Remote opportunity at
Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc.Executive Neuroscience Sales Specialist - Austin, TX
Acadia Pharmaceuticals is hiring an Executive Neuroscience Sales Specialist for a territory around Austin, Texas. The posting lists the role as remote and asks the specialist…
Career Tools
About This Role
Acadia Pharmaceuticals is hiring an Executive Neuroscience Sales Specialist for a territory around Austin, Texas. The posting lists the role as remote and asks the specialist to meet sales goals by building customer relationships, delivering compliant product education and supporting patient access. Acadia's approved medicines address psychosis linked to Parkinson's disease and Rett syndrome. The specialist promotes Acadia products to healthcare professionals in person and virtually, walking them through clinical…
Job Description
Acadia Pharmaceuticals is hiring an Executive Neuroscience Sales Specialist for a territory around Austin, Texas. The posting lists the role as remote and asks the specialist to meet sales goals by building customer relationships, delivering compliant product education and supporting patient access. Acadia's approved medicines address psychosis linked to Parkinson's disease and Rett syndrome.
The specialist promotes Acadia products to healthcare professionals in person and virtually, walking them through clinical details, disease states and reimbursement facts. Responsibilities include writing and carrying out a territory business plan, maintaining relationships with healthcare professionals, key opinion leaders and advocacy organizations, and handling questions and objections with advanced selling skills. It also adapts approved sales materials and reprints to each customer's needs.
The job advises customers on pricing, reimbursement and specialty distribution, serves as the go-between for customers and Acadia on access questions, and works with managed markets, operations, sales training and marketing. The specialist also represents Acadia at conferences and trainings, and mentors new sales specialists. Accurate, timely tracking of sales activity, expenses and customer interactions is part of the role.
The posting asks for deep knowledge of neuroscience disease states, a solid understanding of how payers operate (Part D included) along with specialty pharmacy distribution, and a reputation as a dependable go-to for the medical community. Travel is significant, with overnight stays and occasional after-hours work. The specialist must live inside the territory or no more than 30 miles beyond its edge, hold a current driver's license with a suitable driving record, and meet vaccination requirements for certain clinical settings.
The posting lists three levels with different experience requirements and pay: Sales Specialist at $115,000, Sr. Sales Specialist at $135,000 and Executive Sales Specialist at $155,000. It also gives an overall salary range of $124,000 to $155,000 USD.
Responsibilities
- Promote Acadia products to healthcare professionals in person and virtually
- Write and carry out a territory business plan aimed at meeting or exceeding sales objectives
- Build relationships with healthcare professionals, key opinion leaders and advocacy organizations
- Handle customer questions, concerns and objections with advanced dialogue and selling skills
- Adapt approved sales materials, reprints and brand resources to each customer
- Work with managed markets, operations, sales training and marketing on coordinated solutions
- Advise on pricing, reimbursement and specialty distribution and act as the access liaison
- Track sales activity, business expenses and customer interactions on time
- Represent Acadia at conferences and trainings and mentor new sales specialists
Requirements
- Solid command of neuroscience disease states and Acadia's products
- Ability to influence diverse healthcare professional audiences across care settings
- Good people skills, clear communication and skill at negotiating
- Comfortable working alone, flexing with change and producing steady results
- Living inside the territory or no more than 30 miles beyond its edge
- A current driver's license and a driving record that meets company standards
- Willingness to meet significant driving, overnight and air travel requirements
Qualifications
- A bachelor's degree is required, with a life sciences emphasis preferred
- Sales experience requirements vary by level, with a neuroscience emphasis preferred
- Comfort with Office software and video meeting tools such as Zoom or WebEx
- Working knowledge of Part D coverage, specialty pharmacy channels and hub distribution
Core Skills
Benefits
- Base pay, bonus and equity for US staff, both at hire and on an ongoing basis
- Medical, dental and vision insurance
- Employer-paid life and disability coverage, business travel and EAP
- 401(k) with a 1:1 company match up to 5 percent, fully vested
- Share purchase plan featuring a two-year price lock-in
- At least 15 vacation days, 13 to 15 paid holidays, and paid sick time of 10 days
- Paid parental leave and tuition assistance
Frequently Asked Questions
Answers are based only on the employer’s listing; where it doesn’t say, neither do we.
Is this role remote?
The posting lists the job as remote and asks the specialist to live in or very near the Austin, Texas territory, as defined in the posting.
What is the salary?
The overall range is $124,000 to $155,000 USD. Level-specific pay is $115,000 for Sales Specialist, $135,000 for Sr. Sales Specialist and $155,000 for Executive Sales Specialist.
How much travel does the role involve?
Travel can reach 80 percent of working time, including overnight stays and occasional after-hours work.
What experience is required?
Experience requirements depend on level, with at least one to two years of sales experience for Sales Specialist and longer periods for the senior levels.
Sample Interview Questions
AI-generated questions tailored to this specific role — a preview of the full practice set.