Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc. · 11 hours ago
Senior IT Business Analyst
San Diego, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$107K/yr - $134K/yr
5+ years expAcadia Pharmaceuticals Inc. is committed to turning scientific promise into meaningful innovation for underserved neurological and rare disease communities. The Senior IT Business Analyst will drive impactful IT solutions and optimize business processes, collaborating with IT Business Partners to define requirements and improve technology adoption.
BiotechnologyHealth CarePharmaceutical
Responsibilities
Work with Business and IT Business Partners to help define and document business processes and requirements, including, but not limited to, data flow, data storage, application usability, reporting and analytics
Support project management in the implementation of technology solutions according to Acadia’s software development lifecycle (SDLC)
Lead or participate in multiple projects by completing and updating project documentation; managing project scope; adjusting schedules when necessary; determining daily priorities; ensuring efficient and on-time delivery of project tasks and milestones; following proper escalation paths; and managing customer and supplier relationships
Create training materials, 'How To’s,' and knowledge items to ease user adoption of new technology
Create detailed user acceptance testing (UAT) scripts and facilitate UAT with business partners
Define, coordinate and execute system integration testing to ensure solutions are built to requirements and specifications
Facilitate the resolution of Tier 1 and 2 application issues for Business Partners and escalate to vendor support as needed
Act as operational lead for existing systems, including holding recurring operational meetings with Business Partners and vendors, tracking and evaluating change requests, initiating change controls for implementation of changes, coordinating routine system patches and escalating issues to IT Business Partners
Conduct source systems data quality analysis as needed
Uses professional concepts and company objectives to resolve issues creatively and effectively, exercising judgment in selecting methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Information Systems or a related field with 5 years of applied work experience. An equivalent combination of relevant education and applicable job experience may be considered
Experience using Veeva CRM is required
Prior experience supporting commercial departments is required
Ability to be highly organized, self-motivated, with the capability to prioritize projects and workload
Excellent attention to detail
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including tact, diplomacy and flexibility
Excellent skills in defining and documenting processes, requirements, and training materials
Preferred
Previous pharmaceutical experience preferred or a desire to learn in a pharmaceutical environment
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
Company
Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Acadia Pharmaceuticals develops and commercializes small molecule drugs for the treatment of central nervous system disorders.
501-1000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2021 (1)
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$811.73MKey Investors
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and StrokeOxford Bioscience PartnersNational Institute of Mental Health
2019-09-17Post Ipo Equity· $287.5M
2018-11-30Post Ipo Equity· $316.25M
2013-01-02Post Ipo Equity· $86.39M
Leadership Team
Catherine Adams
Chief Executive Officer
Steve Davis
President and CEO
Recent News
2025-11-20
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