Kymera Therapeutics

Manager or Senior Manager, Clinical Outsourcing

Kymera Therapeutics • $115K — $215K *
Watertown, MA 02472In-Person
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
5 - 7 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • 5+ years in clinical outsourcing or clinical operations (Manager); 8+ years for Senior Manager level.
  • Proven track record in pricing and contract negotiations.
  • Strong stakeholder engagement skills, particularly with finance and legal teams.
  • Excellent project management capabilities with a history of timely project completion.
  • Solid understanding of clinical trials and clinical outsourcing processes.
  • Experience in negotiating various contract types, including MSAs and SOWs.
  • Expertise in managing RFP processes and leading special initiatives.

Responsibilities

  • Negotiate and manage diverse contracts, including MSAs and SOWs.
  • Oversee RFP processes, ensuring vendor selection is thorough and effective.
  • Manage clinical contracts and change orders throughout study lifecycles.
  • Lead vendor negotiations to secure advantageous terms and efficiency.
  • Collaborate with legal and finance on developing and reviewing SOWs.
  • Conduct budget analyses and comparative evaluations of vendor bids.
  • Track budgets and expenses, providing regular financial reports for accountability.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health and wellness benefits package.
  • Eligibility for an annual bonus and equity participation.
  • Opportunities for professional development and continuous learning.
  • Access to a high-performance culture focused on personal and organizational growth.
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How you'll make an impact:

  • Negotiate and manage contracts, including Master Service Agreements (MSAs), Statements of Work (SOWs), and Change Orders.
  • Oversee the Request for Proposal (RFP) processes, ensuring thorough evaluation and selection of vendors.
  • Manage all aspects of clinical contracts and change orders throughout the clinical study lifecycle.
  • Lead negotiations with vendors to secure beneficial contract terms and cost efficiency for Kymera while ensuring project requirements and timelines are met.
  • Develop and review SOWs in collaboration with legal and finance stakeholders.
  • Manage vendor selection and contracting across CRO and ancillary vendor categories, including eCOA/ePRO, central laboratory, imaging, IRB, and pharmacovigilance vendors.
  • Conduct comparative analysis on vendor budgets to evaluate bids and identify negotiation opportunities.
  • Negotiate beneficial payment schedules and terms.
  • Track study and project budgets, including monitoring actuals and identifying variances.
  • Collaborate closely with finance for budgeting and forecasting.
  • Prepare comparative budget analyses to support senior leadership vendor-award decisions.
  • Ensure financial accountability by managing budgets, tracking expenses, and providing regular financial reports.
  • Attend study team meetings and interact with cross-functional stakeholders to ensure appropriate specifications and scope are included in agreements.
  • Collaborate with various stakeholders across the organization, including finance and legal, to ensure smooth communication and effective project management.
  • Manage multiple priorities effectively in a fast-paced and dynamic environment.
  • Foster long-term working relationships with Kymera vendors.
  • Deliver projects on time and within budget, ensuring high standards of quality and compliance.
  • Understand and manage the complexities of clinical trials, including vendor selection, contract negotiation, and financial tracking.
  • Lead and manage special initiatives in support of the clinical outsourcing function to support continuous improvement.


Skills and experience you'll bring:

  • 5+ years' experience within clinical outsourcing or a closely related clinical operations role (Manager level); 8+ years for consideration at the Senior Manager level.
  • Demonstrated track record of effective pricing and contract negotiations.
  • Strong ability to work with stakeholders across the organization, including finance and legal teams.
  • Excellent project management skills, with a history of on-time project delivery.
  • Solid understanding of clinical trials and the processes involved in clinical outsourcing.
  • Proven experience in negotiating and managing contracts, including MSAs, SOWs, and Change Orders.
  • Experience in managing RFP processes and leading special initiatives.
  • Strong financial management skills, with the ability to manage budgets and track expenses effectively.
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced and dynamic work environment.
  • Experience within a biopharmaceutical or clinical-stage biotech environment strongly preferred.
  • Experience with Central Laboratory Services contracting is preferred.
  • Comfort preparing financial analyses and materials for senior/executive leadership audiences.


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 $115,000- $215,000, 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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