Senior or Executive Director, AI Strategy

Position: Senior or Executive Director, AI Strategy & Applications
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  or follow us on X (formerly Twitter) or Linked In. 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:

Kymera is seeking a Senior/Executive Director, AI Strategy & Applications to serve as the company's first dedicated AI leader. Reporting to the VP, Information Technology, this hands-on builder will work collaboratively with Kymera’s CEO and Executive Team to define Kymera's enterprise AI strategy and lead its execution. The person will own the selection and governance of AI platforms, and partner across Research, Clinical Development, Regulatory/CMC, and G&A to turn scientific and business challenges into working AI solutions.

Define and maintain Kymera's enterprise AI strategy and multi-year roadmap, aligned to clinical and scientific priorities

Prototype, build, and ship AI-powered solutions, both progressing and adding to multiple existing initiatives,  to meet urgent business needs

Own evaluation, selection, and administration of AI platforms (LLM tools, AI-assisted coding tools, scientific AI applications) across the enterprise, partnering with leadership to design and implement AI strategy for their functions.

Establish and lead an AI governance function, partnering with Information Security on data privacy, acceptable use, and vendor risk policies

Manage the AI vendor landscape and take ownership of deliverables from external AI engagements, determining what to operationalize or extend

Champion AI adoption through education and enablement, partnering with People & Culture on training programs and AI-fluency hiring criteria

Own Kymera's Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) / Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) strategy, ensuring AI platforms accurately represent Kymera's science and market position

Build trusted relationships with functional leaders as a credible advisor on AI capabilities and limitations, from bench scientists to the C-suite

Skills and experience you’ll bring:

Experienced in biotech/pharma, with working knowledge of drug discovery, clinical development, regulatory, or CMC processes

Hands-on with modern AI/LLM platforms (e.g., OpenAI, Anthropic, Azure OpenAI), building solutions via APIs, prompt engineering, and agentic frameworksA strong software developer able to independently build and ship AI-powered applications

Skilled at translating complex business requirements into practical AI solutions

Experienced managing vendor evaluations and enterprise AI platform deployments

An excellent communicator, equally credible with technical and non-technical stakeholders

Preferred: experience in…