Vice President, Commercial Manufacturing Operations

Responsibilities

• Leads the manufacturing and supply chain teams, providing leadership aligned with Vera values resulting in a high performing organization.
• Contributes to the strategic leadership of Vera’s late-stage programs acting as a strong team player.
• Participate in sales and operations planning (S&OP) and Product Development Teams representing the Product Development and Manufacturing function.
• Create synergy and knowledge sharing to enable optimal production planning processes to balance supply/demand risks.
• Serves as a single point of contact to manage end-to‑end global supply chain and foster the needed supplier relationships to drive excellence using appropriate metrics.
• Serves as a strategic thought leader to craft and manage commercial supply contracts with an eye towards life‑cycle extension programs.
• Create, develop and manage necessary tools for end‑to‑end demand/supply planning.
• Provide strategic direction, technical guidance, and long‑range planning for late‑stage programs: BLA‑enabling studies through BLA submission, commercial launch, and sustaining operations.
• Develop and manage department budgets and ensure fiscal responsibility for manufacturing operations.
• Develop fit for purpose operational processes and systems to support supplier metrics and other tools to enable continuous improvement / process excellence.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Life Sciences or Engineering required. Master’s degree preferred.
• 15+ years of relevant experience from biopharmaceutical manufacturing required.
• 5+ years of senior‑level line management experience leading other leaders required.
• Proven track record of creating business results.
• Deep technical, operational, regulatory, strategic, and quality expertise, along with a proven track record of leading late‑stage programs in innovative biotech or pharmaceutical organizations.
• Experience with operating and navigating regulatory requirements including authoring and reviewing BLAs and interacting with regulatory authorities.
• Solid understanding of drug development within the biopharmaceutical industry.
• Experience within development and manufacturing of monoclonal antibodies or related field preferred.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, collaborative leadership style.
• Leads by example in recognizing and modeling Vera values.
• Learning agility: ability to seek input, make connections, recognize patterns that lead to effective decision‑making and action.
• Proven ability to thoughtfully evaluate processes, identify opportunities for improvement and successfully execute on those plans.
• Strong communication skills (oral & written); able to effectively interact with all levels internally and externally – able to tailor communications to the audience to achieve desired results.
• Attention to detail with ability to move easily between hands‑on work and strategic thinking.
• Ability to multitask and prioritize.
• Strong leadership skills with a desire to nurture, train, and grow the existing finance group.
• Demonstrated ability to influence and deliver results in a virtual (outsourced) environment.