MyoKardia, Inc. announced the appointment of Jonathan C. Fox, M.D., Ph.D., as Chief Medical Officer. In his role, Dr. Fox will be responsible for the clinical development and regulatory strategy for MyoKardia's pipeline of novel, small molecule therapeutics focused on treatments for genetically determined hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) and dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). Dr. Fox brings to MyoKardia working knowledge across all phases of clinical development, from clinical pharmacology to large cardiovascular outcomes trials.

In his previous roles with top tier global biopharmaceutical companies, Dr. Fox led clinical research teams that secured multiple cardiometabolic drug product approvals. Before joining MyoKardia, he served as Vice President of Clinical Development at AstraZeneca; Senior Director, Clinical Cardiovascular Research at Merck; and Director of Clinical Pharmacology at SmithKline Beecham.