Associate Director, Marketing Operations

Title: Associate Director, Marketing Operations

Location: Brisbane, CA (or remote)

About Us:

Vera Therapeutics (Nasdaq: VERA), is a late-stage biotechnology company focused on developing treatments for serious immunological diseases. Vera’s mission is to advance treatments that target the source of immunologic diseases in order to change the standard of care for patients. Vera’s lead product candidate is atacicept, a fusion protein self-administered as a subcutaneous injection once weekly that blocks both B lymphocyte stimulator (BLyS) and a proliferation inducing ligand (APRIL), which stimulate B cells and plasma cells to produce autoantibodies contributing to certain autoimmune diseases, including IgA nephropathy (IgAN), also known as Berger’s disease and lupus nephritis. In addition, Vera is evaluating additional diseases where the reduction of autoantibodies by atacicept may prove medically useful. Vera is also developing MAU868, a monoclonal antibody designed to neutralize infection with BK Virus, a polyomavirus that can have devastating consequences in certain settings such as kidney transplant. For more information please visit: www.veratx.com.

Our values are the cornerstone of our culture. Our values inspire us every day and guide everything we do—from how we hire great people, to advancing our mission together, to achieving our ultimate goal to improve medical treatment for patients suffering from immunological diseases.

Position Summary:

The Associate Director will report to the Vice President of Commercial Strategy, and will lead support, coordination, and logistical planning behind Vera’s US and global congresses, patient advocacy events, as well as coordinate related franchise operations and logistics including events or peer-to-peer HCP engagements. This role will engage with many important key opinion leaders and external corporate partners, and success will require the individual to develop strong cross-functional relationships in a multicultural environment and provide operational and logistical leadership within a rapidly evolving organization.

Responsibilities:

• Coordinate and support planning for Vera’s presence at major US and global congresses, including but not limited to CKD3, WCN, ERA, and ASN. Activities may include but not be limited to various corporate sponsorships, HCP engagement planning, internal team meetings, Vera’s exhibit booth, and pre-con/post-meeting summaries
• Manage various advocacy-organization sponsorships and activities, including oversight over virtual or live events
• Support and coordinate marketing MLR reviews and pieces in partnership with medical, legal, and regulatory
• Support KOL engagement plans including logistical and meeting planning for market development advisory boards, or at various internal Vera-organized events
• Manage plans, internal budgets, and contracts internally and with external agency partners
• Partner with legal, regulatory, and medical stakeholders to ensure compliant development and execution of initiatives

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree required; Graduate-level degree in life-sciences/medicine, or an MBA, is a plus.
• 5-7- years of direct experience managing Congress sponsorships, exhibit booths, tactical plans, or live events tied to an annual budget and in conjunction with managing an external agency
• Proven, consistent history of high performance and demonstrated success
• Excellent communication and strong analytical skills to recognize key issues, and to effectively present plans and recommendations
• Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously and effectively prioritize work with a sense of urgency and ability to work in a rapidly changing environment
• Highly skilled in partnering with teams in cross-functional matrix environments including interfacing with key internal and external groups in different regions

Vera Therapeutics Inc. is an equal opportunity employer.

Vera Therapeutics is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices, and we strive to provide employees with total compensation packages that are market competitive. For this role, the anticipated base pay range is $173,000 - $187,000.The exact base pay offered for this role will depend on various factors, including but not limited to the candidate’s geography, qualifications, skills, and experience.

At Vera, base pay is only one part of your total compensation package. The successful candidate will be eligible for an annual performance incentive bonus, new hire equity, and ongoing performance-based equity. Vera Therapeutics also offers various benefits offerings, including, but not limited to, medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401k match, flexible time off, and a number of paid holidays.

COVID-19 Policy

Vera’s top priority is the health and safety of our employees, their families and the communities where they live and work. As part of our commitment to health and safety, we require all U.S. employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. If your role at Vera requires you to work or otherwise be on Vera’s premises, full or part-time, we require our employees to comply with Vera’s mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy (currently requiring full vaccination). Anyone unable to be vaccinated, either because of a sincerely held religious belief or a medical condition or disability that prevents them from being vaccinated, may request a reasonable accommodation with Human Resources. Your employment is also subject to ongoing compliance with the mandatory vaccination policy and all other Vera policies, as they may be modified from time to time, at the sole discretion of Vera.

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