Executive Director, Corporate Development Strategy & Capabilities

Executive Director, Corporate Development Strategy & Capabilities

Acadia is committed to turning scientific promise into meaningful innovation that makes the difference for underserved neurological and rare disease communities around the world. We are developing the next wave of therapeutic advancements with a robust and diverse pipeline that includes mid- to late-stage programs in Alzheimer's disease psychosis and Lewy body dementia psychosis, along with earlier-stage programs that address other underserved patient needs. At Acadia, we're here to be their difference.

This position is based in Princeton, NJ. Acadia's hybrid work model requires this role to be on-site an average of three days per week.

Position Summary : The Executive Director, Corporate Development Strategy & Capabilities, is a senior leader responsible for enabling ACADIA's corporate and business development (BD) engine. This role defines and refines strategic priorities, oversees BD infrastructure, tools, and processes, and occasionally provides financial and / or strategic modeling expertise to assist in corporate and business development decision-making early in the assessment process. The ideal candidate brings a balance of strategic vision, operational execution, and cross-functional collaboration.

Primary Responsibilities :

• Partner with the Chief Business and Strategy Officer and BD functional leads to drive corporate development strategy efforts, consolidating views from external environment, KOLs, scientific & enterprise strategy, and commercial input to shape the BD roadmap and ensure alignment with ACADIA's pipeline and LRP.
• Drive early opportunity evaluations, including financial modeling, valuation analyses, and market assessments.
• Define, refine, and challenge assumptions and provide data-driven insights for BD decisions.
• Oversee BD infrastructure, tools, and processes to enable consistent, scalable evaluation, decision-making and governance.
• Support due diligence and transaction enablement in partnership with BD Transactions and External Innovation leads.
• Collaborate cross-functionally (R&D, Commercial, Finance, Legal, Strategy) to build organizational alignment and shared intelligence.
• Serve as a thought partner to senior BD and corporate leaders, helping to define priority therapeutic and market segments, shape portfolio strategy and focus areas, and how to determine target areas for growth and expansion long term.
• Represent ACADIA externally as needed with advisors, partners, and key stakeholders.
• Manage and develop a team, including the Director, BD Alliance Operations and Sr. Coordinator, BD Ops & Capabilities.
• Provide coaching and stretch opportunities for internal talent engaged in project-based assignments.

Education / Experience / Skills :

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.

Salary Range : $280,000$320,000 USD

What We Offer US-Based Employees :

EEO Statement (US-Based Employees) : Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply for jobs unless they believe they meet every one of the qualifications in the exact way they are described in job postings. We are committed to building a diverse, equitable, inclusive, and innovative company, and we are looking for the BEST candidate for the job. That candidate may be one who comes from a less traditional background or may meet the qualifications in a different way. We strongly encourage you to apply, especially if the reason you are the best candidate isn't exactly what we describe here.

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