Senior Director, Medical Affairs, Respiratory

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 (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 make an impact:

The Senior Director Medical Affairs, Respiratory reporting into the Vice President, Medical Affairs, is a strategic leader responsible for shaping and implementing medical affairs strategy across key domains.  Responsibilities include building strong collaborative partnerships with asthma key opinion leaders (KOLs) and scientific organizations, providing medical and scientific expertise for portfolio indications, and supporting data generation and dissemination, scientific publications, and advisory boards.  This role will work cross-functionally with internal stakeholders (R&D, Commercial, Regulatory, etc.) and externally with KOLs, healthcare providers, and scientific organizations to ensure impactful and compliant medical engagement and education aligned with corporate objectives.

• As the lead respiratory expert within medical affairs, identify, establish and maintain long-term collaborative partnerships with asthma KOLs, investigators, healthcare providers (HCPs), and patient and professional organizations.
• Act as the asthma subject matter expert contributing to medical affairs strategy, evidence generation priorities, and the broader scientific platform.
• Provide medical and scientific expertise for respiratory portfolio indications on clinical trial design, patient considerations, competitive landscape and future market dynamics.
• Partner with field medical to shape KOL mapping, segmentation, and engagement strategy, ensuring alignment and executional excellence.
• Collaborate with the clinical operations, medical, and field medical teams to provide enrollment, scientific, and engagement support to ensure clinical trials meet study timelines.
• Support and provide scientific expertise for respiratory advisory boards on portfolio indications.
• Generate actionable scientific and clinical insights from external engagements and ensure integration into broader medical affairs strategy
• Professionally represent the company at relevant respiratory scientific conferences, symposia, and meetings to drive awareness of Kymera as a leader in immunology.

Skills and experience you’ll bring:

• Advanced degree (MD, PharmD, PhD) in a scientific or clinical discipline required. Asthma experience within the pharmaceutical industry required.
• Minimum 10+ years of experience in medical affairs roles within the pharmaceutical or biotech industry of which a minimum is 5+ years in asthma.
• Experience supporting early-stage products.
• Clear understanding of clinical research methodologies and ability to independently evaluate and translate scientific material in an effective credible manner.
• Solid understanding of clinical trial design, global drug development, regulatory approval process, and registry implementation to support clinical development programs.
• Strong business acumen and understanding of immunology/inflammation market dynamics and key value drivers.
• In-depth knowledge of compliance, regulatory, and industry standards.
• Exceptional leadership, project management, and strategic thinking abilities.
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