Senior Director, Program & Portfolio Management

Position Summary

We are seeking an experienced and highly capable Senior Director, Program & Portfolio Management to serve as the lead Program Manager for Research and Development, reporting to the Senior Vice President, Program & Portfolio Strategy & Management. This person will need to be located near Boston, MA or Brisbane, CA. This is an execution-facing leadership role: the Senior Director owns the integrated Trutakna (atacicept-vymj) project plan and leads the Development Sub-Team responsible for the successful cross-functional execution of Trutakna development programs. This role sits within the Program Management Office and is expected to lead with PMO best practices.

Qualifications

• BA/BS degree with 15+ years of biotechnology or pharmaceutical industry experience required; advanced degree (PhD, MD, MBA) preferred.
• Deep, hands-on experience managing late-stage development programs through registration and approval; direct BLA/NDA experience preferred.
• A blend of large biopharma and smaller, fast-moving biotech experience strongly preferred, combined with a high level of professionalism and experience working with executive leadership teams.
• Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional development sub-teams and running formal governance bodies at the program or portfolio level.
• Demonstrated people management skills, specifically managing program or project managers, required.
• Exceptional stakeholder management skills, with a proven ability to build trust and drive alignment with executive leaders and senior functional heads.
• Rigorous command of standard program management deliverables and disciplines, including integrated project plans, timelines, dashboards, and RAID logs.
• Excellent meeting management skills, including agenda design, facilitation, and producing clear, accurate, professional minutes and follow-up.
• Proven ability to operate as an execution owner, translating strategic direction set by others into a well-managed, on-track operating plan.
• High level of accuracy, attention to detail, and follow-through; comfortable managing significant offline stakeholder coordination between formal meetings.
• Ability to communicate effectively and with executive presence across the organization at all levels.
• Proven ability to manage competing priorities, timelines, and stakeholders in a fast-paced, rapid-growth environment.
• Experience with Smartsheet or similar project management tools preferred.
• PMP or equivalent certification a plus.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Visio, or other timeline tools.

Benefits

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. 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. For this role, the anticipated base pay range is $230,000 - $300,000 USD.

Pay

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. For this role, the anticipated base pay range is $230,000 - $300,000 USD.

Schedule

This role requires the candidate to be located near Boston, MA or Brisbane, CA.