Director, Clinical Value Liaison (CVL), Medical Affairs - West

Kite Pharma

21h•Remote

About The Position

The Director, Clinical Value Liaison (CVL) is a senior field‑based medical leader responsible for advancing clinical value, access, and appropriate adoption of cell therapy across complex healthcare ecosystems. This role operates within Medical Affairs and engages with payers, authorized treatment centers, and community oncology practices to address clinical, economic, and system-level barriers that impact patient access and outcomes. The CVL complements Medical Science Liaisons (MSLs) by focusing on system‑level value conversations—including evidence needs, referral pathways, site readiness, and community oncology enablement—while maintaining strict non‑promotional boundaries. This position will support the following: California, Mountain West, and Pacific Northwest Regions - Southern California (LA, SD), Colorado, Utah, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, East Nevada, West Texas, New Mexico, Washington, Oregon, Alaska, Hawaii, Northern California, West Nevada (Reno).

Requirements

Advanced scientific or clinical degree (PharmD, PhD, MD, or equivalent)
8+ years experience in US Medical Affairs, health economics, outcomes research, or payer‑facing roles
Deep understanding of US payer dynamics, population health decision‑making, and oncology care delivery

Nice To Haves

Cell therapy and/or Multiple Myeloma experience
Experience engaging community oncology networks and health systems
Familiarity with RWE, HEOR, and outcomes‑based evidence discussions

Responsibilities

Serve as the primary Medical Affairs interface to population health decision‑makers, including: National and regional payer medical leadership, Health system executives, Network‑level pharmacy and utilization management stakeholders.
Deliver scientific exchange focused on clinical, HEOR, and RWE to support payer and health system decision making.
Partner with HEOR and Evidence Generation teams to identify evidence gaps and inform RWE strategies relevant to coverage, reimbursement, and population‑based care.
Advance appropriate cell therapy adoption in community oncology settings, including: Supporting ATC–community referral pathways, Enabling decentralized and outpatient care models, Identifying system‑level barriers to timely referral and treatment.
Engage with community oncology practices to provide clinical, RWE, cost of care data to support onboarding discussion.
Collaborate with MSLs and Field Directors to coordinate customer engagement within shared ecosystems and facilitate exchange of clinical and access insights.
Act as a medical thought partner to: Market Access and Account Directors, HEOR / RWE / Evidence Generation functions, Global Medical Affairs and portfolio strategy partners.
Contribute medical leadership to integrated ecosystem planning, ensuring alignment between scientific evidence, access needs, and care delivery realities.
Capture structured medical insights related to: Unmet evidence needs across customer segments, Community oncology clinical, operational, and financial barriers, Real‑world utilization and outcomes trends.
Translate insights into actionable recommendations for Medical Affairs leadership, evidence generation, and market expansion strategy.
Support launch readiness and lifecycle planning through field‑informed medical strategy execution.
Conduct all engagements in full compliance with: Medical governance standards, Scientific exchange and non‑promotional guidance.
Model best‑in‑class Medical Affairs ways of working, serving as a role model for ethical, patient‑centric engagement.
Create Inclusion - knowing the business value of diverse teams, modeling inclusion, and embedding the value of diversity in the way they manage their teams.
Develop Talent - understand the skills, experience, aspirations and potential of their employees and coach them on current performance and future potential. They ensure employees are receiving the feedback and insight needed to grow, develop and realize their purpose.
Empower Teams - connect the team to the organization by aligning goals, purpose, and organizational objectives, and holding them to account. They provide the support needed to remove barriers and connect their team to the broader ecosystem.