Senior Director, Regional Sales – Northeast

Vera Therapeutics, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 240,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

A biopharmaceutical company seeks a Senior Director of Regional Sales to lead their commercial launch. The role involves hiring and managing a sales team while driving sales performance in the rare nephrology market. Candidates should have at least 12 years of industry experience and a proven sales management background. This position is remote with extensive travel within the region.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Healthcare benefits

Qualifications

• 12+ years of healthcare/biopharmaceutical experience.
• 5+ years of front-line sales management experience.
• Proven track record in specialty or rare disease sales.

Responsibilities

• Build, coach, and manage a high-performing team.
• Drive sales performance and achieve regional targets.
• Foster cross-functional collaboration to ensure coordinated customer engagement.

Skills

Healthcare/biopharmaceutical experience

Sales management experience

Nephrology experience

Cross-functional leadership

Strong compliance knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree preferred

Job description

Senior Director, Regional Sales – Northeast

Remote

Vera Therapeutics (Nasdaq: VERA) is a late clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing treatments for serious immunological diseases. Vera’s lead product candidate is atacicept, a fusion protein self-administered at home as a subcutaneous once weekly injection that blocks both BAFF and APRIL, which stimulate B cells to produce autoantibodies contributing to certain autoimmune diseases, including IgA nephropathy. Vera is also evaluating atacicept in other immunologic disorders. Additionally, Vera is developing VT-109, a novel, next-generation dual BAFF/APRIL inhibitor in preclinical development, and MAU868, a monoclonal antibody designed to neutralize BK virus infection. For more information, please visit: www.veratx.com.

Our values are the cornerstone of our culture. They guide how we hire great people, advance our mission, and strive to improve medical treatment for patients suffering from immunological diseases.

Position Summary:

The Senior Director of Regional Sales (SDRS) will report to the Executive Director of Sales and play a pivotal role in Vera’s first commercial launch. This leader will build, coach, and manage a high-performing team of nephrology rare disease sales specialists (7–9 direct reports). You will set strategic direction for your region, drive execution, and foster cross-functional collaboration across marketing, training, field reimbursement, field medical, and patient support services.

Responsibilities:

• Hire, coach, and inspire a high-performing team of rare disease sales specialists
• Create a culture of accountability, resilience, and continuous learning
• Serve as a role model for Vera’s values, compliance standards, and commitment to patients

Commercial Execution:

• Drive sales performance and achieve or exceed regional targets for new patient starts and/or other objectives defined by Vera
• Act as a player-coach by building strong relationships with key HCPs and accounts
• Lead regional execution of launch strategies to bring atacicept to patients with IgA nephropathy (IgAN)

Cross-Functional Collaboration:

• Partner with Patient Support, Field Reimbursement, Marketing, Regional Marketing, and other customer-facing functions to ensure coordinated customer engagement as a One Vera team
• Provide strategic input to shape regional and national initiatives with a patient-first mindset

Business & Market Leadership:

• Demonstrate expertise in IgAN, its evolving treatment landscape, and the patient journey
• Apply financial and business acumen, including budget oversight and P&L management

Operational Excellence:

• Foster a culture that ensures compliance with legal, regulatory, and company policies
• Travel extensively within the region (3–4 days/week) and to headquarters in San Francisco and national and regional meetings as required

Territory:

• This region covers New York City, Boston, the New England states, and parts of Upstate New York.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred (or equivalent experience)
• 12+ years of healthcare/biopharmaceutical experience
• 5+ years of front-line sales management experience
• Proven track record in specialty or rare disease sales; nephrology experience is a plus
• Consistent history of top sales performance as a leader, recognition/awards, and leadership impact
• Experience leading cross-functional, customer-facing teams
• Strong knowledge of compliance, regulatory standards, and industry best practices
• Strong preference for residing in the geographic region
• Valid driver’s license

Vera Therapeutics is an equal-opportunity employer. The company is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices; base pay offered depends on geography, qualifications, skills, and experience. Anticipated base pay range for this role is $240,000 - $260,000 USD.

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