Director of Training, Global Medical Affairs

Job description

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. Position Overview Kyverna is seeking a Director of Training, Global Medical Affairs, responsible for designing and leading a comprehensive, phase-appropriate training strategy to support highly specialized Medical and Commercial field teams responsible for commercializing miv-cel and other pipeline assets. The Director will build a training infrastructure that ensures Medical and Commercial teams are scientifically rigorous, operationally fluent, and compliant in highly regulated, chain-of-identity–dependent treatment models. The successful candidate will establish scalable onboarding, certification, and continuous capability development programs that integrate clinical science, CMC fundamentals, and post-marketing surveillance obligations unique to advanced therapies. Department: Medical Affairs Reports to: Sr. Scientific Director, Medical Affairs Location: Remote Travel: Approximately 15% ### Responsibilities - Develop and execute a global training strategy tailored to cell therapy programs across clinical and commercial stages. - Build role-specific onboarding, certification, and continuous learning pathways for Medical and Commercial teams and other teams as appropriate. - Independently design and develop training content while overseeing and leveraging support from external vendors. - Deliver comprehensive training—including disease state education, unmet medical needs, CAR T product design and manufacturing, clinical data, safety monitoring and management, and competitive landscape. - Plan and lead virtual and onsite onboarding and refresher programs for Medical and Commercial field teams and other teams within the organization as appropriate - Partner cross-functionally with Medical Affairs, Clinical Development, CMC, Regulatory, Quality, Commercial, and Patient Services to align training with launch readiness and lifecycle strategy. - Ensure all training materials and certification processes meet FDA, EMA, and global compliance standards. - Develop and implement learning systems and training analytics, establishing KPIs to measure competency, certification, and launch preparedness. - Partner with HR on establishing company-wide onboarding programs for new employee orientation on Kyverna’s products and programs ### Qualifications - Advanced degree required (APN, PharmD, PhD, MD, or equivalent). - 10+ years in biotechnology or pharmaceutical industry. - Minimum 5 years in Medical Affairs leadership or Medical Training roles. - Direct experience in cell therapy and/or gene therapy strongly preferred. - Neuroscience, neurology, and/or immunology experience strongly preferred. - Experience supporting launch of advanced therapies strongly preferred. - Strong knowledge of regulatory and compliance frameworks in advanced modalities. - Demonstrated ability to build infrastructure in clinical-stage or scaling biotech environments. - Excellent communication skills, cross-functional partnership, and the ability to manage complexity in fast-paced, resource-conscious environments.