Our client, a rapidly growing, AI-enabled diagnostic imaging company, is seeking a Vice President, Legal to play a key leadership role within its legal function. The company is building a new model for diagnostic imaging that combines exceptional physicians, proprietary technology, artificial intelligence, and comprehensive operational support to deliver high-quality diagnostic care at scale.

This is a highly visible, hands-on position that will partner closely with senior leadership and teams throughout the organization. The Vice President, Legal will report to the CEO/Co-Founder and have broad responsibility across healthcare regulatory and commercial matters, while also serving as a generalist on a range of additional legal issues.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements with hospitals, health systems, physician groups, imaging centers, vendors, technology partners, and other strategic counterparties.
• Draft and negotiate agreements involving professional and diagnostic imaging services, technology and software, data use, business associate relationships, strategic partnerships, procurement, and other commercial matters.
• Advise the business on a broad range of healthcare regulatory matters, including Anti-Kickback, Stark Law, HIPAA, FDA-related issues, physician arrangements, and other state and federal requirements relevant to the company’s operations.
• Partner with clinical, product, technology, and business teams to assess regulatory issues associated with new services, products, partnerships, and the company’s use of artificial intelligence and other healthcare technology.
• Provide practical, business-oriented legal advice that helps the company achieve its objectives while appropriately managing regulatory, contractual, and operational risk.
• Serve as a broad legal resource to the organization on other matters as needed, including employment, corporate, governance, compliance, and general business issues.
• Develop scalable legal processes, templates, and playbooks and manage outside counsel strategically where specialized expertise is required.

Qualifications:

• J.D. from an accredited law school and active membership in good standing with at least one U.S. state bar.
• 12+ years of relevant legal experience, with meaningful experience in healthcare, digital health, medical technology, healthcare technology, or another highly regulated industry.
• Strong healthcare regulatory experience, including familiarity with Anti-Kickback, Stark Law, HIPAA, FDA-related issues, or other legal requirements applicable to healthcare providers and healthcare services.
• Significant commercial contracting experience and the ability to independently structure, draft, and negotiate sophisticated business agreements.
• Experience working with hospitals, health systems, physician organizations, healthcare providers, or healthcare technology companies is highly desirable.
• Experience advising on AI, medical technology, digital health, or other regulated technology is a plus, but not required.
• Broad legal judgment and comfort handling or overseeing a variety of general corporate, employment, compliance, and other business matters.
• Strong business acumen, excellent communication skills, and the ability to provide clear, practical advice in a fast-moving environment.

The ideal candidate is a sophisticated, business-minded healthcare lawyer who is equally comfortable navigating regulatory questions and helping the business get important commercial deals done. This person will be pragmatic, collaborative, intellectually curious, and comfortable operating as a broad-based legal advisor rather than a narrow subject-matter specialist.

Our client is targeting abase salary range of around $340,000–$350,000 depending on experience. The position is also eligible for an annual bonus and a meaningful stock grant as part of the overall compensation package.

This is an exceptional opportunity to join a rapidly scaling healthcare technology company that is rethinking how diagnostic imaging is delivered. The Vice President, Legal will have the opportunity to work on a compelling mix of healthcare regulatory, commercial, technology, and general business matters while partnering closely with senior leadership and helping shape the company’s continued growth.

Solutus has been selected as the exclusive representative for this search. Candidates applying directly to our client will be redirected to Solutus for consideration.

Ref. #988-SLS

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.

Our client, a rapidly growing, AI-enabled diagnostic imaging company, is seeking a Vice President, Legal to play a key leadership role within its legal function. The company is building a new model for diagnostic imaging that combines exceptional physicians, proprietary technology, artificial intelligence, and comprehensive operational support to deliver high-quality diagnostic care at scale.

This is a highly visible, hands-on position that will partner closely with senior leadership and teams throughout the organization. The Vice President, Legal will report to the CEO/Co-Founder and have broad responsibility across healthcare regulatory and commercial matters, while also serving as a generalist on a range of additional legal issues.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements with hospitals, health systems, physician groups, imaging centers, vendors, technology partners, and other strategic counterparties.
• Draft and negotiate agreements involving professional and diagnostic imaging services, technology and software, data use, business associate relationships, strategic partnerships, procurement, and other commercial matters.
• Advise the business on a broad range of healthcare regulatory matters, including Anti-Kickback, Stark Law, HIPAA, FDA-related issues, physician arrangements, and other state and federal requirements relevant to the company’s operations.
• Partner with clinical, product, technology, and business teams to assess regulatory issues associated with new services, products, partnerships, and the company’s use of artificial intelligence and other healthcare technology.
• Provide practical, business-oriented legal advice that helps the company achieve its objectives while appropriately managing regulatory, contractual, and operational risk.
• Serve as a broad legal resource to the organization on other matters as needed, including employment, corporate, governance, compliance, and general business issues.
• Develop scalable legal processes, templates, and playbooks and manage outside counsel strategically where specialized expertise is required.

Qualifications:

• J.D. from an accredited law school and active membership in good standing with at least one U.S. state bar.
• 12+ years of relevant legal experience, with meaningful experience in healthcare, digital health, medical technology, healthcare technology, or another highly regulated industry.
• Strong healthcare regulatory experience, including familiarity with Anti-Kickback, Stark Law, HIPAA, FDA-related issues, or other legal requirements applicable to healthcare providers and healthcare services.
• Significant commercial contracting experience and the ability to independently structure, draft, and negotiate sophisticated business agreements.
• Experience working with hospitals, health systems, physician organizations, healthcare providers, or healthcare technology companies is highly desirable.
• Experience advising on AI, medical technology, digital health, or other regulated technology is a plus, but not required.
• Broad legal judgment and comfort handling or overseeing a variety of general corporate, employment, compliance, and other business matters.
• Strong business acumen, excellent communication skills, and the ability to provide clear, practical advice in a fast-moving environment.

The ideal candidate is a sophisticated, business-minded healthcare lawyer who is equally comfortable navigating regulatory questions and helping the business get important commercial deals done. This person will be pragmatic, collaborative, intellectually curious, and comfortable operating as a broad-based legal advisor rather than a narrow subject-matter specialist.

Our client is targeting abase salary range of around $340,000–$350,000 depending on experience. The position is also eligible for an annual bonus and a meaningful stock grant as part of the overall compensation package.

This is an exceptional opportunity to join a rapidly scaling healthcare technology company that is rethinking how diagnostic imaging is delivered. The Vice President, Legal will have the opportunity to work on a compelling mix of healthcare regulatory, commercial, technology, and general business matters while partnering closely with senior leadership and helping shape the company’s continued growth.

Solutus has been selected as the exclusive representative for this search. Candidates applying directly to our client will be redirected to Solutus for consideration.

Ref. #988-SLS

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.

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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.