Vice President, Head of Medical – Central Nervous System (CNS)

<div class="content-intro"><p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">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&nbsp;<a href="http://www.azurity.com/">www.azurity.com</a>.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">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.</span></p></div><p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Department:</strong> CMO Office</span><br><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Reports To:</strong> Chief Medical Officer</span><br><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Location:</strong> Raleigh (United States)&nbsp;</span><br><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Level:</strong> Executive / VP</span><br><br><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Position Summary</strong></span><br><br><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><u>Azurity Pharmaceuticals</u></strong> is seeking a <strong>Vice President, Head of Medical &nbsp;– Central Nervous System (CNS)</strong> to provide senior medical and scientific leadership across Azurity’s <strong>CNS portfolio in global markets</strong>. This role is accountable for defining and executing integrated medical strategies that support scientific differentiation, clinical value, and lifecycle advancement of CNS products across development, launch, and commercialization.</span><br><br><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Reporting directly to the <strong>Chief Medical Officer</strong>, this executive will oversee a team of <strong>Medical Leads </strong>aligned to CNS brands and indications. The role will partner closely with <strong>Commercial Brand Executives</strong> and <strong>Franchise Portfolio Management</strong> 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.</span><br><br><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></span><br><br><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>CNS Medical Strategy Leadership</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Own and drive&nbsp;<strong>end-to-end medical strategy for the CNS portfolio</strong> across <strong>global markets</strong>, ensuring alignment with Azurity’s enterprise medical vision and CNS-specific objectives.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Define portfolio-level CNS medical strategic imperatives, including <strong>unmet need, disease burden, scientific differentiation, evidence requirements, and lifecycle opportunities</strong>.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Ensure consistent medical positioning and strategic clarity across CNS brands, indications, and treatment settings globally.</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Leadership of Medical Leads</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Lead, mentor, and develop a team of&nbsp;<strong>Medical Leads </strong>supporting CNS brands and programs.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Establish clear frameworks, standards, and expectations for <strong>CNS brand-level medical strategy development, execution, and measurement</strong>.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Ensure Medical Strategy function as highly collaborative, credible scientific experts and trusted strategic partners&nbsp; by Commercial Brand Executives and Franchise Portfolio leaders.</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Integrated Brand &amp; Lifecycle Planning</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Partner closely with <strong>Commercial Brand Executives</strong> to align CNS portfolio’s medical strategy with overall brand strategy, launch planning and execution - while maintaining appropriate medical function's compliance .</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Collaborate with <strong>Franchise Portfolio Management</strong> to inform <strong>portfolio prioritization, indication sequencing and timing, formulation strategies, and long-range CNS lifecycle planning</strong> across global markets.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Oversee medical contributions to <strong>integrated brand plans</strong>, launch readiness, post-launch optimization, and expansion strategies.</span></li> </ul> <p><br><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Evidence Generation &amp; Scientific Insight</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Guide CNS evidence generation strategies, including alignment with Clinical Development, investigator-initiated studies (IIS), real-world evidence (RWE), registries, and post-marketing research</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Ensure CNS medical strategies are grounded in robust clinical data, patient-reported outcomes, real-world insights, and evolving standards of care.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Leverage insights (including evolving treatment landscape and new market entrants) from MSLs, KOLs, advisory boards, and scientific congresses to continuously refine CNS medical strategy.</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Cross-Functional &amp; Executive Partnership</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Serve as the senior medical strategy partner for CNS across Commercial, Market Access, Regulatory, Clinical Development, Safety, and Global Medical Operations.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Provide medical leadership input into value, access, HTA, and reimbursement discussions for CNS products in global markets.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Support business development, due diligence, and portfolio evaluation activities related to CNS assets.</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Governance &amp; Scientific Integrity</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Ensure all CNS medical strategies and activities comply with global medical governance standards, regulatory requirements, and ethical principles.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Partner with Legal and Compliance to maintain appropriate collaboration and separation between medical and commercial activities, particularly in CNS therapeutic areas with high safety sensitivity.</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Executive Influence &amp; Representation</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Act as a trusted advisor to the <strong>Chief Medical Officer</strong> on CNS portfolio strategy, scientific risk, and opportunity assessment.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">&nbsp;Represent CNS Medical Strategy in senior leadership forums, governance committees, and cross-functional decision-making bodies.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Ensure a clear, unified medical voice for CNS across global markets.</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Qualifications</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Education</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Advanced degree required: <strong>MD, PharmD, PhD</strong>, or equivalent medical/scientific degree.</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Experience</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">15+ years of experience in Medical Affairs strategy roles within pharmaceutical or biotech organizations.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Expert understanding of life cycle management process</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Demonstrated Medical launch success within pharmaceutical and/or biotech organization</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Significant experience in CNS therapeutic areas (e.g., neurology, psychiatry, neurodevelopmental or neurodegenerative diseases).</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Demonstrated leadership of portfolio- or franchise-based medical strategy, including oversight of senior medical leaders (e.g., Medical Leads).</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Proven success partnering closely with Commercial Brand leadership and Portfolio Management in a compliant, matrixed environment.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Experience supporting multiple CNS launches, indications, or lifecycle expansions in global markets.</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Skills &amp; Competencies</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Deep CNS expertise with strong scientific and clinical acumen.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Strategic portfolio-level thinking with the ability to translate CNS science into long-term medical and business value.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Proven people leader with experience developing Medical Affairs professionals.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Excellent executive communication, influence, and stakeholder-management skills</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">High ethical standards, patient-centric orientation, and commitment to scientific excellence.</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Preferred Qualifications</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Experience across neurology and/or psychiatry portfolios.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Experience working across US and international CNS markets.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Prior experience in organizations with franchise or portfolio operating models.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Experience incorporating patient-reported outcomes, real-world data, or digital endpoints into CNS evidence strategies.</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Travel</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Willingness to travel domestically and internationally up to <strong>25–35%</strong>, as required.</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">#LI-Hybrid</span></p><div class="content-conclusion"><p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Physical &amp; Mental Requirements:</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.</span></p> <ul type="disc"> <li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">Must be able to sit for long periods of time</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; talk and/or hear</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">May occasionally climb stairs and/or ride elevators</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">Employee must be able to manipulate keyboard, operate a telephone and hand-held devices</span></li> <li><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">Other miscellaneous job duties as required</span></li> </ul> <p><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Benefits We Offer:</span></strong></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Unlock Your Earning Potential: Join our team and be rewarded with a competitive compensation package, including an annual bonus based on company performance, that recognizes your exceptional talent.</span> <ul> <li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Sales - In lieu of annual bonuses, we offer an Incentive compensation program that allows you to earn more - even over plan.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Fuel Your Success: *<em>Sales Only*</em> - We understand the value of your hard work and provide a car reimbursement program and gas card for both business and personal use as part of our commitment to supporting you.&nbsp;</span></li> </ul> </li> <li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Comprehensive Health Coverage: We value your well-being and offer excellent medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage to ensure you and your family are always taken care of.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Flexibility for Your Lifestyle: Achieve work-life balance with our hybrid work model, allowing you to work two days from home and three days in the office. *<em>Excludes Sales, Manufacturing, and some Operations positions*</em></span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Invest in Your Future: Our Retirement Savings Plan (401K) is designed to help you secure a comfortable retirement by matching dollar for dollar up to 5%.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Time Off That Counts: Take advantage of our generous time off policy, which offers up to 15 vacation days annually + rollover (up to 40 hours) as well as five sick/wellness days. For new employees, vacation accrual will be prorated based on your start date.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Meaningful Time with Your Loved Ones: We close between Christmas and New Year’s to give you an extra week off to spend quality time with your family and recharge.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Enjoy the Holidays: Over the course of the year, Azurity recognizes 13 holidays.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Invest in Your Education: We support your professional growth with tuition reimbursement for undergraduate and graduate level courses or certifications.</span></li> <li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Recognize and Be Recognized: Our Azurity High Five peer recognition platform allows you to celebrate your colleagues' accomplishments and receive recognition for your own outstanding work.</span></li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">The California Consumer Privacy Act regulates privacy rights and consumer protection for residents of California, United States. 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