Jobs at Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Serves as strategic operating partner to the Chief Commercial Officer, driving commercial governance, operating cadence, executive communications, transformation initiatives, launch readiness, performance analysis, resource planning, and cross-functional execution. The role synthesizes complex commercial issues for senior leadership, manages risks and commitments, supports portfolio and business development decisions, and advances organizational capabilities across pharmaceutical commercialization.

Leads EU quality control activities for pharmaceutical drug substance and drug product testing. Reviews analytical results, validates and transfers methods, authors stability protocols and reports, oversees outsourced contract service providers, and supports regulatory submissions and inspections. Manages deviations, OOS/OOT investigations, CAPAs, stability programs, analytical data trending, and cross-functional coordination with manufacturing, quality, regulatory, and external partners.

The Director, People Business Partner serves as a strategic HR advisor to assigned business groups. Responsibilities include workforce planning, organizational development, performance and compensation management, succession planning, leadership development, employee engagement, employee relations, change management, and coaching leaders. The role partners with executives and Talent Acquisition to address talent needs, supports company-wide HR programs, and requires strong employment law, communication, influencing, conflict resolution, and business partnership skills.

Leads medical content development and scientific review across Medical Affairs, Corporate Affairs, Investor Relations, Commercial, and related teams. Creates materials for scientific exchange, including presentations, congress content, and medical information resources. Evaluates literature and clinical data, ensures medical accuracy and compliance, guides MLR/MRC reviews, coordinates vendors, and advises stakeholders on therapeutic areas, labeling, regulations, and medical communication strategies.

Leads GCP quality assurance across Acadia’s clinical development portfolio. Responsibilities include planning and conducting audits of CROs, clinical sites, contract service providers, and vendors; managing audit reports, corrective actions, quality agreements, metrics, SOPs, and inspection readiness; supporting regulatory and mock inspections; advising cross-functional stakeholders on global GCP requirements; and improving quality systems and compliance processes.

Lead the enterprise AI platform and agent ecosystem, including multi-agent orchestration, reusable agent templates, self-service RAG, tool and skill registries, prompt management, evaluation frameworks, guardrails, and human-in-the-loop workflows. Partner with cybersecurity, architecture, governance, and business teams to deliver secure, scalable, compliant AI solutions. Drive adoption through low-code tooling, mentor engineers, and shape enterprise AI strategy across commercial, medical, R&D, and corporate functions.

Leads external R&D opportunity evaluations and scientific due diligence across neuroscience, psychiatry, and rare disease programs. Coordinates cross-functional input, develops diligence plans and integrated development scenarios, assesses scientific, clinical, regulatory, commercial, financial, and strategic factors, and translates findings into recommendations for senior leadership. Partners with Business Development on licensing, acquisitions, collaborations, and partnerships while supporting portfolio prioritization, governance materials, and consistent evaluation frameworks.

Leads European pharmaceutical supply chain operations, including finished-goods planning, S&OP, ERP transactions, inventory, distribution, regulatory compliance, serialization, market launches, supplier management, and 3PL coordination. Translates global strategies into regional execution plans, ensures product continuity and accurate reporting, develops scalable systems, manages contract manufacturers and alternate vendors, and collaborates with finance, quality, manufacturing, compliance, and external partners. The role also supports EU pharmaceutical legislation compliance and requires 15% travel.

Analyze and integrate healthcare datasets (claims, Rx, HUB, specialty pharmacy) to generate actionable commercial insights. Build KPI dashboards, support forecasting and market assessments, partner with cross-functional teams, evaluate data quality, and present findings to inform brand strategy and patient journey optimization.

Sells Acadia neuroscience products to healthcare professionals across an assigned territory. Responsibilities include developing territory business plans, educating customers on clinical and reimbursement information, building relationships with healthcare stakeholders, addressing objections, supporting patient access, tracking sales activity, collaborating cross-functionally, attending industry events, and mentoring new specialists. The role requires extensive healthcare sales experience, neuroscience expertise, significant driving and overnight travel, and residence within or near the territory.

Sell Acadia neuroscience products within a defined Maine territory by building HCP relationships, delivering clinical and reimbursement education, executing territory business plans, driving patient access, tracking sales activities, and collaborating cross-functionally. Role includes frequent travel, field training/mentoring, and representing the company at conferences.

Lead R&D data, analytics, and AI strategy to modernize platforms, governance, and insights across clinical development. Deliver benchmarking, dashboards, predictive analytics, and AI-enabled solutions to accelerate trials, improve data quality, and inform portfolio and operational decisions. Partner with enterprise IT, data engineering, and external vendors to execute roadmaps and measure business value.

Lead commercial launch readiness and execution for a new Rett syndrome product in Germany. Develop launch and business strategy, oversee marketing, PR, digital, forecasting, demand planning, CRM/territory management, and performance tracking. Coordinate cross-functional alignment (medical, market access, reimbursement) and partner with EU Commercial and GM Germany. Drive sales targets, incentive systems, budget allocation, and local execution while ensuring compliance with company procedures.

Lead global commercial product strategy across the product lifecycle, from early development to launch and lifecycle optimization. Drive market analysis, Target Product Profile development, forecasting, launch readiness, evidence generation alignment, and cross-functional/global-to-local strategy. Provide executive recommendations, support BD&L diligence, and lead cross-functional teams and strategic planning.

Field-based neuroscience sales role responsible for building HCP relationships, delivering clinical and access education, executing territory business plans, and meeting sales objectives. Requires coordination with internal teams, tracking/reporting activities, mentoring peers, and representing the company at conferences. Heavy travel and territory-based work to support product awareness, reimbursement guidance, and specialty distribution.

The intern will design and prototype AI and automation solutions, work on cross-functional projects, and communicate findings, gaining exposure to pharmaceutical operations.

Lead and support QMS activities for EU/EEA commercial product release and distribution. Oversee batch review, deviation/CAPA/change control, audits, supplier oversight, GDP compliance, data integrity, computerized systems governance, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure product quality, patient safety, and regulatory compliance.

Lead European cGMP QA operations for Acadia, overseeing CMO quality activities, batch record review and disposition, product release, audits, CAPA, change control, QMS maintenance, and regulatory compliance (Swissmedic/EMA/MHRA). Provide QA oversight for technology transfers, validations, investigations, and continuous improvement across global teams. Travel required.

Lead design, implementation, and adoption of AI-enabled analytics across R&D. Build scalable analytics products, dashboards, and AI use cases for clinical development and operations. Partner with stakeholders, Digital/IT, and vendors; mentor team members and drive prototyping, deployment, and operationalization of AI-driven solutions.