Director Scientific, Communication & Medical Information Int'l Partnership

Acadia Pharmaceuticals Job Opportunity

Acadia is committed to turning scientific promise into meaningful innovation that makes the difference for underserved neurological and rare disease communities around the world. Our commercial portfolio includes the first and only FDA-approved treatments for Parkinson's disease psychosis and Rett syndrome. 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.

The Director will play a critical role as Medical Affairs primary point of contact for international partnerships (Named Patient Sales [NPS] program) in assigned geographies outside of North America and Europe for Acadia products, particularly rare diseases franchise. This individual will be managing Medical Affairs initiatives of the international NPS program; ensuring appropriate medical content are shared for scientific exchange as well as for responding to escalated Medical Information inquiries. This multi-skilled role will be a key cross-functional interface between Acadia headquarters and partner markets. The successful candidate will be both strategic and operational and participate in regional / key market activities.

Primary Responsibilities :

• Manages Medical Affairs initiatives with partners of the international NPS program; ensuring Medical strategies are shared and discussed for alignment
• Works across matrix teams and regions to ensure relevant insights are considered for overall strategy development
• Coordinates with Learning & Development on training needs (onboarding as well as continued training as new data becomes available)
• Maintains and coordinates transfer of appropriate Medical Content for scientific exchange and for responding to Med Info inquiries for international partnerships
• Manages escalated Med Info inquiries from partner markets and ensures accurate and timely responses
• Coordinates with Medical Affairs colleagues and internal stakeholders in the development, review and approval of Medical Content for partner markets, as needed
• Maintains understanding of product knowledge and labeling, associated disease states, relevant literature, treatment guidelines, competitor information, and marketing strategies and tactics for assigned therapeutic area(s)
• Acts as a subject matter expert to the partners to provide timely up-to-date scientific and clinical information necessary to make impactful business decisions
• Contributes to the development, review and implementation of long and short-term strategies to optimize assigned partner markets for future and current products
• Develops and maintains a strong working relationship with the partners, ensuring alignment with program objectives, timelines, and quality standards aligned to global and medical affairs strategy
• Collaborates with local, regional and global cross-functional teams to address program requirements and challenges
• Collaborates learnings and best practices with leadership, headquarters and with partners
• Other responsibilities as assigned

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Salary Range : $187,000$233,900 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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