Vice President, Head of Medical - Cardiology, Obesity, Renal and Endocrinology (CORE)

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.

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.

Position Title

Vice President, Head of Medical – Cardiology, Obesity, Renal and Endocrinology (CORE)

Department

CMO Office

Reports To

Chief Medical Officer

Location

Raleigh (United States)

Level

Executive / VP

Position Summary

Azurity Pharmaceuticals is seeking a Vice President, Head of Medical – Cardiology, Endocrinology & Other Therapeutic Areas (CORE) to provide senior medical and scientific leadership across Azurity’s portfolio in global markets. This executive will be accountable for defining and executing integrated medical strategies that support scientific differentiation, clinical value, and lifecycle advancement across cardiology, endocrinology, 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 input is embedded into brand planning, portfolio prioritization, and long‑range value creation—while upholding the highest standards of scientific integrity, compliance, and patient centricity.

Key Responsibilities

Medical Strategy Leadership (Cardiology, Endocrinology & Other TAs) CORE

• Own and drive end-to‑end medical strategy across cardiology, endocrinology, and other assigned therapeutic areas in global markets, ensuring alignment with Azurity’s enterprise medical vision and business objectives.
• 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.

Leadership of Medical Leads

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of Medical Leads supporting cardiology, endocrinology, and other therapeutic areas.
• Establish clear frameworks, standards, and expectations for brand‑level medical strategy development, execution, and measurement.
• Ensure the Medical Strategy function is a highly collaborative, credible scientific expert and trusted strategic partner by Commercial Brand Executives and Franchise Portfolio leaders.

Integrated Brand & Lifecycle Planning

• Partner closely with Commercial Brand Executives to align CORE 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.

Evidence Generation & Scientific Insight

• Guide evidence generation strategies across supported therapeutic areas, including alignment with Clinical Development, investigator‑initiated studies (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 (including evolving treatment landscape and new market entrants) from MSLs, KOLs, advisory boards, and scientific congresses to continuously refine medical strategy.

Cross‑Functional & Executive Partnership

• Serve as the senior medical strategy partner across Commercial, Market Access, Regulatory, Clinical Development, Safety, and Global Medical Operations.
• Provide medical leadership input into value, access, HTA, and reimbursement discussions for cardiology, endocrinology, and other portfolio products in global markets.
• Support business development, due diligence, and portfolio evaluation activities related to these therapeutic areas.

Governance & Scientific Integrity

• Ensure all medical strategies and activities comply with global medical governance standards, regulatory requirements, and ethical principles.
• Partner with Legal and Compliance to maintain appropriate collaboration and separation between medical and commercial activities.

Executive Influence & Representation

• Act as a trusted advisor to the Chief Medical Officer on portfolio strategy, scientific risk, and opportunity assessment.
• Represent Medical Strategy in senior leadership forums, governance committees, and cross‑functional decision‑making bodies.
• Ensure a clear, unified medical voice across cardiology, endocrinology, and other therapeutic areas globally.

Qualifications

Education

• Advanced degree required: MD, PharmD, PhD, or equivalent medical/scientific degree.

Experience

• 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 cardiology, endocrinology, metabolic disease, 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.

Skills & Competencies

• 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.
• High ethical standards, patient‑centric orientation, and commitment to scientific excellence.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience across cardiovascular, diabetes, metabolic, or endocrine disorders.
• Experience working across US and international markets.
• Prior experience in organizations with franchise or portfolio operating models.
• Experience incorporating real‑world evidence, outcomes research, or health economics into medical strategy.

Travel

• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally up to 25–35%, as required.

Benefits We Offer

• Competitive compensation package, including an annual bonus based on company performance, that recognizes exceptional talent.
• Sales incentive program allowing additional earnings beyond plan.
• Car reimbursement program and gas card for business and personal use.
• Comprehensive health coverage: medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage.
• Hybrid work model: two days from home, three days in the office.
• 401K retirement savings plan with dollar‑for‑dollar matching up to 5%.
• Generous time off: up to 15 vacation days annually (plus rollover up to 40 hours) and five sick/wellness days.
• Annual holiday break from Christmas to New Year’s.
• Recognized 13 holidays per year.
• Tuition reimbursement for undergraduate and graduate level courses or certifications.
• Peer recognition platform for celebrating colleagues’ achievements.

Physical & Mental Requirements

• Must be able to sit for long periods of time.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, talk and/or hear.
• May occasionally climb stairs and/or ride elevators.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Employee must be able to manipulate keyboard, operate a telephone and hand‑held devices.
• Other miscellaneous job duties as required.

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