Vice President Finance

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Come join First-in-Class Dermatology Drugs | Veradermics!

Founded in 2019, Veradermics, Incorporated (NYSE: MANE) is a well-funded, publicly listed company that offers the opportunity to work in a performance-driven, highly dynamic environment. At Veradermics, you can actively contribute to shaping the company culture, take on various roles and responsibilities, and grow professionally.

Veradermics is a dermatologist-founded, late clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing innovative therapeutics for common aesthetic and dermatological conditions. Veradermics lead product candidate, VDPHL
01, is an oral, non-hormonal treatment for men and women with pattern hair loss (PHL). We are currently conducting three Phase 3 clinical trials as we work to deliver potentially transformative solutions and aspire to redefine the standard of care in dermatology. Learn more here.

At Veradermics, we combine scientific rigor with a vision for impactful innovation to make a lasting difference in the lives of patients.

Veradermics is seeking a Vice President of Finance to serve as the internal operational leader of our finance organization at a pivotal moment in the company's growth. Reporting to the CFO, this role will directly manage the Director of FP&A and drive the operating rigor, planning processes, finance operations, and organizational cadence required to support the company's transition toward commercialization of its lead asset, VDPHL
01.

The CFO is increasingly focused on external strategy, capital markets, and investor relationships, and this role exists to ensure the finance organization operates with discipline, accountability, and scalability in support of a growing public company environment. The VP of Finance will be responsible for strengthening finance operating rhythms, cross‑functional coordination, planning infrastructure, and organizational execution across the broader finance function, including shared finance operations and commercialization readiness.

This is an internal leadership role that requires strategic thinking, financial acumen, operational discipline, business partnership, and organizational leadership.

• Own the finance organization blueprint, including structure, roles, capabilities, and operating model to support Veradermics from late‑stage clinical development through launch and commercial scale, building ahead of key inflection points.
• Create a hiring and capability roadmap for finance, identifying talent, systems, and process gaps at each growth stage and partnering with the CFO and People Operations to address them cost‑effectively.
• Design planning, reporting, and governance frameworks with the right processes, controls, and data infrastructure for each stage of company maturity.
• Build the reporting and analytics infrastructure for investor relations, including earnings‑ready financial packages, KPI frameworks, and management reporting that enables the CFO to communicate performance and strategy clearly.
• Partner with the CFO on Investor relation readiness, including quarterly earnings materials, board financial packages, analyst day content, and investor presentations ensuring the finance team delivers with the discipline, accuracy, and visibility public markets require.
• Identify the metrics, disclosures, and financial narratives most important to investors as launch cost approaches, and ensure the data, processes, and controls are in place to deliver them accurately and on time.

• Directly manage the FP&A function while partnering closely with the Controllership organization to ensure strong execution, alignment, and operational rigor across the broader finance organization.
• Establish and maintain a high‑accountability operating cadence across…