# Associate Director, Vendor & Relationship Management at Acadia Pharmaceuticals

- Company: Acadia Pharmaceuticals
- What the company does: 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.
- Company website: https://acadia.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Principal and up
- Location: Princeton, New Jersey, United States; San Diego, California, United States
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-08-20
- Apply by: 2026-10-12
- Apply: https://acadia.com/en-us/careers/job-board/8701059002?gh_jid=8701059002
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/acadia-pharmaceuticals-associate-director-vendor-and-relationship-management/

## 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

Tags: R&D Operations & Business Optimization