Medical Director, Clinical Development
Posted 13 Oct 2026
Advertised as “Executive Medical Director, Clinical Development”
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The original posting with the fluff stripped out
- Expected experience
- 7+ yrs
- Management level
- Individual contributor
- Employment
- On-Site
No salary listed for this role.
Field of studyMedicine
Study levelProfessional certification
Field of studyCardiology, Cardiometabolic Medicine
Study levelProfessional certification
About Us
Kardigan is a heart health company working to make cardiovascular disease preventable, curable and no longer the leading cause of death in the world.
It is Kardigan’s mission to develop multiple targeted treatments in parallel that bring people with cardiovascular diseases to the cures they deserve. Led by Tassos Gianakakos, Jay Edelberg, M.D., Ph.D., and Bob McDowell, Ph.D., Kardigan’s co-founders have reunited after leading MyoKardia to discover and develop mavacamten, the first cardiac myosin inhibitor, resulting in an acquisition by Bristol Myers Squibb in 2020. We have a cutting-edge discovery and translational research platform, a pipeline of late-stage candidates, and an industry-leading team that is driven to improve the lives of patients. At Kardigan, we are motivated by our values which guide how we work, interact, and achieve our goals. Driven by patients and their families, we are deeply committed to improving the lives of patients and prioritizing their needs above all else. We believe in being authentic—leading with truth to bring out the best in others by creating an environment where every person knows they will be fully accepted. With an eagerness to learn, we encourage the highest levels of curiosity and are open to changing our minds. We are committed to winning as a team with urgency, excellence, and intention, and support each other no matter what role we play or where we sit. Lastly, we strive to enable the impossible because patients are counting on us. We are not afraid to take risks to unlock innovation and advance scientific discoveries. These values are the foundation of our work, empowering us to make a real difference, every day.
Job Overview
Kardigan is seeking a Clinical Development Medical Director to serve as a senior physician-scientist and sponsor Medical Monitor for our programs. Reporting to the Vice President, Clinical Development Lead (CDL), this is a senior individual contributor role. Its value to Kardigan lies in scientific depth, clinical judgment, and medical credibility with investigators, ethics committees, independent data monitoring committees, and health authorities — not in people management or program administration.
The Medical Director is the scientific counterpart to the CDL’s strategic and program accountability. Where the CDL owns the Clinical Development Plan, the program strategy, and program-level accountability for execution, budget, and timelines, the Medical Director owns the scientific and clinical content of the protocol, the medical monitoring of the program’s clinical trials, and the medical integrity of the clinical data and documents that flow from them. Put simply: the CDL decides where the program goes and is accountable for getting it there; the Medical Director ensures that what is designed, run, and reported is medically sound and protects trial participants.