Kardigan Salary

💰 $217K–$305K salary range

Median: $280K  ·  Based on 32 public Kardigan job postings  ·  Updated September 8, 2026

This Kardigan salary benchmark is built from public job postings — no private placement data. Figures reflect base salary only (equity is separate) and are refreshed as new postings are collected.

📊 Salary breakdown

Highest-paying open roles at Kardigan

• Vice President, Clinical Development, Danicamtiv (DANI) — $340K–$416K · 215 Clinical Development
• Vice President, Clinical Development, Tonlamarsen (TLA) — $340K–$416K · 215 Clinical Development
• Vice President, Product Strategy — $313K–$377K · 918 Product Strategy
• Senior Director, Corporate Law & Transactions — $263K–$357K · 920 Legal
• Senior Director, Intellectual Property — $263K–$357K · 920 Legal
• Executive Director, People & Culture Business Partner — $274K–$357K · 910 People & Culture
• Executive Director, Head of Biostatistics — $250K–$350K · 220 Clinical Data Science
• Senior Medical Director/Medical Director, Clinical Trial Lead — $242K–$347K · 215 Clinical Development
• Director, Field Medical/Medical Science Liaison - West — $265K–$345K · 505 Medical Affairs
• Director, Field Medical/Medical Science Liaison - North Central — $245K–$345K · 505 Medical Affairs

Kardigan salary by department

• 505 medical affairs: $305K median · $345K top base — Director, Field Medical/Medical Science Liaison - West (view JD) (5 roles)
• 210 clinical operations: $191K median · $329K top base — Director, Clinical Trial Liaison West (view JD) (5 roles)

Kardigan salary — lead & management

• Director: $291K median · $357K top base — Executive Director, People & Culture Business Partner (view JD) (15)

Kardigan salary by location

• San Francisco: $234K median · $416K top base — Vice President, Clinical Development, Tonlamarsen (TLA) (view JD) (13 roles)
• Remote: $301K median · $345K top base — Director, Field Medical/Medical Science Liaison - West (view JD) (6 roles)

Remote work at Kardigan

20% of Kardigan's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly. Remote roles run a $301K median vs $228K onsite.

What Kardigan looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Team Leadership (3) · Financial Reporting (2) · FP&A (2) · GCP (2) · ERP (2) · Intellectual Property (2) · R (1) · GAAP (1) · Auditing (1) · SOX (1).

About Kardigan

Kardigan is Public stage · 101–250 employees · founded 2023 · HQ South San Francisco, CA. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Kardigan

Roles typically ask for around 8 years of experience (up to 20+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 32 that do, PhD and Bachelor's and Associate's are most common.

Posted pay vs. total compensation

The figures on this page are the midpoint of each posting's advertised salary range (which, for commission roles, includes on-target earnings). Equity is a separate — and often large — component of total compensation, especially at high-growth and AI-native companies; 6% of these postings reference equity. Equity is not included in the medians above.

Kardigan hiring activity

Kardigan has 32 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 32 public job postings with disclosed pay. 12 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (27 in the last 90). Mostly full-time, with 4 contract roles in the mix.

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Common questions

What does Kardigan pay?
The median pay is $280K, with a typical range of $217K–$305K, based on 32 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Kardigan?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Vice President, Clinical Development, Danicamtiv (DANI), at $340K–$416K base.

Which team pays the most at Kardigan?
The 505 medical affairs team, at a $305K median.

Where does this data come from?
Public job postings on company career pages and public job boards — no private placement or client data.

Methodology

Posted-range midpoints (USD) aggregated from 32 public Kardigan job postings (2025–2026). Range = 25th–75th percentile; median = 50th percentile. Roles, departments, skills, and experience are parsed from the postings. Base salary only — equity excluded. Last refreshed September 8, 2026.

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