# Senior Manager or Associate Director, Translational Medicine Operations at Kymera Therapeutics

- Company: Kymera Therapeutics
- What the company does: Kymera is inventing a new generation of small molecule medicines by tackling the root cause of disease with targeted protein degradation. Backed by Bessemer.
- Company website: http://www.kymeratx.com
- Type: Startups
- Level: Principal and up
- Location: Watertown, MA
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $145K to $240K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-08-24
- Apply by: 2026-10-12
- Apply: https://www.kymeratx.com/careers-culture/working-at-kymera/?gh_jid=7965329003#open-positions
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/kymera-therapeutics-senior-manager-or-associate-director-translational-medicine/

## About the role

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.

## What they're looking for

- 7–10+ years of experience in Translational Medicine Operations, Clinical Sample Management, Biomarker Operations, or a related drug development function within the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, or CRO industry
- Bachelor's degree in Life Sciences, Biology, Biomedical Sciences, Clinical Laboratory Science, or a related discipline required
- Advanced degree (MS, MPH, or PhD) preferred but not required
- Demonstrated experience managing end-to-end biospecimen operations for Phase I–III clinical trials, including sample collection, processing, shipment, tracking, reconciliation, and study closeout
- Proven ability to manage central laboratories, specialty laboratories, and external vendors, including study start-up, laboratory manual review, kit management, performance oversight, and issue resolution
- Experience developing biospecimen operational documents such as laboratory manuals, sample management plans, collection guidelines, and processing instructions

Tags: Development