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Kala Jayaram

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Vice President Head of Global Safety Science at Ultragenyx
📍 Cupertino, California, United States

Kala Jayaram is the Vice President and Head of Global Safety Science at Ultragenyx, specializing in pharmacovigilance. With over 15 years of biopharmaceutical experience at firms like BioMarin and Genentech, she is an expert in drug safety for rare diseases and holds a Doctor of Medicine from the University of Mumbai.

Kala was a featured speaker at the prestigious World Drug Safety Congress Americas in 2023.

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Experience
29 Years
Current Role
Vice President Head of Global Safety Science
Job Level
Senior
Location
Cupertino, California, United States
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Global Pharmacovigilance
As the Head of Global Safety Science, she leads this critical function and is actively hiring senior talent for her group at Ultragenyx.
Drug Safety Science
Her entire career is dedicated to this field, with progressively senior roles at major biopharmaceutical companies like BioMarin and Genentech.
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Work history

4-2025
Vice President Head of Global Safety Science
Ultragenyx
4-2022 - 3-2025
Executive Director
BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.
3-2017 - 4-2022
Senior Medical Director
BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.
10-2013
Medical Director
BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.
5-2010 - 9-2013
Safety Operations Physician
Genentech
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Education
MD
University of Mumbai
Doctor of Medicine
University of Mumbai
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