Kyverna Therapeutics

Director, Corporate Counsel – Commercial

Kyverna Therapeutics

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: United States

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Salary

💰 $215,000 - $245,000 per year

Job Level

Lead

About the role

  • Draft, review, and negotiate a broad range of commercial agreements, including:
  • - Commercial site agreements
  • - Vendor and supplier agreements
  • - Distribution, logistics, and manufacturing support agreements
  • - Consulting, advisory board, patient advocacy and speaker agreements
  • - Overflow support for clinical, research, and medical affairs-related contracts and confidentiality agreements
  • Develop and maintain contract templates and playbooks to support efficient scaling.
  • Provide legal guidance to commercialization team including marketing, market access, commercial operations, patient advocacy and medical affairs teams on promotional activities, disease education, and engagement with healthcare professionals.
  • Provide legal guidance on go-to-market strategies for a first-in-class or novel cell therapy.
  • Support legal aspects of sales, distribution, and commercialization models.
  • Advise on pricing, contracting, and reimbursement-related legal considerations in coordination with internal stakeholders.
  • Review and advise on promotional materials and commercial communications in coordination with medical and regulatory teams.
  • Advise on healthcare compliance matters and regulations impacting commercial activities, including:
  • - FDA/EMA (including promotional and labeling requirements) and FTC regulations
  • - Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS), False Claims Act (FCA), and other applicable anti-kickback, anti-corruption, and fraud and abuse laws
  • - Sunshine Act and other transparency and reporting obligations (e.g., EU disclosure rules)
  • - PhRMA Code and applicable state laws
  • Partner with compliance to support training, policies, and internal review processes for commercial and medical materials.
  • Provide guidance on data privacy and protection matters, including HIPAA and GDPR, particularly in relation to:
  • - Patient support programs
  • - Registries and real-world evidence initiatives
  • - Data-sharing and vendor agreements
  • Assist with legal due diligence and integration activities related to partnerships or acquisitions.
  • Identify legal and business risks and propose practical, compliant solutions aligned with company objectives.
  • Collaborate closely with internal stakeholders to streamline contracting processes and improve operational efficiency.

Requirements

  • Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school
  • Active license to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction
  • 10+ years of relevant legal experience, including in an in-house legal department in the biotech, pharmaceutical, or life sciences industry, with preference given to in-house experience at a cell therapy company, or law firm experience advising life sciences clients on commercial and transactional matters.
  • Experience supporting commercialization or launch activities strongly preferred, including experience drafting and negotiating complex commercial contracts including site agreements.
  • Familiarity with healthcare, pharmaceutical, biotech, or life sciences regulatory frameworks.
  • Knowledge of FDA promotional rules and healthcare compliance requirements.
  • Understanding of compliance risks in rare disease and specialty therapeutics.
  • Ability to translate complex scientific and regulatory concepts into practical legal advice.
  • Ability to balance legal risk with business needs in a high-growth environment.
  • Strong business judgment and risk-based decision making, in particular, strong judgment in ambiguous or novel situations, particularly common in cell therapy development.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced setting.
  • Collaborative mindset with a proactive, solutions-oriented approach, with ability to operate independently with minimal oversight in a small company setting.
  • High ethical standards and attention to detail.
Benefits
  • bonus
  • benefits
  • participation in Company’s stock option plan
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
contract negotiationcommercial agreementslegal guidancehealthcare complianceFDA regulationsanti-kickback lawsdata privacylegal due diligencecommercialization strategiescomplex commercial contracts
Soft Skills
strong business judgmentrisk-based decision makingexcellent communication skillsability to manage multiple prioritiescollaborative mindsetproactive approachattention to detailability to operate independentlyability to translate complex conceptshigh ethical standards
Certifications
Juris Doctor (JD)active license to practice law