Executive Director, Talent Acquisition

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. 

• 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.

This is not a seat-warming role. The Executive Director, Talent Acquisition is a mission-critical hire - the person who will build and own Kymera's people engine through its most consequential growth phase yet.

You'll work directly with our SVP, People & Culture to architect workforce strategy for a company actively crossing the chasm from clinical to commercial readiness. You'll own the full talent acquisition function - strategy and execution - leading a high-performing team that is already delivering results. Your mandate: make it more proactive, more strategic, and more tightly connected to where the business is going.

The TA function has a very strong foundation, and your role will be to enable this team to continue to build a high- performing company with top talent.  Assess where we can create efficiencies, build value-add initiatives to maximize impact and create strategies that align with our long term build.

Workforce Planning & Strategic Leadership

Take clear, firm ownership of workforce planning - bringing rigor and proactivity to when, how, and who Kymera hires to deliver on its business objectives. Partner closely with People Partners to ensure alignment, while making sure the planning intelligence and hiring strategy is driven by Talent Acquisition.

• Own and lead the annual and rolling workforce planning process in close partnership with the SVP of People & Culture and senior business leaders
• Create proactive pipelining strategies for Kymera's most critical and hard-to-fill roles, including Medical Directors, late-stage clinical profiles, and senior leadership succession, well before vacancies become urgent
• Build forward-looking commercial hiring playbooks to ensure the team is positioned to move fast when commercialization demands it
• Develop trust-based partnerships across all functions and levels; engage directly with leaders to anticipate talent needs rather than react to them

Team Leadership & Execution

Lead a talented TA team with the leadership presence that connects the team's daily work to Kymera's broader ambitions. Stay close to the work yourself: this role owns requisitions and maintains first-hand visibility into candidate quality and experience.

• Manage, develop, and grow a strong, flexible TA team that scales to meet evolving hiring needs and organizational design requirements
• Create the leadership layer that bridges the TA function and executive leadership
• Evolve interview and assessment methodologies to support faster, more data-driven, and more equitable talent decisions
• Drive an exceptional candidate experience as a genuine extension of Kymera's culture, embodying our values of Pioneer, Collaborate & Belong

Analytics, Reporting & Systems

Build the intelligence layer that makes TA a strategic asset to the business, not just a function that fills roles.

• Establish an executive-ready analytics and reporting cadence: pipeline health, time-to-fill, capacity forecasts, offer acceptance, and demographic data
• Optimize talent systems including ATS and workflow automation to enhance candidate management and process efficiency
• Bring genuine curiosity to AI and automation tools; evaluate and pilot solutions that make the team meaningfully more effective

Employer Brand & Early-Talent Community

• Partner with Communications and People + Culture on employer branding and external communications, ensuring Kymera's story reaches the right talent at the right moments
• Launch co-op, internship, and student community programs in partnership with business leaders, building early-talent pipelines that match Kymera’s stage and trajectory

• 10+ years in talent acquisition, with 3+ years leading a TA function end-to-end
• Full-cycle recruiting experience in biotech or pharma, genuine passion for work and a high bar for talent
• Track record of proactively owning workforce planning, not just responding to requisitions, and translating business goals into talent strategy
• Demonstrated experience building pipelines for senior clinical, scientific, and leadership profiles (MDs, late-stage experts, succession planning)
• Experience building fit-for-purpose analytics, reporting cadences, and systems that drive better hiring decisions
• Strong executive communicator who can influence without authority and operate credibly with C-suite stakeholders
• Resilient self-starter who thrives in fast-paced, dynamic environments and looks at process and operations with a “right-sized” lens
• Genuinely curious about AI and automation and what it can do for TA; eager to explore and experiment

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.

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 $245,000 – $335,000, 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.