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Executive Director

MyoKardia is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company pioneering a precision medicine approach to discover, develop and commercialize targeted therapies for the treatment of serious and neglected rare cardiovascular diseases. MyoKardiaaEUR(tm)s initial focus is on the treatment of heritable cardiomyopathies, a group of rare, genetically-driven forms of heart failure that result from biomechanical defects in cardiac muscle contraction. MyoKardia has used its precision medicine platform to generate a pipeline of therapeutic programs for the chronic treatment of the two most prevalent forms of heritable cardiomyopathyaEUR"hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, or HCM, and dilated cardiomyopathy, or DCM. MyoKardiaaEUR(tm)s most advanced product candidate, MYK-461, is an orally-administered small molecule designed to reduce excessive cardiac muscle contractility leading to HCM and is currently being evaluated in three Phase 1 clinical trials. A cornerstone of the MyoKardia platform is the Sarcomeric Human Cardiomyopathy Registry, or SHaRe, a multi-center, international repository of clinical and laboratory data on individuals and families with genetic heart disease, which MyoKardia helped form in 2014. MyoKardia believes that SHaRe, currently consisting of data from approximately 10,000 individuals, is the worldaEUR(tm)s largest registry of patients with heritable cardiomyopathies. MyoKardiaaEUR(tm)s purpose is to improve the lives of patients and families suffering from cardiovascular disease by creating targeted therapies that can change the course of their condition.

Leader in Development Operations, Strategic Outsourcing, Business Strategy, Trial Execution, Finance, Organization Scaling, Team Creation, People and Change Management. As a Development Operations and Strategic Outsourcing Leader- my expertise is in all facets of domestic and global clinical study planning, resourcing, and execution. I drive Clinical Trial Operations efficiently and influence towards timely and compliant outcomes of clinical trials within a cross-functional environment. I have extensive, direct experience and demonstrated success with clinical execution and product approvals with FDA, EMA, MHRA and other healthcare regulatory agencies, working across borders, cultures, and healthcare delivery environments, in large- , mid- , and small- sized companies. I am a builder and architect of teams, companies, and work cultures where teams think big, have fun, and do their best work. I’ve had the privilege of working from early research, nonclinical functions to R&D and Development/Clinical Operations. I am known for having deep insights and a cross-functionally integrated perspective in Development Operations with a laser focus on results. I thrive by connecting the dots and inspiring a spirit of accountability.