Zyla Life Sciences announced the appointment of H. Jeffrey Wilkins, M.D. as senior vice president and chief medical officer (CMO) effective immediately. Dr. Wilkins most recently served as the chief medical officer at Lycera, where he led their clinical development of oncology and autoimmune products. Prior to joining Lycera, he served as clinical lead and partner at Nexeption Therapeutics, which works to bring together product opportunities, management teams and funding.