Medical Science Liaison

Director, Medical Science Liaison (West Coast)

Kyverna is seeking a highly motivated Director, Medical Science Liaison (MSL), who will engage scientifically with health care providers and medical and scientific experts to support the Medical Affairs Team’s strategic priorities and plans across Western United States. The Director MSL must have deep clinical/medical expertise to serve as a trusted resource to our external experts and internal teams and will embody Kyverna’s core values: Stay True to Why, Collaborate to Accelerate, Lead with Clarity, Boldly Innovative, and Own the Outcome.

LOCATION: Preferred locations Northern CA, NV, UT, TX, CO

TERRITORY: Western USA

REPORTS TO: Senior Director, Field Medical

TRAVEL: up to 50%

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for Kyverna’s Field Medical function across Western USA, setting the vision, priorities, and operating framework for regional scientific engagement and external collaboration.
• Develop, lead, and maintain high-impact, long-term relationships with healthcare professionals, key opinion leaders, clinical investigators, academic research centers, professional societies, and patient advocacy groups to position Kyverna as a scientific and clinical thought partner.
• Serve as a senior scientific ambassador for Kyverna’s cell therapy platform and autoimmune disease portfolio, driving sophisticated, compliant scientific exchange to advance disease understanding, therapeutic adoption, and evidence-generation needs.
• Shape and influence Medical Affairs strategy by synthesizing high-quality field insights, including protocol feedback, treatment landscape evolution, unmet needs, real-world practice patterns, and competitive intelligence to inform clinical development, commercial planning, and lifecycle management.
• Provide senior oversight and partnership with clinical trial sites to anticipate and resolve barriers to identification, screening, enrollment, and retention
• Support commercial site activation, operational readiness, and optimal study execution as a member of site activation team.
• Oversee regional scientific activities such as advisory boards, congress planning, symposium support, investigator meetings, and scientific engagement initiatives; represent Kyverna at major international conferences as a senior leader.
• Support evaluation and development of investigator-initiated trials, scientific collaborations, and research partnerships, ensuring alignment with Kyverna’s medical strategy and organizational priorities.
• Build and mentor a high-performing regional MSL organization, including talent acquisition, training, coaching, and performance management to achieve excellence in scientific engagement and field execution.