Vice President, Pharmacovigilance

Vera Therapeutics, Inc.

Vice President of Pharmacovigilance at Vera Therapeutics leading global pharmacovigilance and drug safety strategy for their clinical portfolio.

Posted 6/17/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $300,000 - $420,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Google Cloud Platform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead global clinical safety, pharmacovigilance and risk management activities throughout the product lifecycle for investigational and marketed products across the pipeline
Build and manage a high-performing, inspection-ready pharmacovigilance team by setting clear expectations & providing hands-on leadership, promoting operational excellence, collaboration and team cohesiveness
Provide strategic oversight for safety sections of all regulatory documents, including BLA/MAA/NDA, public presentations and key scientific articles and abstracts
Ensure robust processes are in place for case processing, aggregate reporting, signal detection, benefit–risk assessment, and risk management
Advise Leadership on safety matters and provide strategies for addressing benefit-risk and risk management, including communication to patients, health care providers, and regulatory authorities
Partner with Regulatory Affairs, Clinical Development, and Quality Assurance to ensure full compliance with GVP, GCP, and corporate quality standards
Provide medical guidance and evaluation of all pre- and post-marketing safety data
Collaborate cross-functionally and with key internal and external stakeholders, including Clinical Operations, Clinical Development, Regulatory Affairs, Quality Assurance, Medical Affairs, Senior management, regulatory agencies, alliance partners, investigators and key external experts

Requirements

What you’ll need

MD and Board Certification in a relevant therapeutic area
10+ years of experience in pharmacovigilance leadership roles, including at least 3 years in senior or executive leadership
In-depth knowledge of global pharmacovigilance regulations and guidelines, including ICH, FDA, EMA, and other relevant regulatory requirements
Demonstrated success in establishing or scaling post-marketing pharmacovigilance systems and teams within a small to mid-sized company
Experience with evaluation, implementation and oversight of pharmacovigilance systems and processes, including developing quality and compliance metrics
Experience mentoring all levels of staff to further develop skills, provide opportunities for growth, and ensure a professionally challenging environment that fosters retention
Demonstrated strong written and verbal communication skills
Proven mindset of proactive continuous improvement
Efficient worker with demonstrated ability to collaborate cross-functionally to achieve results
Strong commitment to ethical standards
Ability to work in a fast paced-environment and to handle multiple tasks

Benefits

Comp & perks

annual performance incentive bonus
new hire equity
ongoing performance-based equity
medical, dental, and vision insurance
401k match
flexible time off
a number of paid holidays

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Hard Skills & Tools

pharmacovigilancerisk managementcase processingaggregate reportingsignal detectionbenefit-risk assessmentregulatory documentsquality compliance metricspost-marketing pharmacovigilance systemsmedical guidance

Soft Skills

leadershipcollaborationcommunicationmentoringcontinuous improvementteam cohesivenessoperational excellencestrategic oversightethical standardsability to handle multiple tasks

Certifications

MDBoard Certification