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Kardigan · 21 hours ago

Executive Director, Development Business Operations

positionPrinceton, NJ
timeContract
remoteOnsite
seniorityDirector/Executive
date10+ years exp

Kardigan is a heart health company dedicated to making cardiovascular disease preventable and curable. The Executive Director, Development Business Operations will lead development business operations across the clinical portfolio, ensuring financial discipline and operational transparency.

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Responsibilities

Lead development budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning across all clinical programs
Establish portfolio-level metrics, dashboards, and analytics to support operational and financial oversight
Oversee clinical procurement processes, including CRO and vendor contracting, in partnership with Legal and Procurement
Lead site contracts, budgets, and payment processes
Partner with Finance to align development spend with corporate financial planning
Support resource planning and capacity modeling across development
Provide operational insights for EC and Board-level discussions
Build scalable systems and processes to support portfolio growth
Ability to assess and transform capabilities through AI and Automation solutions or strategies
Up to 20-30% domestic and international travel as required

Qualification

Development operationsFinancial managementClinical budgetingResource planningExecutive communicationVendor management

Required

Bachelor's degree in business, finance, life sciences, or related field
12+ years of experience in development operations, finance, or business operations Or advanced degree (PhD, MBA, Masters) and 10+ yrs of experience
Strong experience managing clinical budgets, vendors, and site financials
Highly analytical with strong executive communication skills

Company

Kardigan

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Kardigan develops personalized medicines using AI and data to target and treat the root causes of cardiovascular diseases.
dateFounded in 2023
location
South San Francisco, California, USA
people-size51-200 employees
web-link
https://www.kardigan.bio

Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage
Total Funding
$554M
2025-10-14Series B· $254M
2025-01-10Series A· $300M

Leadership Team

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Brianne Jahn
Chief Financial Officer
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Diane Hagerty
Chief Quality Officer
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