Vice President, Pharmaceutical Development
Kymera Therapeutics
August 22, 2026
Remote friendly (Greater Boston)
United States
Clinical Research and Development
How you’ll make an impact:
- Define and lead the company’s pharmaceutical development strategy across the portfolio, aligning with corporate priorities and development timelines.
- Provide strategic leadership for preformulation, biopharmaceutics, and formulation development activities supporting discovery, preclinical, and clinical-stage programs.
- Champion innovation in formulation sciences and enabling technologies to address complex drug delivery and bioavailability challenges.
- Drive development and implementation of phase-appropriate drug product development and manufacturing strategies.
- Lead a high-performing Pharmaceutical Development team and manage an external network of CROs, CDMOs, and strategic partners.
- Establish scalable processes, operational frameworks, and best practices to support portfolio growth.
- Provide strategic oversight of outsourced development and manufacturing activities to ensure quality, timelines, and technical objectives.
- Lead CMC-related regulatory strategy for drug product development, regulatory submissions, and health authority interactions.
- Ensure compliance with applicable GMP and regulatory requirements.
- Represent Pharmaceutical Development in due diligence, external collaborations, and cross-functional interactions.
- Contribute to risk assessment, resource prioritization, and investment decisions as part of Technical Operations leadership.
- Foster cross-functional partnerships across Research, Clinical, Regulatory, Quality, Supply Chain, and Program Management.
Skills and experience you’ll bring:
- Ph.D. in Pharmaceutics, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chemical Engineering, or related field; 18+ years relevant industry experience.
- Proven success leading pharmaceutical development strategy from discovery through clinical development; experience supporting commercialization readiness.
- Strong knowledge of preformulation, biopharmaceutics, formulation development, and oral solid dose manufacturing for small molecules.
- Deep expertise in formulation approaches for poorly soluble compounds and enabling technologies to improve bioavailability and product performance.
- Track record advancing programs through IND and clinical milestones and contributing to regulatory submissions.
- Strong GMP and regulatory knowledge and awareness of evolving industry trends.
- Experience building/managing high-performing teams and external partnerships.
- Excellent communication and leadership skills with technical, executive, partner, and regulatory engagement.
Compensation:
- Anticipated base salary range: $315,000–$395,000; eligibility for annual bonus, equity participation, and comprehensive benefits.
- Define and lead the company’s pharmaceutical development strategy across the portfolio, aligning with corporate priorities and development timelines.
- Provide strategic leadership for preformulation, biopharmaceutics, and formulation development activities supporting discovery, preclinical, and clinical-stage programs.
- Champion innovation in formulation sciences and enabling technologies to address complex drug delivery and bioavailability challenges.
- Drive development and implementation of phase-appropriate drug product development and manufacturing strategies.
- Lead a high-performing Pharmaceutical Development team and manage an external network of CROs, CDMOs, and strategic partners.
- Establish scalable processes, operational frameworks, and best practices to support portfolio growth.
- Provide strategic oversight of outsourced development and manufacturing activities to ensure quality, timelines, and technical objectives.
- Lead CMC-related regulatory strategy for drug product development, regulatory submissions, and health authority interactions.
- Ensure compliance with applicable GMP and regulatory requirements.
- Represent Pharmaceutical Development in due diligence, external collaborations, and cross-functional interactions.
- Contribute to risk assessment, resource prioritization, and investment decisions as part of Technical Operations leadership.
- Foster cross-functional partnerships across Research, Clinical, Regulatory, Quality, Supply Chain, and Program Management.
Skills and experience you’ll bring:
- Ph.D. in Pharmaceutics, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chemical Engineering, or related field; 18+ years relevant industry experience.
- Proven success leading pharmaceutical development strategy from discovery through clinical development; experience supporting commercialization readiness.
- Strong knowledge of preformulation, biopharmaceutics, formulation development, and oral solid dose manufacturing for small molecules.
- Deep expertise in formulation approaches for poorly soluble compounds and enabling technologies to improve bioavailability and product performance.
- Track record advancing programs through IND and clinical milestones and contributing to regulatory submissions.
- Strong GMP and regulatory knowledge and awareness of evolving industry trends.
- Experience building/managing high-performing teams and external partnerships.
- Excellent communication and leadership skills with technical, executive, partner, and regulatory engagement.
Compensation:
- Anticipated base salary range: $315,000–$395,000; eligibility for annual bonus, equity participation, and comprehensive benefits.