Kardigan

Kardigan

Senior Director, Corporate Strategy - Prolaio

Chicago, Illinois, United States · Director

Sponsorship not specified$240k-$270kDetected 33 days ago
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About the role

  • The Senior Director, Corporate Strategy - Prolaio is a senior individual contributor role dedicated to Prolaio, a wholly owned subsidiary of Kardigan.
  • The role serves as a strategic bridge between Kardigan and Prolaio, ensuring alignment with enterprise priorities while enabling Prolaio to operate with speed, focus, and strategic independence.
  • The scope spans clinical research strategy, care delivery models, patient pathways, and commercialization, integrating clinical operations, regulatory considerations, provider workflows, and external partnerships.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and drive the development and execution of Prolaio's company strategy, including long-term strategic direction, growth priorities, and key strategic choices, in alignment with Kardigan's enterprise objectives.
  • Develop strategic business cases and financial analyses (e.g.,
  • Develop strategic business cases and financial analyses (e.g., NPV, ROI, scenario and sensitivity analyses) to evaluate:
  • Lead strategic initiatives spanning clinical research, care delivery, and patient pathways, with a focus on:
  • Frame critical strategic decisions for Prolaio and Kardigan leadership, developing clear, evidence ‑ based recommendations and articulating trade ‑ offs, risks, and execution implications.
  • Operate as a strategic thought partner to the Prolaio General Manager and leadership team, providing structure, analytical rigor, and execution support on the company's highest ‑ priority initiatives.
  • Independently lead complex, cross ‑ functional strategic initiatives end ‑ to ‑ end, from problem definition through recommendation, alignment, and implementation support.
  • Leverage resources from Kardigan's Corporate Strategy team as needed to support analyses and initiatives, without formal people ‑ management responsibility.

Nice to have

  • MBA strongly preferred
  • advanced clinical or scientific degree (e.g., MD, PhD ) a plus

Skills

  • Bachelor's degree in business, healthcare, life sciences, engineering, or a related field
  • MBA strongly preferred; advanced clinical or scientific degree (e.g., MD, PhD ) a plus
  • 7-10 years of experience</s

Compensation

  • $240k-$270k

Benefits

  • Provider, site, and health‑ system workflows

Company info

  • 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.
  • This position is based in Chicago and dedicated to supporting Prolaio, a wholly owned subsidiary of Kardigan.
  • Prolaio is a patient-centered clinical intelligence company dedicated to advancing today's cardiology research and care with real-world patient data and insights.
  • The company was created by cardiologists and cardiovascular scientists specifically to address the world's number one cause of death, cardiovascular disease.
  • Its FDA-cleared software integrates real-world clinical data and proprietary algorithms to deliver outcome-driven insights to empower patients, researchers, physicians, and product leaders.
  • By combining scientific rigor with cutting-edge technology, Prolaio aims to expedite clinical trials and improve patient outcomes across cardiology therapeutic areas.
  • Position Title: Senior Director, Corporate Strategy - Prolaio
  • Primary Reporting Line: Vice President, Corporate Strategy, Kardigan
  • Secondary Reporting Line: General Manager, Prolaio
  • Job Overview:
  • This position will play a central role in shaping and executing Prolaio's company strategy, leading high ‑ impact strategic initiatives, and supporting pricing, partnerships, and business development efforts across Prolaio's clinical research and care delivery offerings.
  • While the role sits within Kardigan's Corporate Strategy function and reports to the Vice President of Corporate Strategy, it operates day ‑ to ‑ day as a dedicated strategic leader for Prolaio, working in close partnership with the Prolaio General Manager and leadership team.
  • This role focuses on framing Prolaio's most critical strategic questions; conducting market landscaping, market research, and market sizing; shaping pricing and monetization strategies; developing business cases and financial analyses for new growth opportunities; and driving execution across complex, cross ‑ functional initiatives.
  • The ideal candidate is a highly independent strategic operator who can lead initiatives end ‑ to ‑ end, operate effectively in ambiguity, and influence across teams without direct authority.
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