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.

Title: Executive Director, Medical Writing

Reports to: Chief Regulatory Officer

Location: Emeryville (Hybrid) OR Remote (West coast hours preferred)

Position Summary

The Executive Director, Medical Writing serves as the functional lead for Medical Writing, providing strategic and operational leadership across the full product lifecycle. This role is responsible for establishing the vision, operating model, and capabilities of the Medical Writing function while ensuring the delivery of high-quality, scientifically rigorous, and submission-ready documentation that supports Kyverna’s development, regulatory, and commercialization objectives.

As a key member of the Regulatory leadership team, the Executive Director partners closely with Regulatory Affairs, Clinical Development, Clinical Operations, Biometrics, Medical Affairs, Pharmacovigilance, Quality, and Program Leadership to translate portfolio priorities into effective medical writing strategies and execution plans. This individual influences functional and portfolio decisions through operational expertise, identifies and mitigates regulatory documentation risks, and builds organizational capabilities that enable successful global submissions and lifecycle management.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Medical Writing function, its strategic direction, operating model, and capabilities to support Kyverna’s evolving development portfolio.
• Develop departmental goals and operational priorities aligned with organizational objectives and Regulatory Affairs strategies.
• Serve as the functional representative on cross-functional governance and program teams, providing expert guidance on document strategy, planning, and execution.
• Build a high-performing organization capable of supporting clinical development, regulatory submissions, and commercialization.
• Provide executive oversight for the planning, development, review, and delivery of complex regulatory and scientific documents across all stages of product development and lifecycle management, including: Clinical study protocols, Investigator’s Brochures, Clinical Study Reports, INDs, BLAs, and other global regulatory submissions, Health Authority briefing packages and responses, Labeling support documents, Post-approval lifecycle management documentation, Safety and pharmacovigilance documentation, as applicable.
• Partner with Regulatory Affairs leadership to develop integrated document strategies that support global submission objectives.
• Provide scientific and regulatory guidance on complex content development, messaging, and submission readiness.
• Ensure all documents meet applicable regulatory requirements and company quality standards.
• Partner with senior leaders across Clinical Development, Regulatory Affairs, Biometrics, Clinical Operations, Medical Affairs, Pharmacovigilance, Quality, and Program Management to proactively identify documentation needs and execution risks.
• Influence cross-functional planning by providing operational insight into submission strategy, resource requirements, timelines, and regulatory deliverables.
• Lead resolution of complex issues affecting regulatory documentation quality, timelines, or submission readiness.
• Represent Medical Writing during regulatory inspections, due diligence activities, and partner interactions, as appropriate.
• Recruit, develop, and retain a high-performing Medical Writing organization.
• Establish organizational structure, workforce planning, and succession strategies that support business growth.
• Foster a culture of scientific excellence, accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Coach and develop leaders within the function while establishing clear performance expectations and career development opportunities.
• Develop and oversee departmental processes, standards, templates, metrics, and governance to ensure consistent, efficient execution.
• Lead resource planning and capacity management across internal staff and external partners.
• Oversee departmental budget planning and vendor strategy, ensuring appropriate utilization of external medical writing resources.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives that enhance quality, efficiency, scalability, and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in life sciences, pharmacy, medicine, or related discipline (PhD, PharmD, MD, or equivalent preferred).
• 12+ years of progressive medical writing experience within the biotechnology or pharmaceutical industry, including significant leadership experience.
• Demonstrated success leading Medical Writing organizations supporting global clinical development and regulatory submissions.
• Deep understanding of global regulatory requirements and guidance (FDA, EMA, ICH) across the product lifecycle.
• Experience supporting major regulatory submissions, including INDs, BLAs, MAAs, and lifecycle management activities.
• Proven ability to influence cross-functional decision making and build collaborative relationships across senior leadership teams.
• Experience developing organizational capabilities, leading organizational change, and scaling teams within a growing company.
• Strong executive communication, leadership, and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple complex programs while balancing strategic priorities with operational execution.

The national salary range for this position is $275K to $300K USD annually.   The salary range is an estimate of what we reasonably expect to pay for this position, and the actual salary may vary based on various factors, including without limitation individual education, experience, tenure, skills and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.  This position is also eligible for bonus, benefits, and participation in Company’s stock plan.

About Step

Step’s mission is to improve the financial future of the next generation. Millions of people use our banking and borrowing products to manage, build, and grow their money. Now that we’re part of Beast Industries – the company behind MrBeast – we’re poised for a new phase of growth to deliver financial literacy and tools at massive scale.

About the Role

As we grow, we’re looking for a Head of Compliance to lead and scale our compliance program across the full spectrum of applicable banking, lending and payments regulations. This is a unique opportunity for someone who brings deep regulatory knowledge and the willingness to get into the details—rolling up their sleeves to build, maintain, and evolve a compliance function that enables innovation, trust, and long-term impact. As part of Beast Industries, MrBeast’s family of companies, Step is positioned to scale significantly over the next 12-24 months, and this role will directly support that growth by successfully guiding Step through the current and upcoming regulatory landscape..

In this role, you will:

• Serve as Step’s compliance leader and subject matter expert across all key banking and financial services regulations, including but not limited to: BSA/AML, KYC, UDAAP, Reg E, Reg Z, EFTA, GLBA, FCRA, and CFPB guidance
• Own and drive the compliance strategy, ensuring that Step’s products, partnerships, and operations meet regulatory requirements and industry best practices
• Develop, enhance, and execute policies and procedures that support a risk-based, scalable compliance program
• Collaborate closely with Product, Engineering, Risk, Customer Experience, Marketing, Legal and our partner banks to support compliant product development and delivery
• Oversee internal reviews, audits, testing, training, and ongoing monitoring efforts
• Lead compliance management processes such as issue tracking, regulatory exams, complaints handling, and reporting
• Evaluate new regulations and regulatory changes, and translate them into actionable plans and guidance
• Serve as the primary compliance point of contact with regulators, partner banks, auditors, and other key stakeholders

You might thrive in this role if you have:

• 10+ years of experience in compliance, legal within fintech, banking, and/or payments—ideally across both startup and regulated environments
• Deep and broad understanding of U.S. consumer financial services regulation, with specific fluency in deposit, payments, and lending frameworks
• Experience working with sponsor banks or in BaaS partnerships, and a strong understanding of the nuances of shared compliance models
• Comfortable being hands-on. You can write a policy, respond to a regulator, review a customer flow, or assess a vendor—your sleeves are already rolled up
• You communicate clearly, proactively, and with confidence—whether you’re explaining regs to product managers or responding to examiners.
• You’re energized by solving difficult problems, building systems, and collaborating cross-functionally.

Logistics

Location: Remote (US) or San Mateo, CA, with occasional travel for team offsites and key meetings

Reports to: Chief Operating Officer

Education: Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience

We encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every single qualification. Strong candidates rarely check every box, and we’d rather meet you than miss you.

How we’re different

We stand for the side hustlers, the creators, the freelancers, and the investors — people who are not afraid to take on challenges, especially when it comes to their finances. Step is focused on disrupting the banking industry by delivering a differentiated, mobile-first consumer experience, and we operate like the customers we serve: customer obsessed, acting as owners, moving with urgency, and breaking the norm.

Step is a wholly owned subsidiary of Beast Industries, the media and entertainment company founded by Jimmy Donaldson (MrBeast), the most-watched person in the world. Beast Industries spans digital media, consumer products, philanthropy, and new ventures, with an audience reach no consumer company has ever had — and Step is tasked with turning that reach into financial literacy and tools for the next generation at massive scale. With Beast’s distribution and brand behind it, Step is positioned to scale significantly over the next 12 months, and joining now means helping shape that trajectory from the inside.

Come work with us!

Step is a remote-first company building banking for the next generation. We offer competitive compensation and stock options, generous medical, dental, vision, and company-paid life insurance, a 401k plan with Safe Harbor company matching, a flexible vacation policy and paid company holidays, 12 weeks paid parental leave with flexible return to work, and a company-provided technology package. If you’re looking to join a fast-growing company with a strong mission and vision that puts people first, we want to meet you!

Step is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Step is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities throughout the application and interview process. If you need an accommodation, please let us know at people@step.com and we’ll work with you to provide appropriate support.

Our mission: e liminating every barrier to mental health.

Spring Health is a global mental health company on a mission to eliminate every barrier to mental health. We’re building a world where getting support is simple, personal, and built around the person, so care can continue through every job, move, health plan, and life stage.

Our AI-native platform helps us deliver personalized support across self-guided tools, coaching, therapy, medication management, and specialty care. With outcomes independently validated by JAMA Network Open and the Validation Institute, Spring Health reaches more than 170 million people worldwide through leading employers, health plans, and partners.

As an AI-native company, we believe technology should expand the reach, quality, and humanity of care. Every Spring Health team member is expected to use AI tools thoughtfully, apply human judgment to AI outputs, and keep building AI fluency in ways that support their role and our mission.

Spring Health is actively seeking a VP, Privacy Officer to join our team. Reporting to the General Counsel and partnering with the Security, Product, and Engineering teams, the VP, Privacy Officer will own the US and Global privacy strategy and lead our efforts in maintaining the highest standards of data protection. We are looking for a creative problem-solver who can navigate the complex legal and regulatory landscape of a high-growth health tech startup, helping the company make sound, risk-based decisions in the transformational age of AI. This is a full-time, remote-friendly position with a preference for candidates in the NYC area, with periodic travel to our NYC headquarters.

What you’ll do

• Serve as the designated US Privacy and Global Data Protection Officer, providing strategic leadership and vision for the company’s comprehensive privacy and data protection program.
• Lead and mentor the privacy legal team, including attorneys and privacy paraprofessional, to ensure cohesive US and Global operations.
• Develop creative and compliant legal strategies to navigate the intersection of healthcare privacy and cutting-edge AI, enabling the business to innovate while managing risk effectively.
• Architect and scale a comprehensive privacy framework that accommodates Spring Health’s expansion into new international markets while remaining compliant with GDPR, HIPAA, and local regulations.
• Act as the executive-level advisor on the privacy implications of emerging technologies, including the ethical and regulatory use of AI in clinical settings.
• Oversee the execution of enterprise-wide privacy risk assessments, ensuring that “Privacy by Design” is a fundamental component of the product development lifecycle.
• Direct the company’s response strategy for data incidents and breaches, including managing regulatory relationships and notification obligations.
• Collaborate with the Sales and Customer Success teams to serve as a high-level subject matter expert during complex contract negotiations with Fortune 500 clients.
• Define and maintain all external and internal privacy policies, ensuring transparency and trust with members, customers, and providers.
• Partner with the People Team to ensure internal data practices regarding employee information are handled with the same level of rigor as member data.

What success looks like in this role

• Successfully establish a risk-based governance framework for AI deployment that enables product velocity while maintaining strict privacy standards.
• Achieve 100% completion of annual HIPAA and global privacy training across the enterprise.
• Reduce privacy-related friction in the sales cycle by maintaining a comprehensive and updated Trust Center/Knowledge Base for customer inquiries.
• Implement a scalable, automated Privacy Impact Assessment (PIA) workflow.
• Successfully navigate and document compliance for two new international market entries within the first year.
• Maintain a zero-finding status on privacy controls during annual SOC2 Type II and HITRUST audits.

What you’ll bring

• Juris Doctorate (JD) from an accredited law school and active membership in at least one state bar.
• 12+ years of legal experience, with at least 8 years of dedicated focus on data privacy, security, and healthcare law.
• Proven track record of leading and scaling privacy teams in a high-growth, global technology environment.
• Deep expertise in HIPAA/HITECH, GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, and a working knowledge of international frameworks like LGPD or PIPEDA.
• Professional privacy certifications (e.g., CIPP/US, CIPP/E, CIPM, or CIPT).
• Exceptional communication skills with the ability to translate complex legal requirements into actionable, risk-based business strategies for non-legal stakeholders.
• Experience navigating the privacy complexities of AI and machine learning in a regulated industry, with a focus on creative problem-solving.
• A mission-driven mindset with a commitment to removing barriers to mental health through secure and ethical data practices.

The target base salary range for this position is $236,250 - $290,000 and is part of a competitive total rewards package including equity and benefits. Individual pay may vary from the target range and is determined by a number of factors including experience, location, internal pay equity, and other relevant business considerations. We review all employee pay and compensation programs annually using Radford Global Compensation Database at minimum to ensure competitive and fair pay.

Benefits provided by Spring Health:

Note: We have even more benefits than listed here and below, your recruiter will provide more in-depth information as you continue in the interview process. Benefits are subject to individual plan requirements and eligibility criteria.

• Health, Dental, Vision benefits start on your first day at Spring. You and your dependents also receive access to One Medical accounts HSA and FSA plans are also available, with Spring contributing up to $1K for HSAs, depending on your plan type.
• Employer sponsored 401(k) match of up to 2% for retirement planning
• A yearly allotment of no cost visits to the Spring Health network of therapists, coaches, and medication management providers for you and your dependents.
• We offer competitive paid time off policies including vacation, sick leave and company holidays.
• At 6 months tenure with Spring, we offer parental leave of 18 weeks for birthing parents and 16 weeks for non-birthing parents.
• Access to Noom , a weight management program—based in psychology, that’s tailored to your unique needs and goals.
• Access to fertility care support through Carrot, in addition to $4,000 reimbursement for related fertility expenses.
• Access to Wellhub,  which connects employees to the best options for fitness, mindfulness, nutrition, and sleep in one subscription
• Access to BrightHorizons, which provides sponsored child care, back-up care, and elder care
• Up to $1,000 Professional Development Reimbursement a year.
• $200 per year donation matching to support your favorite causes.

Not sure if you meet every requirement? Research shows that women and people from historically underrepresented communities often hesitate to apply for roles unless they meet every qualification compared to other similarly-qualified candidates. At Spring Health, we are committed to fostering a workplace where everyone feels valued, empowered, and supported to Thrive. If this role excites you, we encourage you to apply.

Our privacy policy: https://springhealth.com/privacy-policy/

Spring Health is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate in hiring or any employment decision based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, disability, genetic information, veteran status, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy, or other applicable legally protected characteristic. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with applicable legal requirements. Spring Health is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.