Senior Director, Talent Acquisition

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 delivering oral small molecule degraders to provide a new generation of convenient, highly effective therapies for patients with these conditions. Kymera is also progressing degrader oncology programs that target undrugged or poorly drugged proteins to create new ways to fight cancer. 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 (formerly Twitter) or LinkedIn.

How we work:

• PIONEER: We are courageous, resilient and rigorous in our mission to improve patients’ lives through our revolutionary degrader medicines.
• COLLABORATE: We value trust + transparency from everyone. Our goals are shared, our decisions data-driven and our camaraderie genuine.
• BELONG: We recognize our differences, inviting curiosity and inclusivity, so that our people are valued, seen, and heard.

How you’ll contribute:

• Develop and implement innovative recruitment strategies to ensure achievement of organizational goals and success of portfolio activities
• Create candidate pipeline approach that enables business continuity in critical areas
• Manage, develop and build a strong, flexible talent acquisition team to meet evolving hiring and organizational design needs
• Evolve interview and assessment process to improve data gathering and efficient talent decisions
• Owns both the overall TA strategy and leans into recruitment activities, including owning requisitions, in order to stay close to the needs of the business and the quality of our process
• Develop trust-based relationships across all functions and levels of the company; collaborate closely with People Partners to understand business and talent priorities
• Prioritize and drive improvements for candidate experience as extension of our culture
• Partner with Communications and People + Culture teams on branding and external communication projects
• Create and maintain recruiting analytics & reporting to better understand trends and talent activity; optimize talent systems to enhance candidate management and process flows
• Launch co-op and student community programs in partnership with business leaders
• Champion our core values of Pioneer, Collaborate & Belong in all recruitment, culture and people initiatives

Skills and experience you’ll bring:

• 12+ years of talent acquisition experience, with 2+ years of experience as the leader of the TA function
• Full cycle life sciences recruiting experience with a passion for recruiting and a high bar on talent
• Critical thinker with a demonstrated ability to collaborate with leadership and hiring teams, make thoughtful recommendations and drive alignment
• Demonstrated experience developing fit-for-purpose processes, analytics, and platforms that help streamline workflows, improve time to hire and ensure a diverse slate of high-quality talent
• Adaptable, resilient and embodies high leadership & self-awareness capabilities
• Strong communicator and excellent influencer with ability to flex approach as needed to drive solutions
• Self-starter, able to drive work forward within fast-paced, dynamic and high growth environment with a track record of execution

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.