Senior Director, Human Resources Business Partner

Remote; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

Vera Therapeutics, a Brisbane, California biotechnology company, seeks a Senior Director HR Business Partner to lead the People Strategy for the R&D & Regulatory Functions. You will partner with leaders to shape talent, organization design, and workforce plans that align with Vera’s mission to transform medicine in autoimmune disease.

Responsibilities include developing the People Strategy, advising senior leaders, and guiding programs across talent development, total rewards, employee

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in human resources or related discipline.
• 12+ years of experience or the equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience developing and implementing HR strategies in biotechnology.
• Expert-level experience developing strategic workforce plans from conception to implementation.
• Demonstrated history of success supporting client groups in a consultative role.
• Knowledge of organizational development, process management, and change management.
• Track record as an advocate for the business unit and HR best practices.
• Experience mentoring HR talent.
• Experience conducting investigations with management recommendations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong experience in talent management, succession planning, and career development.
• Experience leading culture and change management initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Develop the People Strategy to enable short- and long-term functional goals aligned with Vera’s corporate goals.
• Partner with HR SMEs to enable the People Strategy (TA, Total Rewards, Employee Relations, Communications, Talent Development).
• Assess organizational needs as business evolves to ensure alignment with goals.
• Advise and coach senior leaders on organization design, development, and change leadership.
• Lead corporate-wide programs enhancing employee experience and supporting company growth.

Skills

HR strategy development

Leadership/people management

Organizational development

Change management

Communication

Consultative partnership

Talent management

Investigations

Education

Bachelor's degree in human resources or related field

Job description

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 TRUTAKNATM (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 Senior Director HR Business Partner will report to the Chief People Officer (Interim) and will be responsible for building and driving the People Strategy for the R&D & Regulatory Functions.

Responsibilities:

• Accountable for developing the People Strategy to enable both short-and-long term functional goals in alignment with Vera’s Corporate goals.
• Partner with HR subject matter experts to enable the People Strategy, specifically:
  • TA to support attracting and hiring critical talent.
  • Total Rewards to design compensation and benefits to support the hiring, retaining and recognition of employees.
  • Employee relations to build people manager capability and ensure proactive management of performance.
  • Communications to support change management and other initiatives.
  • Talent development to support leadership growth and succession.
• Routinely assess the organizational needs as the business evolves to ensure the People Strategy is aligned to goals and meeting business needs.
• Advise and coach senior leaders in solving complex issues related to organization design, development, and change leadership.
• Participate and lead as appropriate corporate-wide programs that enhance the overall employee experience and support company growth and success overall.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in human resources or related, relevant discipline.
• 12+ years of experience or the equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience developing and implementing HR strategies in biotechnology required
• Expert-level experience developing strategic workforce plans, from conception to implementation.
• A demonstrated history of success in supporting client groups in a consultive role.
• In depth knowledge of organizational development, process management, and change management.
• Brings a track record of being both an advocate for their business unit and a model and representative of strong HR best practices.
• Experience managing and mentoring successful HR talent.
• Experience conducting effective, thorough and objective investigations with appropriate management recommendations.
• An excellent communicator, both written and verbal, with the ability to educate and influence through formal and informal communications.
• Highly experienced in talent management, succession planning, and career growth and development.
• Strong experience managing and/or leading culture and change management or organizational effectiveness initiatives.
• Recognition of the importance of being highly responsive to the needs of senior management, colleagues and staff.
• Understanding of related employment laws, concepts and practices related to the administration of a variety of human resources programs.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with a variety of individuals from various socioeconomic, ethic and cultural backgrounds.
• Ability to simultaneously manage multiple complicated tasks.
• Experience with the design and delivery of Sales Incentive programs preferred.