Executive Director, Medical Disease Area Lead, DCM/Danicamtiv

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the Medical Affairs strategy for one of Kardigan’s clinical assets, ensuring alignment with Kardigan’s mission to deliver value to patients and providers.
• Serve as the Medical Lead and representative on the Global Program Team (GPT) for a clinical asset.
• Lead the Medical Strategy Team (MST) in alignment with the program strategy and oversee the development and execution of the Medical Strategy Plan (MSP) for a clinical asset.
• Ensure the asset’s Medical Affairs team is prepared for launch, driving market readiness and providing critical scientific insights to support the asset’s transformational potential.
• Build and lead a high-performing Medical Affairs team dedicated to the asset, attracting and developing talent while positioning the team as trusted partners and subject matter experts.
• Proactively establish and nurture relationships with key opinion leaders, scientific experts, and advisory groups relevant to the asset’s indication.
• Oversee the development and execution of scientific communication plans, including robust publication strategies for clinical and real-world data, to build scientific leadership and support the asset’s commercialization and access.
• Generate, interpret, and communicate health economics and outcomes research (HEOR) data to inform clinical development, regulatory, and commercial decision making.
• Foster effective cross-functional collaboration, working in close partnership with Clinical Development, Commercial, Regulatory, and Safety teams to advance the asset’s objectives.
• Provide high-quality medical input into medical, scientific, and promotional materials to ensure accuracy, credibility, and strategic alignment.

Qualifications and Preferred Skills

• MD / PharmD with substantial expertise in Cardiovascular disease areas (or relevant adjacency).
• Minimum of 10 years’ experience within biopharma, including meaningful time in a medical leadership role.
• Deep experience across Cardiovascular indications (or relevant adjacency); prior product launch experience in new and competitive markets is preferred.
• Experience in leadership positions in both small and large pharma/biotech, including fast growing companies.
• Ability to apply scientific rigor to understand and debate detailed scientific and clinical aspects of disease areas; ability to approach scientific and clinical discussions with confidence and curiosity, both internally and externally.
• Broad knowledge of regulations and codes of practice governing information provision to customers within the pharmaceutical industry.
• Track record of outstanding leadership of teams through organizational change and growth.
• Record of successful creation and development of Medical Affairs teams through training, coaching, and mentorship that inspires autonomy and self-motivation across all levels of the team.
• Demonstrates a strong patient-centric orientation.
• Able to work across teams and foster strong partnerships to ensure trust, collaboration, and solution-oriented alignment.
• Able to articulate, implement, and advance a compelling vision of a successful Medical Affairs team that is in-line with Kardigan’s principles.
• Builds energy and buy-in, and catalyzes action both internally at Kardigan and within the external scientific and medical community.
• Ability to recruit, retain and develop the next generation of world class talent. A medical talent magnet who creates an environment where people want to be.
• Is willing and able to lean in with teams to provide hands-on coaching and mentorship.
• Motivates and challenges the Medical Affairs team, providing clear guidance and direction while empowering people to deliver and own results.
• Inspiring leader who fosters confidence with internal and external stakeholders, including the senior leadership team, through presence and approach in the face of challenging conversations.
• Pragmatic leader who leads with wisdom and humility while managing relationships and business needs; strong negotiation and communication skills, balanced with a high EQ.

Exact Compensation

Exact Compensation may vary based on skills, experience and location.
Pay range: $279,000 - $363,000 USD