VP, Medical Strategy — ARGO Portfolio Lead

Azurity Pharmaceuticals; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 350,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

Azurity Pharmaceuticals seeks a Vice President, Head of Medical for ARGO to provide senior medical leadership across Anti-Infective, Respiratory, Gastrointestinal, and other therapeutic areas in global markets. You will define and execute integrated medical strategies and partner with Commercial Brand Executives and Portfolio Management.

The role reports to the Chief Medical Officer and oversees Medical Leads, ensuring scientific integrity, compliance, and patient-centricity while aligning

Qualifications

• 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 organizations. Significant 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.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Define end-to-end medical strategy across ARGO in global markets.
• Define portfolio-level medical strategic imperatives, including unmet need, disease burden, scientific differentiation, evidence requirements, and lifecycle opportunities.
• Ensure consistent medical positioning and strategic clarity across brands, indications, and treatment settings globally.
• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of Medical Leads supporting Anti‑Infective, Respiratory, Gastrointestinal and other therapeutic areas (ARGO).
• Establish clear frameworks, standards, and expectations for brand-level medical strategy development, execution, and measurement.
• Ensure Medical Strategy function is highly collaborative, credible scientific expert and trusted partner to Commercial Brand Executives and Franchise Portfolio leaders.
• Partner closely with Commercial Brand Executives to align ARGO portfolio’s medical strategy with overall brand strategy, launch planning, and execution—while maintaining appropriate medical function’s compliance.
• Collaborate with Franchise Portfolio Management to inform portfolio prioritization, indication sequencing and timing, formulation strategies, and long-range lifecycle planning across global markets.
• Oversee medical contributions to integrated brand plans, launch readiness, post-launch optimization, and expansion strategies.
• Guide evidence generation strategies across supported therapeutic areas, including alignment with Clinical Development, IIS, real-world evidence (RWE), registries, and post-marketing research.
• Ensure medical strategies are grounded in robust clinical data, patient-reported outcomes, real-world insights, and evolving global standards of care.
• Leverage insights from MSLs, KOLs, advisory boards, and scientific congresses to refine medical strategy.
• Serve as the senior medical strategy partner across Clinical Development, Safety, Regulatory, Medical Operations, and Commercial domains.
• Provide medical leadership input into value, access, HTA, and reimbursement discussions for portfolio products in global markets.
• Support business development, due diligence, and portfolio evaluation activities related to these therapeutic areas.
• Ensure all medical strategies comply with global governance, regulatory requirements, and ethical principles.

Skills

Executive leadership

Strategic medical planning

Cross-functional collaboration

Scientific communication

Global market experience

Education

Advanced medical degree

Job description

Azurity Pharmaceuticals seeks a Vice President, Head of Medical for ARGO to provide senior medical leadership across Anti-Infective, Respiratory, Gastrointestinal, and other therapeutic areas in global markets. You will define and execute integrated medical strategies and partner with Commercial Brand Executives and Portfolio Management.

The role reports to the Chief Medical Officer and oversees Medical Leads, ensuring scientific integrity, compliance, and patient-centricity while aligning