Dr. James Patrick Tursi, also known as Jim, M.D., has been Chief Medical Officer of Aralez Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Pozen Inc.) since October 1, 2015. Dr. Tursi served as the Chief Medical Officer of Innocoll AG since March 18, 2015 until September 21, 2015. Dr. Tursi served as the Chief Medical Officer for Auxilium Pharmaceuticals Inc. from August 2011 to January 29, 2015 and was responsible for all clinical research and development, medical affairs and safety activities. He joined Auxilium in 2009 and served as Vice President of Clinical Research and Development until 2011. Previously, he was at GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals from 2006 to 2009 and directed all medical affairs responsibilities for cervical cancer vaccines in North America and helped launch the product globally. He entered the pharmaceutical industry in 2004 serving as a Medical Director for Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals, where he worked on in various therapeutic areas including female sexual dysfunction, overactive bladder and osteoporosis. He has been a Director of Agile Therapeutics, Inc. since October 1, 2014. He is a board certified OB/GYN and practiced medicine for over 10 years. He was the founder of the medical education company, I Will Pass(R) , which assisted Physicians in the process of board certification. Dr. Tursi received his Doctor of Medicine Degree from the Medical College of Pennsylvania and completed his Residency Fellowship Training at The Johns Hopkins Hospital.