Associate Director, Clinical Quality Assurance

Vera Therapeutics, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Vera Therapeutics, Inc. is seeking an Associate Director, Clinical Quality Assurance to partner with clinical study teams and strengthen the quality management system during late-stage development.

This remote role offers oversight of quality events, CAPAs, and risk-based decision making across global trials. The successful candidate will lead QA activities with Clinical Operations, Regulatory Affairs, and CROs, ensuring GCP and regulatory compliance, audit readiness, and continuous improvement

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in life sciences, pharmacy, or related scientific discipline.
• Advanced degree preferred.
• Approximately 8+ years of industry experience with leadership in clinical quality oversight.
• Global GxP regulations knowledge for clinical development.
• Experience with GCP, GVP and GLP.
• Regulatory inspection readiness and CAPA management.
• Quality governance, risk-based quality management, and audits.
• Certifications such as CQA, RAC, or RQAP are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Serve as QA representative on assigned clinical study teams with GCP/regulatory focus.
• Oversee clinical quality events, investigations, and CAPAs with root cause analysis.
• Analyze quality signals across studies and vendors to identify risks and mitigations.
• Govern clinical audit program and oversee audit CAPA follow-up.
• Interface with CROs and vendors to resolve quality issues.
• Support inspection readiness and sponsor inspections.
• Review and input on SOPs and controlled documents for regulatory alignment.
• Contribute to training matrices and governance of quality processes.
• Participate in PQMS improvements and risk-based quality management initiatives.

Skills

GCP

GVP

GLP

Audit readiness

CAPA management

Quality governance

Regulatory inspections

CQA certification

RQAP

Education

Bachelor’s degree in life sciences, pharmacy, or related scientific discipline

Advanced degree

Job description

Associate Director, Clinical Quality Assurance

Remote

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. Vera Therapeutics’ flagship commercial product is TRUTAKNA TM (atacicept-vymj), a B-cell activating factor (BAFF) and A proliferation-inducing ligand (APRIL) inhibitor. Vera Therapeutics is evaluating multiple diseases where the reduction of autoantibodies through inhibition of BAFF and APRIL may prove clinically meaningful. Vera Therapeutics was founded in 2016 and is based in Brisbane, California. To learn more, visit www.veratx.com.

At Vera, our values are the cornerstone of our culture and guide how we work together every day. We lead with empathy, act with an owner’s mindset, demand clarity, work without fences, and execute with urgency because patients are counting on us. From how we hire and develop our people to how we advance rigorous science, we are building a team committed to transforming medicine in autoimmune diseases, starting with the kidney.

Position Summary

The Associate Director, Clinical Quality Assurance, will report to the Executive Director, Quality Assurance. The Associate Director, Clinical Quality Assurance serves as a key quality partner to clinical study teams and provides quality oversight of clinical development activities. This role contributes to strengthening a maturing Quality Management System (QMS) by identifying quality risks, supporting risk-based decision making, and ensuring quality practices are effectively implemented across clinical programs.

The Clinical Quality Assurance organization partners with Clinical Development and cross-functional stakeholders to promote and maintain high-quality clinical research practices across the drug development lifecycle. The function provides quality oversight to ensure clinical trials are conducted in compliance with global regulatory requirements and that the organization maintains continuous inspection readiness.

This role provides proactive Clinical Quality Assurance oversight for clinical studies and development functions. The individual partners closely with Clinical Operations, Pharmacovigilance, Data Management, Regulatory Affairs, and other development function and serves as a key member of study teams, helping identify quality issues and risks, and reviews quality events, investigations, and CAPAs; analyzing quality signals across studies and vendors that support risk-based decision making, and ensuring quality management practices are appropriately implemented throughout the clinical trial lifecycle.

The role operates with a high degree of independence in evaluating quality risks and compliance considerations while collaborating closely with cross-functional teams to support effective implementation of quality practices across clinical development programs.

The position contributes to strengthening the organization’s maturing Quality Management System (QMS) by supporting procedural governance, audit program oversight, and quality process improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the Clinical Quality Assurance representative on assigned clinical study teams, providing proactive guidance to ensure clinical trial conduct aligns with GCP and regulatory expectations.
• Provide oversight of clinical quality events, investigations, and CAPAs, ensuring appropriate root cause analysis, corrective actions, and identification of systemic quality trends.
• Analyze quality signals across studies, vendors, and operational processes to identify emerging risks and recommend mitigation strategies.
• Contribute to governance of the clinical audit program, including risk-based selection of audits and oversight of Audit CAPA follow-up. Execution of audits is performed by the audit function.
• Serve as a quality interface with CROs and vendor quality representatives to ensure appropriate management and resolution of quality issues.
• Support inspection readiness activities and provide first-line Clinical QA support during sponsor regulatory inspections, including preparation and follow-up actions.
• Review and provide input on new or revised SOPs and controlled documents to ensure alignment with regulatory requirements and consistency across organizational procedures.
• Provide input on training assignments and training matrices to ensure procedures are appropriately implemented across functional roles.
• Participate in process improvement initiatives that support the development and strengthening of the Quality Management System, including the evaluation, assessment, and implementation of quality governance, processes, and systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in life sciences, pharmacy, or related scientific discipline required. Advanced degree preferred.
• Approximately 8+ years of industry experience, including leadership in clinical quality oversight or quality governance.
• Strong applied knowledge of global GxP regulations applicable to clinical development, including:
• Good Clinical Practice (GCP)
• Good Pharmacovigilance Practice (GVP)
• Good Laboratory Practice (GLP)
• GMP experience is not required for this role
• Experience with the following is desired:
• Quality management and oversight of clinical trials
• Quality event and CAPA managementRegulatory inspection readiness and inspection support
• Risk-based quality management approaches
• Planning of clinical audits (including sites, internal audits)
• Developing metrics and reviewing issues for quality signals and trends
• SOP governance through controlled document reviews
• Training matrix or training governance activities
• Relevant certifications such as RQAP, CQA, CCRC, or RAC are considered a plus.

Vera Therapeutics Inc. is an equal-opportunity employer.

Compensation and Benefits

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

$140,000 - $210,000 USD

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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As set forth in Vera Therapeutics, Inc.’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy,we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.