About KalVista Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

KalVista Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a global pharmaceutical company focused on the development and delivery of oral medicines for diseases with significant unmet need, with an initial focus on hereditary angioedema (HAE). The company disclosed positive phase 3 data for the KONFIDENT trial for its oral, on-demand therapy sebetralstat in February 2024 and submitted an NDA with the FDA in June 2024. KalVista expects to file for approval in the U.K., Europe and Japan later in 2024.

KalVista has an R&D team with an established track record in the pharmaceutical development of small molecule protease inhibitors, world-leading expertise in the role of plasma kallikrein in disease, and a management team with the capability to bring small molecules through the clinic to commercialization. Listed on the Nasdaq Global Market, our headquarters is located in Cambridge, MA with additional offices and laboratories in Salisbury, U.K.; Zug, Switzerland; Tokyo, Japan and Salt Lake City, UT.

About the Role:

As the Senior/Executive Director, Scientific Communications, you will be a key member of the Medical Affairs team. You will lead and be accountable for innovative, competitive, and impactful medical communications over the life cycle of assets. This position will be accountable for the development and delivery of end-to-end communication strategies, in close alignment with product-specific communication objectives, Scientific Platform, and Integrated Medical Communication Plan, resulting in collateral materials to support internal and external needs, outreach, and education. Additional key duties include the planning and execution of relevant communication tactics for the assigned therapeutic area, including the development of scientific slide decks, field medical materials, training curriculum & content, Medical Symposia and Congress materials in collaboration with other medical and cross-functional colleagues.

The Senior/Executive Director, Science Communications will lead a team that includes personnel responsible for medical communications, publications, medical information and training. You will interact primarily with the Head of Medical Affairs and other functional medical partners such as Outcomes Research, Field Medical, Program Management; other Stakeholders; and Global cross-functional groups such as commercial, market access, regulatory, clinical development and legal/compliance.

Responsibilities:

• Liaise with external key stakeholders such as opinion leaders, investigators, partners, and vendors for medical communication, scientific curriculum development and activities
• Actively develop strategic medical communications strategies and plans, in alignment with brand objectives and based on cross-functional input

• Align and coordinate with the Head of Medical Affairs to monitor the performance of goals and delivery of medical communications plans, and identify and foster areas for development for the Scientific Communications team
• Lead day-to-day management and development of a scientific platform and narrative to drive consistency across all related medical communication tools and channels in collaboration with the US Medical Affairs team

• In partnership with field medical leadership, oversee the development of disease area-specific and product-focused materials such as slide decks, training materials and publication extenders with vendors and/or relevant internal stakeholders
• Develop medical congress strategy and plans, including the execution of key congress tactics such as live and virtual booths, HCP-facing materials, video content, and/or training resources
• Maintain in-depth knowledge of medical communications trends and the evolving digital medical communications landscape to deliver best-in-class tactics and programs specific to assigned assets
• Oversee budget and relationships with vendor(s) and/or consultants to deliver projects in alignment with timelines and defined objectives

Requirements:

• PharmD or Ph.D. in biological science or related field or MD required
• 10 years of related experience at a pharmaceutical company required
• Minimum of 5 years in medical affairs including leadership roles in medical communication function required
• Experience leading individuals and cross-functional teams required
• Experience in Medical Affairs/R&D functions, including medical communications, with demonstrated results in medical communications functions (within pharmaceutical, biotech, or agency), which may include publications, medical information and other functional areas within Medical Affairs required.
• Experience in the development and ownership of omnichannel strategy and/or digital engagement strategy for medical affairs required
• Excellent written and oral communication skills required
• Experience with resource allocation and vendor management required
• Experience with managing budgets required
• Rare Disease / Orphan Drug experience preferred
• Understanding pharmaceutical clinical development and product life-cycle management
• Strong self-motivation and enthusiasm with demonstrated ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic, highly detail-oriented environment
• Ability to understand and interpret medical/scientific data and develop strategic messaging and strong knowledge of pharmaceutical standards, compliance, and regulations
• Experience and knowledge of clinical trial reports, data presentation, and interpretation