Vice President, Value and Access - Vera Therapeutics

Title: Vice President, Value and Access

Location: Brisbane, CA

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 fully humanized fusion protein self-administered at home as a subcutaneous injection once weekly that blocks both B-cell Activating Factor (BAFF) and A Proliferation Inducing Ligand (APRIL), which stimulate B cells and plasma cells to produce galactose-deficient IgA1 (Gd-IgA1) and associated autoantibodies, which together form immune complexes that are fundamental in the pathogenesis of IgA nephropathy (IgAN). Vera is also considering evaluating the role of atacicept in other immunologic disorders. Additionally, Vera is 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:

Reporting to the Executive Vice President, Commercial, the Vice President, Value and Access will lead the development and execution of strategies to ensure the optimal pricing, access, and reimbursement of Vera Therapeutics products. As the lead of Value and Access, you will need to build a best-in-class organization that works proactively with payers to optimize the value of Vera’s products and develop innovative solutions that ensure patient access to our therapies.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute global pricing and market access strategies, ensuring alignment with regulatory and commercial objectives.
• Lead the creation of value propositions, health economic models, and evidence generation to support reimbursement and market access discussions with payer segments in the US, including but not limited to: Medicare national (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services [CMS]), Medicaid (state and managed), Medicare Part D drug plans, key third party commercial payers, including health maintenance organizations (HMOs) and preferred provider organizations (PPOs), Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs), and integrated delivery network payers.
• Performance Monitoring: Establish key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the effectiveness of access and reimbursement strategies. Regularly monitor and evaluate performance against these KPIs, adjusting strategies as needed to optimize results.
• Reimbursement Support Programs: Oversee the development of strategies and implementation of reimbursement support programs to assist patients, healthcare providers, and payers in navigating reimbursement issues.
• Develop an evidence-based plan, informed by market research and advisory boards to identify core customer needs and optimize patient access.
• Direct and lead the field-based teams calling on key national level payers.
• Ensure compliance with evolving market access regulations and policies in global markets.
• Leadership of field teams calling on payer segments and provider offices.
• Oversight of all trade and distribution strategies.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree in health economics, public health, or business administration preferred.
• 15+ years of related experience with proven product commercialization experience and progressive managerial and leadership responsibility, reimbursement, and HEOR.
• Experience and in-depth knowledge in obtaining reimbursement with third party commercial payers, Medicare Parts D and/or B, Medicaid, VA/DOD, and integrated payer healthcare systems.
• Proven track record of developing successful global market access strategies for high-value biologics, gene therapies, or specialty drugs.
• Strong understanding of health economics, outcomes research, payer landscapes, and regulatory environments.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

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 $312,000 - $354,000. 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.

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