Executive Director, Portfolio Management Office

Acadia is advancing breakthroughs in neuroscience to elevate life. For 30 years 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 FDA-approved drug 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 neuropsychiatric symptoms in central nervous system disorders. For more information, visit us at Acadia.com and follow us on LinkedIn and X.

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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 Executive Director, Portfolio Management Office (PMO) will be responsible for the project and portfolio management processes and systems in support of delivery of the Acadia Asset Strategy Teams and overall portfolio and management of program managers that support evolving programs. In addition, this role is responsible for providing program and portfolio data reporting, visualization, and analysis in support of strategic planning, decision making, and delivering the portfolio of programs at Acadia.

Primary Responsibilities

• Development, implementation, and management of project and portfolio management standards, processes, and tools to support Asset Strategy Team delivery as well as portfolio-level oversight, strategy development, and decision making.
• Management of PMO program management staff that will support teams and be responsible for the entry and quality oversight of project management data captured in the project and portfolio management systems.
• Providing recurring and ad hoc reporting, along with analysis, to senior management in support of managing the portfolio of Asset Team programs at Acadia.
• Optimization of lifecycle management operating model and governance.
• Work with functional areas to link and visualize project management data managed in functions to the Asset Team and Franchise plans as needed to support efficient and effective cross-functional delivery of Asset Team Programs.
• Leading Projects in support of the portfolio as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education / Experience / Skills

Bachelor’s degree in a related field; Advanced degree preferred. Targeting 15 years of progressively responsible, relevant experience focusing on program management with 10 years in a leadership role which includes leading and managing project manager and teams. Successful candidate will have a strong understanding of project management roles specifically in the pharmaceutical industry and / or other technically based, regulated research and development environment. An equivalent combination of relevant education and experience may be considered.

Key Skills :

Scope

Establishes strategic plans for designated function(s), and develops methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for projects, programs, and people. Works on complex issues where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth knowledge of functional area and related organizational objectives. Erroneous decisions will have a serious impact on the overall success of functional area and may impact the long term success of the Company.

Physical Requirements

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, see, talk or hear in a standard office environment and independently from remote locations. Employee must occasionally lift and / or move up to 20 pounds. Ability to travel independently overnight and work after hours if required by travel schedule or business needs.

What we offer you (US-Based Employees) :

EEO Statement (US-Based Employees) : We are committed to building a diverse, equitable, inclusive, and innovative company and we are looking for the BEST candidate for the job. We strongly encourage you to apply – especially if the reason you are the best candidate isn’t exactly as we describe it here.

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