Director, Marketing - Rare Disease

San Diego, CA (Hybrid)

$199K/yr – $248K/yrDirector/Executive10+ years expFull time

Posted 3 weeks ago

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Job Summary

Own Rett-focused consumer and caregiver marketing, shaping messaging, DTC TV, and speaker programs while aligning with field education and MLR guidance.

  • Clarify ownership of brand strategy, messaging, and ROI-driven programs for caregivers and families.
  • Lead the caregiver speaker program end to end, from selection and content to effectiveness analysis.
  • Coordinate cross-functional marketing with FSE and medical/legal review to deliver a compliant, patient- and caregiver-centric experience.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Lead the development and execution of consumer and caregiver marketing initiatives, including core messaging, direct-to-consumer (DTC) television advertising, and educational materials designed to inform, support, and empower families within the Rett community.
  • Oversee the caregiver speaker program, including speaker identification, onboarding, and management; development of compliant, engaging speaker content; and ongoing evaluation and optimization of program effectiveness.
  • Ensure caregiver speaker materials and presentations are scientifically accurate, compliant, and aligned with brand strategy, with a strong emphasis on clarity, empathy, and patient- and caregiver-focused storytelling.
  • Serve as the primary marketing liaison to the Family Support Educator (FSE) team, ensuring alignment between consumer marketing initiatives and field-based educational efforts to deliver a cohesive and consistent caregiver experience.
  • Directs the development of strategic marketing programs for inclusion into brand plan, determines metrics for program success, and evaluates performance against metrics including contributions to the development and evolution of message strategy based upon in-depth analytics and ROI analysis.
  • Manages within the established the US promotions budget for assigned products.
  • Represents the department as a member of cross-functional project teams providing guidance, insight, and recommendations relative to the goals and objectives of the Marketing function to ensure strategic alignment medical education messaging across groups.
  • Monitors and ensures that all Medical Legal Review (MLR) processes are followed, and all programs are compliant with legal guidance and corporate policies.
  • Implements the brand strategy for products and product lines. Develops and delivers presentations as needed to commercial management and other internal groups. Monitors progress of plans and recommends adjustments, as necessary.
  • Develops and maintains strong external relationships with Advocacy groups, physician speakers and Rett caregivers and families.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in marketing, health care, life science; master’s degree preferred.
  • Targeting 10+ years of progressively responsible experience in pharmaceutical or biotech Marketing.
  • 5+ years in a product manager role strongly desired.
  • Rare Disease experience is highly desirable, with requirement of understanding specialty therapeutics addressing significant unmet medical needs.
  • Strong Biopharmaceutical brand management experience and demonstrated track record of success.
  • Proficient in marketing and media tactics directed towards HCPs and caregivers.
  • Proficient at effectively prioritizing goals and coordinating resources to achieve those goals.
  • Demonstrated ability to interface/collaborate with other departments as necessary to achieve goals.
  • Significant travel required; ability to travel up to 50% of time during peak launch time periods.

Preferred

  • 5+ years in a product manager role strongly desired.
  • Launch experience and commercialization of new products preferred.
  • Master’s degree preferred.

Benefits

  • 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
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Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc.

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At Acadia, our mission is to turn scientific promise into meaningful innovation that makes the difference for underserved neurological disorders and rare disease communities around the world. Our commercial portfolio includes 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 early-stage programs that address other unmet patient needs.

Founded in 1993
San Diego, California, USA
921 employees (54 in marketing)
43% recommend to a friend
49% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
35.6K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
36.9%
Direct
49.4%
Referral
5.5%
Social
7.3%
Paid
0.7%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~921

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
52 (6% of company)
Median Career Experience
20 years
Median Tenure
3.5 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
2

Funding

Total Funding
$811.7M
Last Raise
$287.5M
Post IPO Equity, 6 years ago

Funding History

  • Sep 2019
    Post IPO Equity • $287.5M
  • Nov 2018
    Post IPO Equity • $316.2M
  • Jan 2013
    Post IPO Equity • $86.4M

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