The Associate Director, Advertising, Promotion and Labeling will execute regulatory oversight for advertising, promotion, medical communications, and product labeling from pre-launch planning through lifecycle management. This is a critical role responsible for developing and executing regulatory strategy for all product communications and core labeling. This role will ensure that commercial and non-promotional materials, as well as core and local product labeling, are compliant with US FDA, EMA, and other relevant global regulations. The role requires expert-level interpretation of complex regulatory requirements and a proven ability to influence cross-functional teams to achieve both compliance and business goals.
Title: Associate Director, Advertising, Promotion and Labeling
Location: Remote (West Coast hours preferred)
Reports to: SVP, Chief Regulatory Officer
Responsibilities
Serve as regulatory lead for promotional and medical review committees, providing practical, risk-based guidance on claims, supporting evidence, fair balance, and multichannel communications.
Provide strategic, proactive regulatory guidance on the development of all promotional, advertising, and educational materials across all channels (print, digital, social media, speaker programs, formulary communications) to ensure fair balance and consistency with the US Prescribing Information (USPI).
Lead interactions with the US FDA Office of Prescription Drug Promotion (OPDP) and, where applicable, the Advertising and Promotional Labeling Branch (APLB), including pre-submission requests for advisory comments and managing responses to enforcement letters.
Collaborate with Global Regulatory Leads on labeling negotiations with Health Authorities, ensuring that commercialization objectives are adequately supported by the final approved labeling.
Direct development and maintenance of core, U.S., and patient labeling; lead cross-functional labeling alignment, global implementation, and support health authority negotiations.
Establish and improve review processes, SOPs, systems, and training; monitor regulatory guidance and enforcement trends to mitigate risk.
Develop and execute strategic global labeling implementation plans to incorporate new safety and efficacy data, ensuring timely distribution and compliant use across all markets.
Monitor the competitive and regulatory landscape, including new guidance documents and enforcement actions, to proactively update internal policies and advise senior leadership on risk mitigation.
Oversee vendors and manage budgets and resources.
Partner with Commercial, Medical Affairs, Legal, and Compliance to enable effective communications consistent with approved labeling and applicable U.S. and global requirements.
Travel approximately 20%
Requirements
BS or MS with requisite experience; advanced life sciences or medical degree (MD, Ph D, PharmD) preferred.
8+ years of biopharmaceutical Regulatory experience, including at least 6 years of advertising and promotion or equivalent experience.
Expertise in FDA promotional regulations, labeling, MLR review, promotional submissions, and OPDP interactions.
Demonstrated product launch and lifecycle management experience; growth-stage biotech experience preferred.
Strong leadership, scientific judgment, communication, and project management skills, with a collaborative, solutions-oriented approach.
Experience with Veeva PromoMats or similar systems.
Outstanding interpersonal and communication (written and verbal) skills.
History of providing creative solutions to Commercial and Medical Affairs teams exhibiting superior judgment and a balanced, realistic understanding of issues.
Skills Required
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree with requisite regulatory experience
- Advanced life sciences or medical degree such as MD, PhD, or PharmD
- At least 8 years of biopharmaceutical regulatory experience
- At least 6 years of advertising, promotion, or equivalent regulatory experience
- Expertise in FDA promotional regulations, product labeling, MLR review, promotional submissions, and OPDP interactions
- Product launch and lifecycle management experience
- Growth-stage biotech experience
- Strong leadership, scientific judgment, communication, and project management skills
- Experience with Veeva PromoMats or similar systems
- Excellent written and verbal interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to provide creative, balanced regulatory solutions to Commercial and Medical Affairs teams
What We Do
Kyverna is a cell therapy company engineering and developing a new class of curative living medicines for inflammatory and autoimmune diseases. Using its SmarTcell™ approach which includes synReg-T cell and synNotch CAR-T technology platforms, Kyverna reprograms T cells to target and selectively suppress or eliminate autoreactive immune cells. The company’s goal is to develop therapies that are selective, potent and durable to tame autoimmunity. We build interdisciplinary teams that bring a broad range of experiences and scientific expertise together to develop medicines that will free patients from the siege of autoimmune diseases and bring curiosity for exploring and creating the unknown. Our commitment to our employees is to foster an open, supportive, and inclusive environment where we create opportunities for individuals to learn and grow to their full potential at every level. synNotch is a trademark of Gilead/Kite.
