Vice President, Head of Medical – Anti-Infective, Respiratory, Gastrointestinal & Other Therapeutic Areas (ARGO)
Raleigh, NCAll locationsRaleigh, NCRaleigh (United States) Hybrid
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About the role
Azurity Pharmaceuticals is seeking a Vice President, Head of Medical – Anti-Infective, Respiratory, Gastrointestinal & Other Therapeutic Areas (ARGO) to provide senior medical and scientific leadership across Azurity’s portfolio in global markets . This role is accountable for defining and executing integrated medical strategies that support scientific differentiation, clinical value, and lifecycle advancement across Anti-Infective, Respiratory, Gastrointestinal, and additional therapeutic areas within the portfolio. Reporting directly to the Chief Medical Officer , this executive will oversee a team of Medical Leads aligned to these therapeutic areas. The role will partner closely with Commercial Brand Executives and Franchise Portfolio Management to ensure medical strategy and ipunt is embedded into brand planning, portfolio prioritization, and long-range value creation—while upholding the highest standards of scientific integrity, compliance, and patient centricity.
What you'll bring
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- Advanced degree required: MD, PharmD, PhD, or equivalent medical/scientific degree.
- 15+ years of experience in Medical Affairs strategy roles within pharmaceutical or biotech organizations.
- Expert understanding of life cycle management processes
- Demonstrated Medical Launch success within pharmaceutical and/or biotech organizationsSignificant experience in Anti-Infective, Respiratory, Gastrointestinal or related therapeutic areas.
- Demonstrated leadership of portfolio- or franchise-based medical strategy, including oversight of senior medical leaders (e.g., Medical Leads).
- Proven success partnering closely with Commercial Brand leadership and Portfolio Management in a compliant, matrixed environment.
- Experience supporting multiple launches, indications, or lifecycle expansions in global markets.
- Strong scientific and clinical acumen across cardiometabolic and related therapeutic areas.
- Strategic portfolio-level thinking with the ability to translate science into long-term medical and business value.
- Proven people leader with experience developing Medical Affairs professionals.
- Excellent executive communication, influence, and stakeholder-management skills.