Patient Educator

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Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc.

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501 - 1000 employees

Founded 1993

🏥 Healthcare

💊 Pharmaceuticals

🧬 Biotechnology

💰 $287.5M Post-IPO Equity on 2019-09

Healthcare • Pharmaceuticals • Biotechnology

Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc. is a pharmaceutical company specializing in breakthroughs in neuroscience to enhance lives. For over 30 years, Acadia has been at the forefront of healthcare, pioneering treatments for conditions like Parkinson’s disease psychosis and Rett syndrome. The company's focus is on developing innovative and novel medicines that address unmet medical needs, especially in therapeutic areas with high demand, such as Prader-Willi syndrome, Alzheimer’s disease psychosis, and other central nervous system disorders. Acadia is dedicated to elevating life by embracing diverse perspectives, fostering collaboration, and advancing scientific research and development.

📋 Description

• Deliver pre-prescription disease state education to patients and caregivers through small group meetings and presentations. • Provide information about product efficacy, safety, and ACADIA Connect access support. • Offer approved educational resources and distribute materials about Parkinson’s Disease Psychosis and NUPLAZID®. • Build trusting relationships with patients and caregivers. • Collaborate with Patient Access Managers on coverage, reimbursement, and affordability questions. • Facilitate referrals and transitions into ACADIA Connect. • Partner with Neurology Sales Specialists and Long-Term Care Sales Specialists. • Respond to inquiries from patients, caregivers, customers, community organizations, and advocacy events. • Collaborate with community-based, advocacy, and professional organizations on education programs. • Provide feedback to marketing to improve patient engagement and educational initiatives.

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing, social work, psychology, or a related healthcare field; advanced degree preferred. • Minimum of 3–5 years of experience in pharma; patient education, patient navigation, advocacy, or pharmaceutical patient support services preferred. • Knowledge of neurology, psychiatry, or movement disorders preferred; Parkinson’s Disease or PDP experience strongly desired. • Ability to build empathetic and supportive relationships with patients and caregivers. • Excellent communication, interpersonal, and active listening skills. • Experience collaborating across marketing, patient support services, advocacy, and field-based teams. • Familiarity with compliance standards for patient-facing pharmaceutical roles. • Ability to meet travel requirements, including driving, overnight stays, and air travel as needed. • Ability to safeguard patient health information and follow privacy and compliance standards. • Must reside within the territory or within 30 miles of its border. • Must be within reasonable proximity to a major airport depending on territory needs. • Eligibility to drive a company vehicle. • Ability to travel independently by air. • Travel may be up to 75% of the time, including occasional after-hours work. • Ability to perform regular standing, walking, sitting, reaching, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, and equipment handling. • Ability to lift or move up to 20 pounds occasionally.

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive base, bonus, new hire and ongoing equity packages • Medical, dental, and vision insurance • Employer-paid life, disability, business travel and EAP coverage • 401(k) Plan with a fully vested company match 1:1 up to 5% • Employee Stock Purchase Plan with a 2-year purchase price lock-in • 15+ vacation days • 13 -15 paid holidays, including office closure between December 24th and January 1st • 10 days of paid sick time • Paid parental leave benefit • Tuition assistance