Director, Medical Lead - Oncology

Job Description

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, visit 

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  Director, Medical Lead to provide strategic medical leadership across the  Oncology Franchise (ONCO) . 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 the  VP Medical Strategy Executive , the Medical Lead will ensure high-quality medical strategy development, evidence planning, and cross-functional execution in support of global markets. 

Key Responsibilities  

Portfolio Medical Strategy Leadership  
• Lead and integrate  medical strategy across Oncology Franchise (ONCO), ensuring alignment with enterprise medical objectives. 
• Translate scientific data, unmet need, and external insights into  clear, differentiated medical strategies at 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 to  Medical Manager supporting the portfolio. 
• Establish standards, frameworks, and expectations for  medical strategic planning, execution, and measurement . 
• Foster strong strategic capability and scientific leadership across the Medical Strategy team. 

Integrated Brand & Lifecycle Planning  
• Partner closely with  Commercial Brand Teams  to align medical strategy with brand strategy, launch readiness, and lifecycle planning—while maintaining appropriate medical independence. 
• Collaborate with  Franchise Portfolio Management Team to inform indication sequencing, portfolio prioritization, and long-range lifecycle strategy. 
• Oversee medical contributions to  integrated brand plans , including pre-launch, launch, and post-launch phases. 

Evidence Generation & Scientific Insight  
• Guide development of  evidence generation strategies , including investigator-initiated studies (IIS), real-world evidence (RWE), and post-marketing research. 
• Ensure medical strategies are informed by  clinical 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 to  Medical Affairs, Clinical Development, Regulatory, Market Access, Safety, and Global Medical Operations . 
• Provide medical strategic input into  value, access, and reimbursement discussions relevant to the portfolio. 
• Support  business development and due diligence activities through medical assessment of potential assets. 

Governance & Scientific Integrity  
• Ensure all medical strategies and activities adhere to  global 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+ years of experience in Medical Affairs, Clinical Development, or medical strategy roles within pharmaceutical or biotech organizations. 
• Demonstrated leadership of Medical Directors or senior medical strategists. 
• Experience supporting therapeutic areas within oncology. 
• Proven success partnering with Commercial and Portfolio Management teams in a matrixed environment. 
• Experience supporting global 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 and stakeholder-management skills. 
• Deep understanding of drug development, evidence generation, and medical governance. 
• High ethical standards and strong patient-centric orientation. 

Preferred Qualifications 
• Experience in specialty pharma or complex therapeutic portfolios. 
• Experience working across US and international markets. 
• Prior involvement in multiple launches and lifecycle expansions. 
• Experience supporting franchise- or portfolio-based operating models. 

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

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