Flexion Therapeutics Promotes Scott Kelley to Chief Medical Officer

Scott Kelley has been appointed chief medical officer of Flexion Therapeutics (NASDAQ: [[ticker:FLXN]]). Kelley was previously vice president of medical affairs for the Burlington, MA, drug developer. He succeeds Yamo Deniz, who has left the company. Before joining Flexion in 2016, Kelley was vice president of global medical affairs at Sanofi (NYSE: [[ticker:SNY]]). Flexion develops treatments for musculoskeletal conditions, such as osteoarthritis.

Author: Frank Vinluan

Xconomy Editor Frank Vinluan is a business journalist with experience covering technology and life sciences. Based in Raleigh, he was a staff writer at the Triangle Business Journal covering technology, biotechnology and energy before joining MedCityNews.com as North Carolina bureau chief. Prior to moving to North Carolina’s Research Triangle in 2007 he held business reporting positions at The Des Moines Register and The Seattle Times.