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Associate Director, Vendor & Relationship Management

Acadia Pharmaceuticals · Princeton, New Jersey, United States; San Diego, California, United States · On-site

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About Acadia Pharmaceuticals

Acadia advances care for underserved neurological disorders and rare diseases. Since our founding, we have been working at the forefront of healthcare to bring vital solutions to people who need them most. Backed by NEA.

About the role

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

What they're looking for

  • Serve as a primary point of contact for vendor related operational issues, coordinating resolution and escalating unresolved matters through established governance pathways
  • Coordinate and facilitate, when appropriate, vendor governance, including operational and steering committee meetings
  • Develop and maintain supplier scorecards, dashboards, and KPIs to monitor vendor performance and identify trends and risks
  • Conduct routine business reviews with vendors to ensure alignment on priorities and performance expectations, partnering with Sourcing and Legal as needed
  • Oversee vendor performance supporting outsourced clinical trials, through partnership with the Clinica Operations team. Ensure alignment with program timelines, budgets, and quality expectations
  • Partner with Clinical Operations, Clinical Supply Chain, Quality, Finance, and other cross functional teams to support timely and compliant delivery of services
More about this role

About Acadia Pharmaceuticals

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.

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

Position Summary

The Associate Director, Vendor & Relationship Management plays a key role in shaping and strengthening Acadia's strategic partnerships with clinical vendors, CROs, and functional service providers that help advance our innovative clinical development programs. This highly collaborative role will drive vendor governance, performance...

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