Senior Director, Human Resources Business Partner

Vera Therapeutics, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 250,000 - 285,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance bonus

Equity

Health insurance

Dental/Vision insurance

401k match

Flexible time off

Paid holidays

Job summary

Vera Therapeutics, Inc. is seeking a Senior Director, HR Business Partner to lead the People Strategy for R&D and Regulatory functions in a fully remote capacity.

The role reports to the Interim Chief People Officer and focuses on aligning HR initiatives with Vera's corporate goals while supporting growth and organizational development. The ideal candidate has 12+ years in HR, biotech strategy experience, and a proven track record in workforce planning, talent development, and change management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in human resources or related discipline.
• 12+ years of experience or 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.
• History of success in supporting client groups in a consultative role.
• Knowledge of organizational development, process management, and change management.
• Track record of advocating for business units while upholding HR best practices.
• Experience mentoring successful HR talent.
• Experience conducting thorough investigations with management recommendations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication to educate and influence.

Responsibilities

• Develop the People Strategy to enable short- and long-term functional goals.
• Partner with HR SMEs to enable the People Strategy across functions.
• Attract and hire critical talent; support retention and recognition.
• Design compensation and benefits to support hiring and retention.
• Build manager capability and proactive performance management.
• Support change management and other communications initiatives.
• Develop leadership and succession through talent development.
• Assess organizational needs as the business evolves and align the People Strategy.
• Advise and coach senior leaders on organization design and change leadership.
• Lead corporate-wide programs that enhance employee experience and support company growth.

Skills

Strategic HR partner

Organizational development

Change management

Talent management

Communication skills

Investigations

Leadership coaching

HR policies knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources

Job description

Senior Director, Human Resources Business Partner

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 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.

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. 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

$250,000 - $285,000 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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