Senior Executive Assistant - Vera Therapeutics

Title: Senior Executive Assistant

Location: Brisbane, California

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:

As the Senior Executive Assistant, you will utilize your exceptional organizational and communication skills to provide strategic support to our Chief Financial Officer and Chief Legal Officer as well as other executives as identified. Responsibilities include scheduling meetings across complex calendars, coordinating travel, strategic operations, contact management, meeting minutes, action items, and various projects as needed. The ideal candidate is an adaptable team player who can manage several tasks and projects independently while partnering with executives, Human Resources and the admin team to ensure smooth executive operations. The ideal candidate has an innate passion for providing exceptional executive support, is trustworthy, embraces a growth mindset, and excels at being mindful of details in a high performance-oriented, fast-paced, and ever-changing environment.

Responsibilities:

• Expertly manage and prioritize the CFO and CLO’s (and other identified leaders) calendars, focusing on productivity, urgency, and stakeholder needs.
• Arrange comprehensive travel plans and coordinate high-profile events and meetings for CFO, CLO, and other executives.
• Act as gatekeeper by screening and prioritizing communications and managing access to the CFO and CLO.
• Effectively communicate and partner with various internal and external stakeholders, ensuring smooth collaboration and coordination.
• Assist in development and organization of support materials for meetings and conferences (e.g. slide decks, presentations, meeting materials, etc.)
• Prepare and submit expense reports and manage purchase requisitions according to company policies and procedures.
• Design and implement office policies and procedures as needed.
• Analyze and monitor internal processes and suggest/implement procedural and policy changes to improve operational efficiency.
• Partner with Human Resources with various employee experience projects and programs.
• Assist with special projects and ad-hoc assignments and programs as requested.

Qualifications:

• 8+ years of EA experience; 5+ years of experience supporting C-Level Executives strongly preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Biotech experience preferred.
• Calendar management, meeting organization and heavy travel coordination experience.
• Proficiency with MS Office (e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook), Adobe Acrobat, DocuSign, Zoom, and Slack.
• Excellent at prioritizing and executing multiple projects/tasks with tight deadlines while being solution oriented.
• Proven expertise in written and verbal communication, demonstrating strategic, professional, creative and succinct communication.
• Pro-active self-starter able to work independently, effectively solve problems and prioritize work, anticipating needs of senior leadership.
• Highly collaborative and able to work effectively with multiple stakeholders.
• High level of maturity, and ability to exercise good judgement, discretion and confidentiality in all tasks.
• Able to remain organized and focused in a fast-paced, high performance startup environment.

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 $115,000 - $142,000. 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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