Sr. Director, Field Market Access

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 dynamic Head of Field Market Access to lead the field market access organization, calling on payers and Treatment Centers. The Senior Director, Field Market Access is a field-based strategic people leader responsible for driving appropriate access and coverage for Kyverna’s portfolio across payers and Cellular Therapy Treatment Centers. This is a high-impact commercial leadership role at the forefront of transforming access to cellular therapy for patients with autoimmune diseases.

The Senior Director will initially serve as a player/coach and eventually lead a team responsible for developing and maintaining relationships with state Medicaid payers, MACs, national, and regional payers to ensure coverage and reimbursement for Kyverna’s therapies. The ideal candidate will have a successful track record of people leadership of field market access teams, payer engagement and strategic account management.

**Department:** Commercial

**Location:** Remote eligible

**Reports To:** VP, Global Market Access

**Travel:** Willingness and ability to travel approximately 50% of the time/as needed.

### Responsibilities

• Serve as a subject matter expert on local payers (Medicaid and commercial), including payer needs, policy shifts, and contracting opportunities.
• Help team build and execute account-specific business plans in alignment with Kyverna’s broader market access and brand strategies.
• Responsible for all market access and reimbursement stakeholder field engagement for assigned accounts (payer and Treatment Center).
• Responsible for delivering compelling value propositions and payer materials customized to each stakeholder’s needs.
• Partner cross-functionally with other field leadership, including Medical Science Liaisons and Key Account Management teams, especially for Treatment Center engagement.
• Track and report market trends, competitive intelligence, policy changes, and access barriers across the commercial self-insured and Medicare landscapes.
• Collaborate on the development of performance KPIs and metrics to evaluate access success and account performance.

### Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree preferred.
• 12+ years of progressive experience in the pharmaceutical or biotech industry with 10+ years in market access, including field and / or strategy roles.
• 5+ years of people leadership experience.
• Rare disease or oncology cellular therapy experience required; buy & bill experience required.
• Cell or Gene Therapy experience preferred.
• Deep understanding of:
• Commercial payers (national and regional) and approach to medical policy decision-making.
• Medicaid policy development
• CMS protocols and applications (NTAP,DRG, Q/J-code, etc.)
• Reimbursement and patient pull-through
• Coding and billing requirements
• P&T process for high cost drug therapies
• Demonstrated success in building and managing relationships with payers and financial decision-makers in Treatment Centers.
• Proven record of existing relationships with payers and financial decision-makers.
• Strategic thinking with a collaborative mindset and ability to influence cross-functional teams, with unique persistence in driving patient access to complex medicines.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and negotiation skills.
• Proficiency with CRM/COS systems, PowerPoint, and Excel.