Associate Director, Vendor & Relationship Management

<div class="content-intro"><p></p> <div data-ogsc="black"><span data-ogsc="" data-ogsb="yellow"><strong data-ogsc="" data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody">About Acadia Pharmaceuticals</strong></span></div> <div data-ogsc="black">&nbsp;</div> <div data-ogsc="black"><span data-ogsc="" data-ogsb="yellow">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.</span></div></div><p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Please note that this position can be based in Princeton, NJ OR San Diego, CA.&nbsp;</span><span data-contrast="auto">Acadia's hybrid model requires this role to work in our office three days per week on average.</span></strong></span></p> <p><strong><u>Position Summary</u></strong></p> <div> <p>The Associate Director, Vendor &amp; 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 excellence, and continuous improvement initiatives while fostering a culture of partnership, innovation, and operational excellence across the organization.&nbsp;As a trusted partner to stakeholders across R&amp;D, Procurement, Quality, Finance, and Legal, the Associate Director will help&nbsp;enable effective vendor oversight and consistent outsourcing practices across the Acadia R&amp;D organization.</p> </div> <p><strong><u>Primary Responsibilities</u></strong></p> <p><strong><em>Vendor &amp; Relationship Management</em></strong></p> <ul> <li>Support the development and execution of vendor and supplier relationship management strategies, including identification and management of critical partners (CROs, central and specialty labs, functional service providers, clinical technologies, patient recruitment and retention vendors).</li> <l