Who we are:
Kymera is a clinical-stage biotechnology company pioneering the field of targeted protein degradation (TPD) to develop medicines that address critical health problems and have the potential to dramatically improve patients’ lives. Kymera is deploying TPD to address disease targets and pathways inaccessible with conventional therapeutics. Having advanced the first degrader into the clinic for immunological diseases, Kymera is focused on building an industry-leading pipeline of oral small molecule degraders to provide a new generation of convenient, highly effective therapies for patients with these conditions. Founded in 2016, Kymera has been recognized as one of Boston’s top workplaces for the past several years. For more information about our science, pipeline and people, please visit www.kymeratx.com or follow us on X or LinkedIn.
How we work:
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PIONEER: We are courageous, resilient and rigorous in our mission to improve patients’ lives through our revolutionary degrader medicines.
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COLLABORATE: We value trust + transparency from everyone. Our goals are shared, our decisions data-driven and our camaraderie genuine.
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BELONG: We recognize our differences, inviting curiosity and inclusivity, so that our people are valued, seen, and heard.
How you’ll contribute:
- Either as lead PM for a smaller program or supporting a senior PM for a larger program, partner with Program Team Lead (PTL) to coordinate and track execution to timeline and budget of all development activities while proactively identifying key risks and mitigations.
- Accountable for developing and maintaining project plans and the timely execution of all program activities on the critical path to delivery of key program and corporate milestones.
- Work with all key company stakeholders to clearly and concisely communicate internal program issues, formulate a position/strategy, and participate and/or drive the resolution process.
- Facilitate strategic discussions on scenario planning using relevant tools (e.g., decision trees, etc.) to enable core team and leadership team decision making.
- Coordinate and lead all aspects of internal program meetings, including agenda drafting and documentation of key discussion points, decisions, and action items.
- As needed, support core team members with management of contract research organization (CRO) workstreams across project set in order to maintain development timelines and budget.
- Partner with Finance and Program Teams on budget forecasting.
- Assist with creation and maintenance of project management tools and databases.
Skills and experience you’ll bring:
- 5+ years in biotech or pharmaceutical company, with a minimum of 3 years in a Program Management role
- Track record of having managed internal programs, as well as a desire and ability to perform both at a strategic leadership level as well as in a hands-on role.
- Clinical stage program management experience, with pre-clinical stage experience as a plus.
- Proven success as a cross-functional leader who is able to manage through influence.
- Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills, including specifically, the skills needed to manage difficult conversations and interactions as they arise.
- Must be able to earn the trust and respect of internal stakeholders while driving initiatives forward and managing through influence.
- Highly proficient in Microsoft Project (or similar), visualization tools including PowerPoint, and other planning/tracking software/platforms.
Skills and experience not an exact match?:
Go ahead and submit your resume (and a cover letter, if you’d like!). If this role isn't right for you, we can keep you in mind for future opportunities.
Kymera Therapeutics is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, seeking to create a welcoming and diverse environment. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, pregnancy, sex, marital status, gender expression or identity, genetic information, sexual orientation, citizenship, or any other legally protected class.
