Senior Manager Commercial Launch Excellence & Planning

About Acadia Pharmaceuticals

Acadia is advancing breakthroughs in neuroscience to elevate life. Since our founding, we have been working at the forefront of healthcare to bring vital solutions to people who need them most. We developed and commercialized the first and only FDA-approved drug to treat hallucinations and delusions associated with Parkinson’s disease psychosis and the first and only approved drug in the United States and Canada for the treatment of Rett syndrome. Our clinical-stage development efforts are focused on Prader-Willi syndrome, Alzheimer’s disease psychosis, and multiple other programs targeting neuro-psychiatric and neuro-rare diseases. For more information, visit us at Acadia.com and follow us on LinkedIn and X.

 

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

Position Summary:

The Senior Manager, Commercial Launch Excellence, Strategy, Planning & Execution will support the Launch Excellence program management lead.   They will be responsible for building the tracking and monitoring of launch readiness planning and execution activities across all functions for the all new product, new indication/formulation and expanded geographies launches once a launch strategy has been set. This responsibility includes collaborating with Acadia’s external program management vendor/partner and providing the guidance and assessing quality of deliverables necessary for the development of detailed program and project tools (i.e. project plans, RAID logs, meeting minutes, etc)  supporting the execution of launch activities.

The Sr Manager will execute on Acadia’s Commercial internal program and project management capabilities developed by the Director.  Execution includes ensuring that the infrastructure and resources are appropriate for the internal Acadia team and regularly provide updates regarding each launch.  Works with cross functional project management individuals to effectively align workflows and communications.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the tactical oversight of Commercial launch readiness timeline deliverables with a clear understanding of functional interdependencies, risks and critical path activities.
  • Manage process for launch team governance and routines and notify Director if processes are not effective(e.g., pressure test, refine, and finalize the launch governance model, including meeting cadence, meeting norms, ways of working, etc.)
  • Executing on project scope, budget, schedule, and resources.
  • Provides information to Director to ensure appropriate guidance to internal/external team members to allow for resolution of cross-functional and cross launch project and operational issues
  • Responsible for engaging with key stakeholders and team members to proactively identify risks and barriers to project success, and complete assessment/mitigation planning including adequate documentation/follow-up of ongoing issues. Support issue resolution and implement solutions to achieve program/project success.
  • Provide project status reports and issues, and ensures project team goals and deliverables are met, including facilitation of required communications via meeting scheduling, agenda development and follow-up activities including development of tools such as dashboards, slides, decision support models, Gantt charts and timelines to enable achievement of goals.
  • Responsible for assigned Commercial program management activities including presentation content development, preparation for Sr. Mgmt. meetings, prepare minutes/actions and providing follow-up as necessary.
  • Supporting timely decisions with key stakeholders and determining points of escalation
  • Provides Commercial project management expertise and support of various functional areas or working groups on Commercial Projects to drive collaboration, cross-functional clarity and alignment on commercial projects, initiatives, and operations. Responsible for the communication to Director and others as requested of project status and issues and ensures project team goals and deliverables are met.
  • Generate insights into external program/project management best-practice and peer company strategies to support the advancement of Acadia’s capabilities over time.
• Support the formalization and documentation of best practices and lessons learned within the functional team
  • Identify and proactively pull through best practices, key learnings and efficiencies across Brands and functions
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