Associate Director R&D AI Solutions & Analytics
Acadia Pharmaceuticals
July 01, 2026
Remote friendly (South San Francisco, CA)
United States
IT
Position Summary:
The Associate Director, R&D AI Solutions & Analytics will lead the design, implementation, scaling, and adoption of analytics and AI-driven solutions across Research & Development (R&D) to improve decision-making, optimize clinical development operations, and enhance portfolio insights.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Drive build and adoption of R&D analytics and AI solutions via stakeholder engagement, user feedback, and performance measurement.
- Support an innovative culture focused on experimentation, agility, collaboration, and measurable impact.
- Promote scalable and reusable approaches to R&D analytics delivery, AI enablement, and operational intelligence.
- Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior team members, contractors, and contributors.
- Lead rapid prototyping and proof-of-concept initiatives aligned to enterprise R&D priorities.
- Partner with Digital/IT teams and external vendors to deploy and integrate enterprise AI/analytics solutions.
- Implement and scale AI use cases (e.g., clinical operations copilots, enrollment analytics, workflow automation, decision-support tools).
- Identify, prioritize, and execute high-value analytics/AI use cases aligned to business objectives.
- Develop and operationalize scalable dashboards, operational metrics, and intelligent analytics products.
- Lead design and scaling of insights for Clinical Development, Clinical Operations, Portfolio Strategy, and other R&D functions.
Education/Experience/Skills:
- Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Engineering, Life Sciences, Business Analytics, or related field.
- 8+ years in analytics, AI solutions, or digital innovation in pharma/biotech/healthcare.
- Hands-on experience building AI-driven data products, analytics solutions, and operational dashboards.
- Experience in regulated R&D environments (clinical development, safety, or regulatory).
- Knowledge of CDISC and FHIR.
- Experience partnering with Digital/IT and external vendors.
- Ability to manage multiple concurrent initiatives.
- Domestic and international travel willingness.
The Associate Director, R&D AI Solutions & Analytics will lead the design, implementation, scaling, and adoption of analytics and AI-driven solutions across Research & Development (R&D) to improve decision-making, optimize clinical development operations, and enhance portfolio insights.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Drive build and adoption of R&D analytics and AI solutions via stakeholder engagement, user feedback, and performance measurement.
- Support an innovative culture focused on experimentation, agility, collaboration, and measurable impact.
- Promote scalable and reusable approaches to R&D analytics delivery, AI enablement, and operational intelligence.
- Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior team members, contractors, and contributors.
- Lead rapid prototyping and proof-of-concept initiatives aligned to enterprise R&D priorities.
- Partner with Digital/IT teams and external vendors to deploy and integrate enterprise AI/analytics solutions.
- Implement and scale AI use cases (e.g., clinical operations copilots, enrollment analytics, workflow automation, decision-support tools).
- Identify, prioritize, and execute high-value analytics/AI use cases aligned to business objectives.
- Develop and operationalize scalable dashboards, operational metrics, and intelligent analytics products.
- Lead design and scaling of insights for Clinical Development, Clinical Operations, Portfolio Strategy, and other R&D functions.
Education/Experience/Skills:
- Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Engineering, Life Sciences, Business Analytics, or related field.
- 8+ years in analytics, AI solutions, or digital innovation in pharma/biotech/healthcare.
- Hands-on experience building AI-driven data products, analytics solutions, and operational dashboards.
- Experience in regulated R&D environments (clinical development, safety, or regulatory).
- Knowledge of CDISC and FHIR.
- Experience partnering with Digital/IT and external vendors.
- Ability to manage multiple concurrent initiatives.
- Domestic and international travel willingness.