ACADIA Pharmaceuticals

Director, TDOQ Sourcing and Procurement

ACADIA Pharmaceuticals$178K — $222K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Proven leadership in managing substantial manufacturing and raw material vendor portfolios.
  • Experience with global supply chain and raw materials in the pharmaceutical sector.
  • 12+ years of sourcing experience in pharma/biotech with knowledge of commercial supply chain and drug formulation.
  • Strong negotiation skills and vendor benchmarking experience for drug substances.
  • Deep understanding of global vendor risks and effective mitigation planning.
  • Proficient in procurement systems like S2P (Coupa) and CLM (Agiloft).
  • Familiarity with sourcing savings methodologies and tools.

Responsibilities

  • Develop global sourcing strategies for TDOQ vendors to align with supply chain needs.
  • Collaborate with business stakeholders to ensure sourcing strategies support business objectives.
  • Conduct assessments and negotiations of existing vendor contracts.
  • Engage with finance teams to manage vendor budgeting and savings forecasting.
  • Stay updated on industry trends and technology advancements in procurement.
  • Establish a vendor governance program focusing on optimization and risk assessment.

Benefits

  • Competitive base salary and bonus opportunities.
  • Comprehensive health insurance including medical, dental, and vision.
  • Employer-paid life and disability insurance, plus travel coverage.
  • 401(k) with a full company match up to 5%
  • Equity options via an Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
  • Generous vacation policy with 15+ days off and paid holidays.
  • Tuition assistance and parental leave benefits.
Full Job Description
Position Summary:

The Director, TDOQ Sourcing and Procurement will be a strategic leader of the Acadia Sourcing & Procurement team, leading the development of all commercial manufacturing and raw materials sourcing category strategies globally. This position will play a vital role to ensure Acadia has access to top quality services, technologies, and vendor partners required to support company's growth. It leads the identification, assessment, selection, negotiation, execution of contracts and relationship with key TDOQ vendors, and will contribute to the corporate sourcing & procurement policy, vendor management and governance framework and process. This role will be based in San Diego, CA or Princeton, NJ

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Develop global sourcing strategies/plans for TDOQ vendors in commercial supply chain, packaging and logistics, drug substance, drug formulation, quality assurance, analytical development
  • Proactively work with TDOQ business stakeholders including sr. executives to identify sourcing needs and ensure sourcing strategies align with business goals and enable efficiency & innovation
  • Assess, benchmark & negotiate existing key vendor contracts and conduct gap analysis.
  • Collaborate with Finance FP&A team on vendor cost budgeting, forecasting, and saving validation
  • Assess industry trends, evolving technology such as AI in procurement to ensure continuous improvement of sourcing process automation
  • Collaborate with TDOQ team to establish vendor governance program including vendor optimization, risk assessment and operational performance evaluation process

Education/Experience/Skills:
  • Proven leadership ability to manage large manufacturing and raw material vendor spend portfolios
  • Familiar with global supply chain and raw material vendors in a pharma environment, and demonstrate the success to map and develop international vendors by product portfolios
  • 12+ years of extensive sourcing experience with deep knowledge of vendors for commercial supply chain/drug formulation/APIs &excipients/packaging in a pharma/biotech firm
  • Strong negotiation and drug substance vendor benchmarking experience
  • Deep understanding of global supply chain vendor risks and ability to establish associated mitigation plans
  • Proficient procurement system knowledge of S2P(Coupa), CLM (Agiloft) and upcoming AI sourcing tools
  • Familiarity with sourcing saving report methodology and associated tools such as Smartsheet
  • BS/BA or equivalent combination of relevant education

Key candidate qualities:
  • Willing to go beyond and look for new innovative ways to bring in tangible results/savings
  • Ability to communicate and present sourcing strategies clearly to key stakeholders
  • Ensure compliance with corporate compliance SOP and policies
  • Available for up to 15% domestic or international travel as needed

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. Employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 15 pounds

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In addition to a competitive base salary, this position is also eligible for discretionary bonus and equity awards based on factors such as individual and organizational performance. Actual amounts will vary depending on experience, performance, and location.

Salary Range

$178,000-$222,900 USD

What we offer US-based Employees:
  • 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

About ACADIA Pharmaceuticals

ACADIA Pharmaceuticals is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative medicines to address unmet medical needs in central nervous system (CNS) disorders. The company's lead product, Nuplazid (pimavanserin), is the first and only FDA-approved treatment for hallucinations and delusions associated with Parkinson's disease psychosis. ACADIA's pipeline includes product candidates for the treatment of schizophrenia, dementia-related psychosis, and major depressive disorder. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.
Learn more about ACADIA Pharmaceuticals
Size
500 employees
Market Cap
$2.5 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$281.5 million
Founded
1993
5 Year Trend
+94.6%
Revenue
$441.7 million
NASDAQ

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