Executive Director, Pricing, Contracting and Government

Title: Executive Director, Pricing, Contracting and Government

Location: Remote

About Us:

Vera Therapeutics (Nasdaq: VERA), is a late clinical-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 weekly injection that blocks both B-cell Activating Factor (BAFF) and A Proliferation Inducing Ligand (APRIL), which stimulate B cells to produce autoantibodies contributing to certain autoimmune diseases, including IgA nephropathy. Vera is also considering evaluating the role of 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 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:

The Executive Director, Pricing, Contracting and Government is responsible for maintaining or improving access to promoted products within all government payer programs, including Medicaid, Medicare, Public Health Programs, Veteran Affairs and Department of Defense. Reporting to the Vice President, Access & Value, this role will be responsible for producing reports and tracking compliance requirements as well. The position is also responsible for customer relations with government agencies and action plans related to legislative, regulatory and advocacy affecting access to Vera products. This role has a responsibility for managing our pricing and price reporting as required by law and will provide oversight to contracting partners and external vendors.

Responsibilities:

• Create and execute all government pricing and reporting requirements, including, but not limited to:
  • Medicaid: AMP, BP, URA, GNUP
  • Medicare Part B: Average Sales Price (ASP)
  • VA: NFAMP, FSS, Big 4 and OGA Pricing
  • PHS: 340B Ceiling Prices
  • State price transparency reporting
• Build, maintain and execute our contract operations:
  • Commercial managed care rebates
  • Medicaid and supplemental rebates
  • Tricare retail refunds
  • Medicare Part D manufacturer discount program
• Report, monitor and comply with state and county safe drug disposal requirements.
• Initiate and complete all state board of pharmacy and distribution licenses required for Vera.
• Monitor and report on access-related legislation and regulation:
  • Federal level
  • State level
• Collaborate and coordinate with manufacturing and trade:
  • Team with specialty pharmacy / trade team on management of distribution
  • 3PL, including data and compliance (storage, recordkeeping, data governance, etc.)
• Develop and execute government payer access strategy.
• Manage and hire our Senior Director, Medicaid:
  • Lead and identify Medicaid strategic approach
  • Manage and lead our industry relationships with all 50 states and buying groups
  • Coordinate any advocacy interactions within the government team
  • Collaborate with our MSL teams on government public presentations

Qualifications:

• BS/BA degree, MBA and/or advance science degree preferred.
• 12+ years of experience in a pharmaceutical market access environment with a minimum of 5 years’ experience launching new products.
• Experience with field sales, sales management, government account management, government pricing, government relations, and contract operations preferrable.
• Established relationships with key government payers and agencies.
• Candidate must have highly developed business skills including organizational frameworks, strategic planning, excellent written and oral communications, highly influential, and strong selling skills.
• Proven track record of dealing with complex issues and problem-solving skills.
• Leads with strategic agility, developing innovative strategies and pragmatic solutions to implement them.
• Build a collaborative culture, while modeling openness, integrity and cooperation with all stakeholders, to achieve the best possible outcome.
• Navigates change by quickly focusing on critical issues and prioritizing; acting decisively, even when faced with uncertainty.
• Drives innovation by generating breakthrough solutions, incorporating stakeholder feedback and connecting all the information into a bigger picture, to drive the success of the business.

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 $260,000 - $290,000. 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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