigator meetings, DMCs, Steering Committee) communications.
• Accountable as a key medical and scientific leader.
• Represent the medical and scientific integrity of the company, leading science-driven product development and informing clinically related corporate decisions.
• Ensure clinical programs meet required quality and safety standards.
• Medical review of clinical documents submitted to regulatory agencies.
• Participate in meetings with regulatory agencies as clinical program leader.
• Lead publication strategy in close collaboration with relevant internal functions.
• Lead interactions and build relationships with medical and scientific advisors, building and maintaining relationships consistent with development and commercial objectives.

Senior Director, Clinical Development

• Hire, coach, and inspire a high-performing team of rare disease sales specialists
• Create a culture of accountability, resilience, and continuous learning
• Serve as a role model for Vera’s values, compliance standards, and commitment to patients
• Drive sales performance and achieve or exceed regional targets for new patient starts and/or other appropriate objectives defined by Vera
• Act as a player-coach by building strong relationships with key HCPs and accounts
• Lead regional execution of launch strategies to bring atacicept to patients with IgAN
• Partner with colleagues in Patient Support, Field Reimbursement, Marketing, Regional Marketing, and other customer-facing functions to ensure coordinated customer engagement as a One Vera team
• Provide strategic input to shape regional and national initiatives with a patient-first mindset
• Demonstrate expertise in IgAN, its evolving treatment landscape, and the patient journey
• Drive success by applying financial and business acumen, including budget oversight and P&L management
• Foster a culture that ensures compliance with legal, regulatory, and company policies
• Travel extensively within the region (3–4 days/week) and to headquarters in San Francisco and national and regional meetings as required

Senior Director, Regional Sales

Senior Director, Regional Sales – South Central

Senior Director, Regional Sales – Northwest

Director, Regional Accounts Market Access - West

Attorney

• Advising the Commercial Function
• Collaborate and confer with other Legal and Compliance colleagues
• Keeping abreast of changes in healthcare policies, laws, regulations and guidance
• Assist with investigations and resolutions of compliance issues

Executive Director, Healthcare Legal

• Strategically applying scientific and business expertise relevant to therapeutic areas, including products, disease state management and the competitive landscape; including development, review, and maintenance of scientific medical information content and escalated inquiries in collaboration with Medical Affairs and cross functional partners as required.
• Proactively leading, coordinating with, or providing oversight of the call center/contractors and/or respond to medical information inquiries (including escalations from the call center) from Health Care Providers.
• Demonstrated proficiency in medical writing, ability to correctly understand, interpret, and accurately communicate scientific data and statistical analyses.
• Applying scientific expertise consistent with the regulatory/compliance landscape to deliver high quality medical information content.
• Conducts advance literature searches for education, internal company use, and incorporation into medical information letters.
• Leverage technology and innovation to optimize the delivery of medical information, including digital platforms and AI tools.
• Analyzing, identifying, and reporting trends in scientific insights (using medical inquiries) to Medical Affairs stakeholders, cross functional partners and evaluate the need to develop or update medical information content.
• Delivering accurate, focused and scientifically balanced clinical and scientific information exchange with Health Care Providers that support the appropriate use of Vera’s marketed and investigational products.
• Serve as the Medical information reviewer for the medical and commercial review committees.
• Working cross functionally with the broader organization to develop/update medical information content inclusive of SRLs, FAQs, Guidelines & Compendia submissions, dossier, etc..
• Assisting with managing the call center and contractors including training, overseeing the fulfillment of unsolicited inquiries, development of responses, QA of completed inquiries etc..
• Travel as needed for Medical Information booth coverage at congresses and ad hoc meetings.

Director, Medical Information

Recruitment

• Execute innovative recruitment strategies to attract and hire top-tier candidates across various functions and levels.
• Execute talent acquisition strategy and projects while being able to think big-picture and communicate directly with hiring managers, while keeping a finger on the pulse of the company.
• Collaborate with leaders to help define job descriptions, contribute to streamlining recruitment processes, and ensure a positive candidate experience.
• Achieve hiring targets, elevate quality of hires and hiring manager experience, through the execution of established recruiting metrics, and contribute to continuous improvement of our employer brand.
• Stay updated on industry trends and recruitment best practices to help continuously improve our hiring processes.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of training for Hiring Managers and Interviewers in partnership with other HR teammates.