Director Medical Information

Kyverna Therapeutics is a patient-centered, clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing cell therapies for patients suffering from autoimmune diseases. Guided by our core values, Stay True to Why, Collaborate to Accelerate, Lead with Clarity, Boldly Innovative, and Own the Outcome, we are committed to transforming the future of treatment for autoimmune disease. Join us at the forefront of cell therapy innovation and help redefine what’s possible.

The Director of Medical Information provides strategic leadership and operational oversight of the Medical Information function across development and commercialization. This role is responsible for ensuring the timely, accurate, balanced, and compliant dissemination of medical and scientific information to external stakeholders, including healthcare professionals, payers, and academic partners, as well as to internal cross-functional teams.

The Director will establish, scale, and continuously improve Medical Information capabilities to support pipeline assets and commercial products, while ensuring full alignment with regulatory, legal, and compliance requirements. As a senior scientific leader within Medical Affairs, this individual will serve as a key cross-functional partner and escalation point for complex scientific inquiries.

Department: Medical Affairs

Reports To: Scientific Director, Medical Affairs

Location: Remote eligible

Travel: Approximately 10 percent

• Defines and executes the global Medical Information strategy aligned with Medical Affairs and company objectives. This includes ownership of scientifically accurate, balanced, current, and compliant medical response content such as standard response documents, FAQs, scientific letters, and medical information platforms.
• Oversees intake, triage, and response to unsolicited medical inquiries, ensuring consistent, high-quality responses within defined service-level agreements. The Director serves as the escalation point for complex or high-impact inquiries and ensures appropriate documentation and governance.
• Leads Medical Information readiness for pre-launch and launch activities, including infrastructure development, staffing or vendor resourcing, content creation, training, and system readiness.
• Builds and manages a high-performing Medical Information Call Center. This includes vendor oversight, quality assurance, budget management, and performance metrics and KPIs.
• Supports scientific exchange at medical congresses, responding to health care provider inquiries at company-sponsored booths
• Provides Medical review of company materials in MLR review to ensure scientific accuracy, evidentiary support, and alignment with approved labeling.
• Collaborates cross-functionally with Clinical Development, Regulatory Affairs, Pharmacovigilance/Safety, Legal, Compliance, Commercial, Market Access, and Manufacturing to enable appropriate scientific exchange and maintain separation of promotional and non-promotional activities.
• Strategically supports Field Medical teams, including MSL training and content development.
• Incorporates emerging clinical data, publications, congress insights, and real-world evidence into Medical Information content, with focus on complex and specialty therapies such as cell and gene therapies.
• Ensures inspection readiness and supports audits, responses, and corrective actions related to Medical Information activities.

• Advanced scientific or medical degree is required, such as PharmD, PhD, MD, or equivalent.
• A minimum of 12 years of experience in Medical Information, Medical Affairs, or related scientific roles within the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry is required, along with demonstrated leadership experience managing teams and/or outsourced Medical Information operations.
• Deep knowledge of Medical Information regulations and compliance standards, including FDA, EMA, and applicable global guidance. Experience supporting pre-commercial and launch-phase organizations, as well as product launches and lifecycle management in regulated environments, is required.
• Experience with complex or specialty therapies is strongly preferred, including cell therapy, gene therapy, immunology, neurology, oncology, or rare disease. Prior experience building or scaling a Medical Information function in a growing biotech organization is highly desirable. Global or ex-US experience is a plus.
• Excellent scientific communication skills, strong strategic thinking, and operational discipline. The ideal candidate will demonstrate sound judgment, credibility with senior leaders and external stakeholders, and the ability to manage complexity in fast-paced, resource-conscious environments.

The national salary range for this position is $210,000 to $235,000 USD annually. The final compensation will be based on individual qualifications, experience, skills, internal equity, and market alignment. This position is also eligible for an annual bonus, comprehensive benefits, and participation in the Company’s stock option plan.