Kymera Therapeutics

Associate Director, Clinical Operations

Kymera Therapeutics • $160K — $275K *
Watertown, MA 02472In-Person
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
8 - 10 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • BS degree and 8+ years of experience in clinical operations within biotech/pharma.
  • 5 years' experience leading global clinical trials.
  • Inspection readiness experience preferred.
  • Experience with large, complex phase 2b/3 or late-stage trials, particularly in Respiratory or Immunology.
  • Broad knowledge of global regulations and guidelines, including CFR, ICH GCP, HIPAA, GDPR.
  • Strong project management skills, capable of managing multiple trials simultaneously.
  • Excellent problem-solving, leadership, and communication abilities.

Responsibilities

  • Contribute to planning, implementing, and executing global clinical trials.
  • Lead study-specific meetings such as internal core team and investigator meetings.
  • Design Informed Consent Forms, eCRFs, and monitoring conventions.
  • Train and lead clinical research staff and vendors on study specifics.
  • Manage timelines and metrics to ensure study deliverables are met.
  • Oversee site feasibility, selection, qualification, and monitoring activities.
  • Review monitoring reports for quality assurance and issue resolution.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package including equity participation and annual bonuses.
  • Opportunity for professional growth in clinical trials.
  • Work within a collaborative team environment with cross-functional interactions.
Full Job Description


How you'll make an impact:
  • Contribute to the planning, implementation, and execution of global clinical trials.
  • Plan, execute, and lead study-specific meetings (e.g., internal core team meetings, investigator meetings, etc), as needed.
  • Provide input for the design of the Informed Consent Form(s), eCRFs, monitoring conventions, edit checks, etc.
  • Provide study-specific training and leadership to clinical research staff, CRO, CRAs, sites and other contract personnel.
  • Manage study timelines and metrics to ensure completion of study deliverables.
  • Lead site feasibility and selection qualification, initiation, and oversight of outsourced monitoring activities.
  • Review monitoring reports to ensure quality and resolution of site-related issues.
  • Ensure timely enrollment and data collection at clinical trial sites.
  • Collaborate with the data management team to ensure data integrity and timely database lock.
  • Ensure tracking, review of protocol deviations, and assess impact on study data.
  • Work closely with translational medicine team to ensure appropriate incorporation of bioanalytical sampling plan into clinical protocols and relevant data output of the trial is provided to functional groups for review.
  • Partner with Operational Excellence and assigned Site Engagement Leads to help drive site engagement and bolster recruitment
  • Serve as key counterpart of Clinical Outsourcing to build RFPs and support the selection of clinical vendors
  • Oversee and contribute to Sponsor Oversight activities including but not limited to review of KPIs, KRIs, PDs, risks, Data Review Findings, etc. to assess the health of the study and proactively ensure mitigations are in place to achieve Kymera's quality standards
  • Contribute to clinical operations process improvement initiatives
  • Maintain accurate and complete trial documentation.
  • Proactively identify and resolve clinical project issues.
  • This role may require up to 25% travel


Skills and experience you'll bring:
  • BS degree and 8+ years of experience in clinical operations in biotech/pharma. 5 years' experience leading global clinical trials
  • Inspection readiness experience preferred
  • Experience working on large, global, complex phase 2b/3 or late stage trials. Respiratory or Immunology experience highly preferred.
  • Broad knowledge of Global regulations and guidelines including CFR, ICH GCP, HIPAA, GDPR, and the Protection of Human Research Subjects.
  • Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple trials simultaneously.
  • Excellent problem-solving, leadership, and communication skills.
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with cross-functional teams.


Compensation
  • Kymera offers a competitive compensation package that recognizes both results and capabilities through market-based, performance-driven pay.
  • The anticipated base salary range for this role is $160,000 - $275,000, with eligibility for annual bonus, equity participation, and comprehensive benefits.
  • Actual salary is based on a holistic evaluation of the specific role/level as well as each candidate's depth of experience and the capabilities they bring to the position.

About Kymera Therapeutics

Kymera Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company that is focused on discovering and developing novel small molecule therapeutics that selectively degrade disease-causing proteins by harnessing the body's own natural protein degradation system. The company's proprietary targeted protein degradation platform, Pegasus, is designed to harness the body's natural protein recycling machinery to degrade disease-causing proteins, with a focus on undruggable and difficult-to-drug targets. Kymera's initial programs are focused on oncology and immunology, with a goal of delivering transformative therapies for patients with previously untreatable diseases. Kymera was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.
Learn more about Kymera Therapeutics
Size
75 employees
Market Cap
$1.4 billion
Industry
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
Founded
2017
NASDAQ
KYMR
* Ladders Estimates

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