Seeking talent near: San Jose, CA; Palo Alto, CA; Redwood Ctiy, CA; Santa Cruz, CA; Salinas, CA; Marina, CA

Position Summary
The Neuroscience Sales Specialist is responsible for achieving sales goals within the assigned territory by building strong customer relationships, delivering compliant and compelling product education, and driving appropriate patient access. This role requires expertise in neuroscience, deep knowledge of the local healthcare landscape, and the ability to partner effectively with healthcare professionals (HCPs) and key stakeholders to deliver meaningful value and service.

Primary Responsibilities

• Promote Acadia products to HCPs in person and virtually, providing clinical, disease state, and reimbursement information in a compliant and customer-focused manner.
• Develop and execute a territory business plan to meet or exceed sales objectives, leveraging market data, customer insights, and quarterly action plans.
• Establish and maintain strong relationships with HCPs, including key opinion leaders, advocacy organizations, and other healthcare stakeholders.
• Address customer questions, concerns, and objections using advanced dialogue and selling skills.
• Tailor approved sales aids, clinical reprints, and brand resources to meet specific customer needs.
• Partner with internal colleagues (e.g., managed markets, operations, sales training, marketing) to deliver coordinated solutions.
• Provide guidance on product pricing, reimbursement, and specialty distribution channels, acting as a liaison between customers and the Company for access-related issues.
• Accurately track and report sales activities, business expenses, and customer interactions in a timely manner.
• Represent Acadia at conferences, exhibits, and trainings; participate in national, regional, and local meetings as required.
• Mentor and train new sales specialists as needed, and contribute to cross-functional projects and field strategic insights.

Knowledge & Expertise

• Deep understanding of neuroscience disease states, Acadia products, and local/regional market dynamics.
• Ability to serve as a trusted resource in the medical community.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and virtual engagement platforms (e.g., Zoom, WebEx).
• Strong grasp of payer dynamics, including Part D and specialty pharmacy/hub distribution.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree required; life sciences preferred.
• Experience:
  • Sales Specialist: Minimum 1-2 years of sales experience in pharmaceutical/healthcare; neuroscience preferred.
  • Senior Specialist: Minimum 5 years of healthcare sales (2+ in complex/account-based selling).
  • Executive Specialist: Minimum 12 years of healthcare sales (3+ in complex/account-based selling).
• Demonstrated advanced selling skills, leadership abilities, and business acumen.
• Proven success in influencing diverse HCP audiences across multiple care settings.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and negotiation skills.
• Ability to work independently, adapt to change, and deliver consistently high results.
• Must reside within the territory (or within 30 miles of its border) and possess a valid driver’s license with an acceptable driving record.
• Ability to meet travel requirements, including significant driving and overnight stays; air travel as needed.
• Travel to Hawaii will be involved in this position. 
• Must comply with vaccination requirements for HCP office access, long-term care facilities, and medical conferences.

Scope
Applies broad experience and professional judgment to address complex business challenges, using creativity and data-driven decision-making to achieve results in a highly regulated environment.

Physical Requirements:

This role involves regular standing, walking, sitting, and the use of hands for handling or operating equipment. The employee may also need to reach, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, and maintain visual, verbal, and auditory communication both in a standard office environment and while working independently from remote locations. Employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.  This position requires the ability to travel independently overnight and/or work after hours as required by travel schedule or business needs.

Must reside within the territory (or within 30 miles of its border) and, depending on territory needs, within reasonable proximity to a major airport. Requires eligibility to drive a company vehicle and ability to travel independently by air. Travel may be up to 80% of the time, including occasional after-hours work based on business needs.

Position levels:

• Sales Specialist: $115,000.00-requires 1-2 years of sales experience with at least 1 year in pharmaceutical, and/or other related healthcare sales, with an emphasis on neuroscience preferred.
• Sr. Sales Specialist: $135,000.00- requires a minimum of 5 years of healthcare sales with at least 2 years of experience in complex or account-based selling environments is required.
• Executive Sales Specialist: $155,000.00- requires a minimum of 12 years of healthcare sales with at least 3 years of experience in complex or account-based selling environments is required.

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Seeking talent near: San Bernardino, CA

Position Summary
The Neuroscience Sales Specialist is responsible for achieving sales goals within the assigned territory by building strong customer relationships, delivering compliant and compelling product education, and driving appropriate patient access. This role requires expertise in neuroscience, deep knowledge of the local healthcare landscape, and the ability to partner effectively with healthcare professionals (HCPs) and key stakeholders to deliver meaningful value and service.

Primary Responsibilities

• Promote Acadia products to HCPs in person and virtually, providing clinical, disease state, and reimbursement information in a compliant and customer-focused manner.
• Develop and execute a territory business plan to meet or exceed sales objectives, leveraging market data, customer insights, and quarterly action plans.
• Establish and maintain strong relationships with HCPs, including key opinion leaders, advocacy organizations, and other healthcare stakeholders.
• Address customer questions, concerns, and objections using advanced dialogue and selling skills.
• Tailor approved sales aids, clinical reprints, and brand resources to meet specific customer needs.
• Partner with internal colleagues (e.g., managed markets, operations, sales training, marketing) to deliver coordinated solutions.
• Provide guidance on product pricing, reimbursement, and specialty distribution channels, acting as a liaison between customers and the Company for access-related issues.
• Accurately track and report sales activities, business expenses, and customer interactions in a timely manner.
• Represent Acadia at conferences, exhibits, and trainings; participate in national, regional, and local meetings as required.
• Mentor and train new sales specialists as needed, and contribute to cross-functional projects and field strategic insights.

Knowledge & Expertise

• Deep understanding of neuroscience disease states, Acadia products, and local/regional market dynamics.
• Ability to serve as a trusted resource in the medical community.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and virtual engagement platforms (e.g., Zoom, WebEx).
• Strong grasp of payer dynamics, including Part D and specialty pharmacy/hub distribution.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree required; life sciences preferred.
• Experience:
  • Sales Specialist: Minimum 1+ years of sales experience in pharmaceutical/healthcare; neuroscience preferred.
  • Senior Specialist: Minimum 5+ years of healthcare sales (2+ in complex/account-based selling).
• Demonstrated advanced selling skills, leadership abilities, and business acumen.
• Proven success in influencing diverse HCP audiences across multiple care settings.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and negotiation skills.
• Ability to work independently, adapt to change, and deliver consistently high results.
• Must reside within the territory (or within 30 miles of its border) and possess a valid driver’s license with an acceptable driving record.
• Ability to meet travel requirements, including significant driving and overnight stays; air travel as needed.
• Must comply with vaccination requirements for HCP office access, long-term care facilities, and medical conferences.

Scope
Applies broad experience and professional judgment to address complex business challenges, using creativity and data-driven decision-making to achieve results in a highly regulated environment.

Physical Requirements:

This role involves regular standing, walking, sitting, and the use of hands for handling or operating equipment. The employee may also need to reach, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, and maintain visual, verbal, and auditory communication both in a standard office environment and while working independently from remote locations. Employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.  This position requires the ability to travel independently overnight and/or work after hours as required by travel schedule or business needs.

Must reside within the territory (or within 30 miles of its border) and, depending on territory needs, within reasonable proximity to a major airport. Requires eligibility to drive a company vehicle and ability to travel independently by air. Travel may be up to 80% of the time, including occasional after-hours work based on business needs.

Position Levels & Corresponding Salaries

• Sales Specialist: $115,000.00-requires 1-2 of sales experience with at least 1 year in pharmaceutical, and/or other related healthcare sales, with an emphasis on neuroscience preferred.

• Sr. Sales Specialist: $135,000.00- requires a minimum of 5 years of healthcare sales with at least 2 years of experience in complex or account-based selling environments is required.

• Executive Sales Specialist: $155,000.00- requires a minimum of 12 years of healthcare sales with at least 3 years of experience in complex or account-based selling environments is required.

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Please note that this position can be based in San Francisco, CA. Acadia's hybrid model requires this role to work in our office three days per week on average

Position Summary

The Site Lead is responsible for delivering reliable, high-quality on-site support, serving as the primary point of accountability for all local IT services. This role manages day-to-day end user and executive support, site infrastructure, vendor coordination, and facilities adjacent IT activities while partnering closely with centralized IT teams. The Site Lead proactively identifies opportunities to improve the local IT environment and participates in cross functional initiatives to support operational excellence.

Primary Responsibilities

IT Service Desk & End-User Support

• Serve as the primary on-site IT support contact for all hardware, software, and connectivity issues.

• Triage, resolve, and escalate tickets per SLA guidelines; maintain accurate ticket documentation.

• Provision and decommission user workstations, laptops, peripherals, and mobile devices.

• Support onboarding and offboarding processes in coordination with HR and IT operations.

• Maintain a local IT asset inventory, including lifecycle tracking and refresh planning.

Executive Support

• Provide dedicated, high-priority support for on-site executives and VIPs.

• Support AV/conferencing setup for executive meetings, board presentations, and all-hands events.

• Coordinate with remote IT teams for executive travel tech readiness (VPN, MFA, loaner devices).

• Proactively identify and resolve potential issues before they impact executive productivity.

Vendor & Contract Management

• Serve as the on-site point of contact for IT hardware, software, and telecom vendors.

• Coordinate vendor access, scheduling, and work completion for on-site services.

• Track local vendor deliverables and escalate performance issues to IT leadership.

• Assist with procurement requests, quote reviews, and asset receiving/verification.

Physical Networking & Infrastructure

• Maintain local network infrastructure, including switches, patch panels, WAPs, and cabling.

• Perform basic network troubleshooting (connectivity, VLAN, DHCP/DNS issues) and escalate complex issues to the network team.

• Support rack and stack activities for on-site network and server equipment.

• Coordinate with facilities and ISPs on circuit maintenance, outages, and upgrades.

• Maintain accurate network documentation (port maps, IP assignments, circuit IDs).

Facilities & IT-Adjacent Support

• Act as the IT liaison for facilities-related work affecting IT systems (moves, adds, changes).

• Coordinate office relocations, desk moves, and conference room tech setups.

• Manage UPS units, power strips, and other IT-adjacent physical infrastructure.

• Support badge access systems, security cameras, and other physical security technology.

• Escalate building or facilities issues with IT impact to the appropriate stakeholders.

General & Cross-Functional

• Maintain and contribute to local IT documentation, runbooks, and knowledge base articles.

• Communicate site-level IT issues and status updates to IT leadership and site management.

• Participate in change management processes and adhere to IT security policies.

• Serve as the on-site point of escalation and accountability for all IT matters

• Other responsibilities as assigned.

Education/Experience/Skills

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems or a related field preferred.  Targeting 5 years of progressively responsible experience as an IT programmer/analyst/lead or similar technical role(s); including robust data warehousing and ETL experience.  Experience supporting enterprise systems, including data services/integration, data warehousing, and business intelligence is strongly preferred.  An equivalent combination of relevant education and experience may be considered.

Key Skills:

• Proven experience in a service desk or IT support role.

• Highly detailed oriented with strong organizational skills.

• Excellent communication and problem-solving abilities.

• Familiarity with ITIL best practices.

• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work cross-functionally in a fast-paced environment.

• Demonstrated bility to work independently, proactively identify issues, and take initiative to resolve problems.

• Ability to promote team cooperation and a commitment to team success.

• Ability to build and sustain trusted relationships.

• Enjoys working directly with end users to understand needs and deliver effective solutions.

• Must be willing and able to travel both domestically and internationally.

Physical Requirements

This role involves regular standing, walking, sitting, and the use of hands for handling or operating equipment. The employee may also need to reach, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, and maintain visual, verbal, and auditory communication in a standard office environment and while working independently from remote locations. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.  This position requires the ability to travel independently overnight and/or work after hours as required by travel schedules or business needs.

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Please note that this position can be based in San Diego, CA OR San Francisco, CA OR Princeton, NJ. Acadia's hybrid model requires this role to work in our office three days per week on average.

Position Summary

The Executive Director will lead the design and implementation of disease and drug mechanism of action (MoA) studies to advance therapeutics into and through clinical development. The position requires deep experience in translational sciences, proven leadership and mentoring skills, hands-on rare disease experience, strong understanding of clinical biomarker development, and a deep understanding of drug development from discovery through late-stage clinical studies.  The ability to synthesize complex biological concepts and data into clearly communicated actionable insights is critical, as is a track record of successful partnering with functions across the drug development paradigm. 

Primary Responsibilities

• Develop translational biology strategies to interrogate disease and drug MoA, implement and drive execution for candidate targets and therapeutics

• Lead nonclinical sciences function, mentor scientists across translational sciences

• Partners with colleagues across the drug development paradigm to develop and test hypotheses designed to advance target and candidate molecule evaluation through various stages of development

• Partner with Translational Science colleagues to develop preclinical strategies supporting indication selection, PK/PD analyses, and mechanistic development for successful IND filing and clinical development

• Synthesize, analyze and integrate complex biological data, providing clear and actionable insights to drive drug development decisions

• Identify, evaluate and leverage cutting-edge technologies to expedite early-stage program development & success

• Identify and manage CROs and build strong collaborative relationships with Acadia partners to maximize the application of complementary areas of expertise

• Present programs and data for asset team, governance and senior / executive management review

• Contribute, as author and strategist, to document generation for preclinical studies & clinical protocols, clinical study reports, statistical analysis plans, research partnerships, regulatory materials (IB, IND, NDA, etc.) and publications

• Perform other responsibilities as assigned

Education/Experience/Skills

PhD in life science or related field.  Targeting 15 years of progressively responsible experience in drug development within the pharmaceutical or biotech industry.  An equivalent combination of relevant education and experience may be considered.

Key Skills:

• Strong cross-functional leadership with a proven ability to build collaborative, high-performing teams and represent nonclinical sciences across Translational Sciences and program teams
  
  
• Hands-on experience across drug discovery, preclinical development, and clinical-stage programs (Phase 1–3), including rare disease
  
  
• Demonstrated success leading programs through IND filing, with deep expertise in small molecule INDs and regulatory submissions (IND, NDA, BLA)
  
  
• Expertise in preclinical  (MoA) analysis, indication selection, and supporting clinical development strategies
  
  
• Strong understanding of clinical biomarker strategy and development
  
  
• Ability to analyze complex, multifactorial datasets, with computational literacy and collaboration with computational biology; bioinformatics integration experience is a plus
  
  
• Effective communicator with high emotional intelligence; skilled in presenting complex data to senior leadership and influencing stakeholders
  
  
• Proven ability to make decisions under uncertainty, aligning with timelines and organizational objectives
  
  
• Track record of driving performance through goal-setting, accountability, continuous improvement, and leading change across teams
  
  
• Able to manage multiple priorities in fast-paced environments, with flexibility for domestic and international travel; experience in neurology and across modalities (e.g., ASO, mRNA) is a plus

Physical Requirements

This role involves regular standing, walking, sitting, and the use of hands for handling or operating equipment. The employee may also need to reach, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, and maintain visual, verbal, and auditory communication in a standard office environment and while working independently from remote locations. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.  This position requires the ability to travel independently overnight and/or work after hours as required by travel schedules or business needs.

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Please note that this position can be based in either Princeton, NJ, San Diego, CA, or South San Francisco, CA. Acadia's hybrid model requires this role to work in our office an average of 3 days per week.

Position Summary

This position serves a role in the organization as the asset leader in support of the cross-functional strategy for programs (assets) in Acadia’s portfolio. This role contributes to the creation of the asset’s strategies, collaborating with the commercial, R&D, and G&A organizations to successfully deliver on asset objectives and goals. This role is accountable for the development and execution of program plans, including leading the Asset Strategy Teams (ASTs), ensuring effective communication across the wider cross-functional organization and translating decisions into action.

Primary Responsibilities

• Lead ASTs by developing, articulating, and delivering on an integrated asset strategy.
• Drive planning for key drug development stage-gate decision points, for approval at Portfolio Governance.
• Proactively conduct risk management, and contingency and scenario planning across disciplines, ensure transparent communication of risks and escalate to executive management with appropriate speed.
• Drive decision analysis with the team including development and assessment of outcome scenarios with alternative development options, robust go/no go decision criteria, probability of technical and regulatory success (PTRS), and value and investment implications.
• Ensure a coordinated approach across Portfolio Management to ensure aligned execution and consistent reporting across stakeholders (i.e., financial planning and analytics, governances).
• Manage an integrated program budget and resource plan in partnership with Finance team member and functional line representatives and sub-teams.
• Coordinate formation of the ASTs for early-stage development programs following a stage gate decision to move into IND-enabling studies or later stages through in licensing or acquisition.
• Facilitate resource planning, including financial and capacity assessments for assigned assets.
• Establish or update Target Product Profiles (TPPs) through ASTs.
• Collaborate with Sub-Teams to ensure development team plans and timelines align with asset objectives and goals.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education/Experience/Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in life science or related field; Advanced degree preferred. Targeting 12 years of progressively responsible, relevant experience focusing on program management with 8 years experience managing cross-functional project teams. Successful candidate will have a strong understanding of the drug development process from preclinical pharmacology through to regulatory approval and the principles, concepts, practices, and standards of pharmaceutical program management. An equivalent combination of relevant education and experience may be considered. 

Key Skills:

• Executive presence and communication skills required.
• Excellent knowledge of project management discipline and its application to drug development required to deliver time, cost, quality and risk management to teams.
• Advanced meeting facilitation skills and ability to lead cross-functional teams that include executive and senior management without direct authority.
• Financial management knowledge required.
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, written and verbal communication skills.
• Independent, motivated, team leader with the ability to thrive in a matrix environment.
• Ability to support multiple asset teams simultaneously with strong organizational and time management skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to accommodate and lead teams through shifting priorities, demands and timelines.
• Ability to elicit cooperation from a wide variety of sources and to be persuasive, encouraging and motivating.· Adept at creating and communicating a clear vision for a program among team members to facilitate alignment of resources to achieve program and corporate goals.
•  Proven track record of implementing Project Management tools, methodologies, practices and infrastructure, as related to the biopharmaceutical Industry.
•  In-depth knowledge and skill with Microsoft (MS) suite including MS PowerPoint, MS Project, MS Word, MS Excel.
•  Must be able to travel domestically on occasions.

Physical Requirements

This role involves regular standing, walking, sitting, and the use of hands for handling or operating equipment. The employee may also need to reach, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, and maintain visual, verbal, and auditory communication in a standard office environment and while working independently from remote locations. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.  This position requires the ability to travel independently overnight and/or work after hours as required by travel schedules or business needs.

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Please note that this position can be based in San Diego, CA OR San Francisco, CA OR Princeton, NJ. Acadia's hybrid model requires this role to work in our office three days per week on average.

Position Summary

The Director will lead Translational Sciences operations to support nonclinical, toxicology, and pharmacology/pharmacometrics clinical functions.  The role will own and manage systems to facilitate clinical and nonclinical activities within the Translational Science department including internal and external vendor and contract management, oversight and due diligence of agreements, management and oversight of budgets and timelines. Interfacing with internal and external stakeholders is central to the role to ensure smooth and timely operational execution across Acadia programs.

Primary Responsibilities

• Oversees the operational management of Translational Science project activities, partnering with functional representatives to ensure delivery to plan and budget and in accordance to Program Team plans/commitments

• Provides Translational Science team cross-functional project support to ensure seamless progress of activities across programs and with adjacent functions (CMC, Clinical Development)

• Identifies and manages vendors and consultants needed to complete Translational Science studies, including associated contracts and budgets. Key partner for Finance, Legal, Vendor Management and Project Management Functions

• Provides guidance to team members to objectively assess and resolve operational project issues to improve project effectiveness

• Owner of operational Translational Science group meetings to ensure budgetary compliance across programs and co-ordination with CMC to ensure compound supply is met for seamless program progression

• Partners with Head of Translational Sciences to maximize group efficiency and coordination, anticipating potential hurdles and developing mitigation strategies

• Other responsibilities as assigned

Education/Experience/Skills

Bachelor’s degree in life sciences or a related field.  Targeting 10 years of progressively responsible experience in project operations and/or project management, preferably supporting early‑stage drug development. Experience managing team resources, budgets, and external vendors or consultants., preferably in a pharmaceutical or biotech environment.  An equivalent combination of relevant education and experience may be considered.

Key Skills:

• Experience managing cross-functional project activities and deliverables across complex programs

• Strong understanding of the drug development process, including pharmaceutical project management principles and GxP regulations (GLP, GCP, and related guidelines)

• Deep experience managing operational aspects of early-stage drug development, including academic and CRO-based contracts, timelines, and execution

• Demonstrated operational management of Toxicology and Clinical Pharmacology activities

• Proven experience overseeing vendors and consultants, including performance and deliverables management

• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment

• Demonstrated experience in budget and resource planning, tracking, and management

• Strong interpersonal, negotiation, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work effectively with business partners and leadership

• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Project, Word, Excel, and reporting/tracking tools; ability to lead management of Translational Sciences systems and represent the function across tools

• Self-motivated team player who thrives in dynamic environments, with willingness to travel domestically and internationally

   

Physical Requirements

This role involves regular standing, walking, sitting, and the use of hands for handling or operating equipment. The employee may also need to reach, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, and maintain visual, verbal, and auditory communication in a standard office environment and while working independently from remote locations. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.  This position requires the ability to travel independently overnight and/or work after hours as required by travel schedules or business needs.

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