Medical Director, ARGO Franchise

Azurity Pharmaceuticals; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Azurity Pharmaceuticals is seeking a Medical Director to provide strategic medical leadership across ARGO / Anti-infectives. This senior role ensures scientific rigor, consistency, and alignment of medical strategy across brands and indications, reporting to the VP Medical Strategy Executive.

The role leads medical strategy development, evidence planning, and cross-functional execution in global markets, collaborating with Medical Affairs, Clinical Development, Regulatory, and Market Access to

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in medicine or pharmaceutical sciences.
• 10+ years in Medical Affairs, Clinical Development, or strategy roles.
• Experience with oncology portfolios and global markets.
• Leadership of medical teams in matrix organizations.

Responsibilities

• Lead portfolio medical strategy across ARGO/Anti-infectives.
• Translate data and insights into differentiated medical strategies.
• Partner with Commercial Brand Teams for launch readiness and lifecycle planning.
• Oversee evidence generation incl IIS, RWE, and post-marketing studies.
• Ensure governance, regulatory compliance, and scientific integrity.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Executive comms

Stakeholder mgmt

Medical leadership

Education

MD/PhD/PharmD

Job description

Azurity Pharmaceuticals is a privately held, specialty pharmaceutical company that focuses on innovative products that meet the needs of underserved patients. As an industry leader in providing unique, accessible, and high-quality medications, Azurity leverages its integrated capabilities and vast partner network to continually expand its broad commercial product portfolio and robust late-stage pipeline. The company’s patient-centric products span the cardiovascular, neurology, endocrinology, gastro-intestinal, institutional, and orphan markets, and have benefited millions of patients. For more information, visitwww.azurity.com.

Azurity Pharmaceuticals is proud to be an inclusive workplace and an Equal Opportunity Employer. Azurity's success is attributable to our incredibly talented, dedicated team that focuses on benefiting the lives of patients by bringing the best science and commitment to quality into everything that we do. We seek highly motivated individuals with the dedication, integrity, and creative spirit needed to thrive in our organization.

"Azurity roles are office based and are generally require individuals to be in office Tuesday through Thursday with Monday and Friday as optional days."

Azurity Pharmaceuticals is seeking a Medical Director to provide strategic medical leadership across the ARGO / Anti-infectives. This role serves as the senior medical strategist responsible for ensuring scientific rigor, consistency, and alignment of medical strategy across brands and indications within the portfolio. Reporting to theVP Medical Strategy Executive,the Medical Lead willensurehigh-quality medical strategy development, evidence planning, and cross-functional execution in support of global markets.

Key Responsibilities

Portfolio Medical Strategy Leadership

• Lead and integratemedical strategy across ARGO / Anti-infectives,ensuring alignment with enterprise medicalobjectives.
• Translate scientific data, unmet need, and external insights intoclear, differentiated medical strategiesat the portfolio and brand level.
• Ensure consistency of medical positioning, evidence priorities, and scientific narratives across indications and regions.

Leadership of Medical Directors

• Provide direct leadership, mentorship, and oversight toMedicalManagersupporting the portfolio.
• Establishstandards, frameworks, and expectations formedical strategic planning, execution, and measurement.
• Foster strong strategic capability and scientific leadership across the MedicalStrategyteam.

Integrated Brand & Lifecycle Planning

• Partner closely withCommercial BrandTeamsto align medical strategy with brand strategy, launch readiness, and lifecycle planning—whilemaintainingappropriate medicalindependence.
• Collaborate withFranchise Portfolio ManagementTeamto informindicationsequencing, portfolio prioritization, and long-range lifecycle strategy.
• Oversee medical contributions tointegrated brand plans, including pre-launch, launch, and post-launch phases.

Evidence Generation & Scientific Insight

• Guidedevelopment ofevidence generation strategies, including investigator-initiated studies (IIS), real-world evidence (RWE), and post-marketing research.
• Ensure medical strategies are informed byclinical data, real-world insights, guidelines, and evolving standards of care.
• Leverage insights from MSLs, KOLs, advisory boards, and congresses to continuously refine strategy.

Cross-Functional & Executive Collaboration

• Serve as a senior medical strategy partner toMedical Affairs, Clinical Development, Regulatory, Market Access, Safety, and Global Medical Operations.
• Provide medical strategic input intovalue, access, and reimbursement discussionsrelevant to the portfolio.
• Supportbusiness development and due diligenceactivities through medical assessment of potential assets.

Governance & Scientific Integrity

• Ensure all medical strategies and activities adhere toglobal medical governance standards, regulatory requirements, and ethical principles.
• Partner with Legal and Compliance to maintain appropriate separation between medical and commercial activities.
• Advanced degree required: MD, PharmD, PhD, or equivalent medical/scientific degree.

Experience

• 10+ yearsof experience in Medical Affairs, Clinical Development, or medical strategy roles within pharmaceutical or biotech organizations.
• Demonstratedleadership ofMedical Directors or senior medical strategists.
• Experience supportingtherapeutic areaswithin oncology.
• Proven success partnering withCommercial and Portfolio Managementteams in a matrixed environment.
• Experience supportingglobal portfolios and multiple product lifecycles.

Skills & Competencies

• Strong portfolio-level strategic thinking and scientific judgment.
• Proven people leader with experience developing senior medical talent.
• Excellent executive communication andstakeholder-managementskills.
• Deep understanding ofdrug development, evidence generation, and medical governance.
• High ethical standards and strong patient-centric orientation.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience inspecialty pharma or complex therapeutic portfolios.
• Experience working acrossUS and international markets.
• Prior involvement inmultiple launches and lifecycle expansions.
• Experience supportingfranchise- or portfolio-based operating models.

Travel

• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally up to 25–35%

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