Senior IT Project Manager

About Acadia Pharmaceuticals

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.

This position can be based in San Diego, CA OR Princeton, NJ. Acadia's hybrid model requires this role to work in our office three days per week on average.

This role will be responsible for driving the successful delivery of complex IT projects, partnering closely with business stakeholders and technology teams to ensure that business objectives are met on time and within budget. This role will lead end-to-end project management for technology initiatives.

• Independently plans, develops, and executes projects of all sizes, defining scope, timelines, budgets, deliverables, resources, and proactively managing risk and quality issues.
• Defines project scope and objectives with relevant stakeholders, ensuring feasibility and alignment throughout the project lifecycle.
• Establishes and executes effective communication plans, coordinating updates with all stakeholders affecting scope, budget, schedule, risk, and resources.
• Builds and leads effective project teams, assigns work, monitors progress daily, and escalates schedule or performance issues as needed.
• Develops and maintains detailed project schedules, tracks milestones, and adjusts plans or resources to meet stakeholder and timeline requirements.
• Monitors project performance against short- and long-term goals, prepares status reports, and maintains comprehensive project documentation.
• Manages budgets by tracking financial performance, meeting budgetary objectives, and adjusting project constraints based on financial analysis.
• Oversees risk management, change requests, and vendor/third-party coordination to ensure approved changes align with scope, schedule, and budget.
• Submits project deliverables for quality and gate approvals, obtains customer acceptance, and participates in continuous process review to support PMO needs.
• Other responsibilities as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or information systems related field
• Targeting 6 years of progressively responsible experience as an IT project manager or similar technical role(s), preferably in a pharmaceutical or biotech environment
• Project management certification (PMP) is strongly preferred
• An equivalent combination of relevant education and experience may be considered

• Ability to work with all levels of the organization, both technical and non-technical.
• Ability to be highly organized, self-motivated, with the capability to prioritize projects and workload.
• Skilled at effectively leading IT projects with cross-functional team effort and organizing resources to achieve project goals.
• Adaptability to quickly and proactively implement change initiatives.
• Ability to deal with ambiguity and the corresponding capacity to make decisions or recommendations based on potentially incomplete information.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills in both a business context and an IT context, including tact, diplomacy and flexibility.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; proven ability to work effectively in a team-oriented environment and present complex information clearly and effectively.
• Must be able and willing to travel on occasion.

This role involves regular standing, walking, sitting, and the use of hands for handling or operating equipment. The employee may also need to reach, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, and maintain visual, verbal, and auditory communication in a standard office…