Director, Medical Affairs

Kyverna Therapeutics is a patient-centered, clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing cell therapies for patients suffering from autoimmune diseases. The Kyverna therapeutic platform leverages advanced T cell engineering to suppress and eliminate autoreactive immune cells at the origin of autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. Be at the forefront of cell therapy innovation by joining scientists, industry veterans and healthcare visionaries and help transform how autoimmune diseases are treated

Kyverna is seeking a highly motivated Director or Medical Affairs who will be a key contributor on the Medical Affairs team. This role will provide strategic vision for Kyverna’s conferences and meeting plans, professional society engagement, and publication plans across therapeutic areas relevant to Kyverna’s pipeline in support of the organization’s corporate objectives. A successful candidate must be able to effectively lead cross-functional teams to develop and execute strategic plans bridging key internal and external stakeholders to foster collaboration, education, and insight generation furthering Kyverna’s mission of bringing life-changing therapeutic benefits to patients living with autoimmune diseases. The ideal candidate will contribute to our goals of navigating what’s next in synthetic biology, immunology and cell engineering while living our core values: bring intellectual rigor, elevate each other, and stay true to why.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for short- and long-range strategic conference and meeting, professional society engagements, and publication planning
• Oversees and directs team members and vendors responsible for executing of major conferences with flawless execution of all necessary components and materials for conferences and meetings including conference logistics, exhibits, and team attendance (in-person and virtual)
• Oversees and directs team members and vendors responsible for publication development including abstracts, posters, oral presentations, and manuscripts
• Represent Kyverna at conferences, in meetings with professional societies, and in communications with authors
• Ensure plans aim to foster collaborations and maximize opportunities to advance Kyverna’s research and mission
• Accountable to Kyverna leadership for execution against plans
• Leads internal communications, leadership updates, and coordination of projects
• Maintains expertise on industry best practices
• Other duties as assigned.
  
  

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience within a biotech, pharmaceutical company, non-profit patient advocacy organization, professional society, or health-care organization
• Experience with the major aspects of large-scale (1,000+ attendees) world-class conferences, live and virtual
• Expert in publication best practices including GPP guidelines and ICMJE criteria
• Thrives in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment
• Proven leadership ability in a matrix environment able to manage multi-level, cross-team partnerships with high attention to detail
• Expert in establishing, nurturing and strengthening sustainable relationships with patients, patient advocacy organizations or health care providers
• Expert in compliance, legal, regulatory, and other issues that impact the biopharmaceutical industry and patient engagement and advocacy practices
• Exceptional written and oral communication skills including distilling complex scientific concepts in a compelling way to a non-medical audiences
• Self-starter, proactive, creative, and analytical
• Domestic and international travel may be required of up to 30%
  
  

$184,000 - $260,000 a year

The salary range for this position is from $184,000 - $260,000 USD annually. This salary range is an estimate of what we reasonably expect to pay for this posted position, and the actual salary may vary based on various factors, including without limitation individual education, experience, tenure, skills and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data. This position is also eligible for bonus, benefits, and participation in Company’s stock option plan.

Kyverna is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. Kyverna is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identify, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other legally protected status. EOE/AA/Vets