Vice President, Commercial Manufacturing Operations

The role

The Vice President, Manufacturing Operations will lead the transition from a clinical-stage to a commercial manufacturing organization. This person will lead the manufacturing and supply chain team to enable commercial launch of the lead product into global markets.

What you will do

• Leads the manufacturing and supply chain teams
• Contributes to the strategic leadership of late-stage programs
• Participate in sales and operations planning (S&OP) and Product Development Teams
• Create synergy and knowledge sharing for production planning processes
• Serves as a single point of contact to manage end-to-end global supply chain
• Serves as a strategic thought leader to manage commercial supply contracts
• Create, develop and manage tools for end-to-end demand/supply planning
• Provide strategic direction, technical guidance, and long-range planning for late-stage programs
• Develop and manage department budgets
• Develop fit for purpose operational processes and systems

Required qualifications

• Master's degree required
• 15+ years of relevant experience from biopharmaceutical manufacturing required
• 5+ years of senior-level line management experience leading other leaders required
• Proven track record of creating business results
• Deep technical, operational, regulatory, strategic, and quality expertise
• Proven track record of leading late-stage programs in innovative biotech or pharmaceutical organizations
• Experience with operating and navigating regulatory requirements including authoring and reviewing BLAs and interacting with regulatory authorities
• Solid understanding of drug development within the biopharmaceutical industry
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Collaborative leadership style
• Leads by example in recognizing and modeling Vera values
• Learning agility

Nice to have

• PhD preferred
• Degree in Life Sciences or Engineering preferred
• Experience within development and manufacturing of monoclonal antibodies or related field preferred

Benefits

• medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401k match
• flexible time off
• paid holidays

About the company

Vera Therapeutics is a commercial-stage biotechnology company focused on the pursuit of truth in science to transform medicine in autoimmune disease, starting with the kidney. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Brisbane, California.