Associate Director, SAS Programming

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About Acadia Pharmaceuticals

Acadia is committed to turning scientific promise into meaningful innovation that makes the difference for underserved neurological and rare disease communities around the world. Our commercial portfolio includes the first and only 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 earlier-stage programs that address other underserved patient needs. At Acadia, we’re here to be their difference.

Position Summary

The Associate Director, SAS Programming is an exciting opportunity to take a leading role in statistical programming for an assigned compound, with accountability for the quality, CDISC conformance, and submission readiness of deliverables produced internally or by FSP and CRO partners. The role provides the opportunity to set compound programming strategy, own resource planning, and stay hands-on with complex, high-impact deliverables. In addition to leading day-to-day delivery, this individual will help drive meaningful improvement initiatives that advance programming capabilities and ways of working across the organization.

Primary Responsibilities

Deliverables and Quality

• Serves as programming lead for an assigned compound, accountable for deliverables, timelines, and quality across its studies, and coordinates the lead programmers assigned to it.
• Sets compound programming strategy, including standards implementation, integrated dataset design, and validation approach.
• Develops and maintains compound resource plans and timelines, forecasts demand against study and program milestones, identifies gaps, and recommends internal and external resourcing.
• Provides programming input into statistical analysis plans, mock shells, case report form design, annotated CRFs, and edit check and data transfer specifications.
• Performs hands-on development and validation of SDTM, ADaM, and TLF programs for high-priority deliverables across the compound, including database lock, topline, DSMB/DMC, and submission outputs.
• Reviews SDTM and ADaM specifications for consistency with the statistical analysis plan across studies, so derivations are interpreted the same way across the compound.
• Designs and programs integrated datasets across studies to support integrated summaries of safety and efficacy, pooled analyses, and cross-study comparisons.
• Defines the compound validation approach, including which outputs need independent double programming and which need code review, ensures internal, FSP, and CRO programmers apply it consistently, and oversees acceptance of define.xml, cSDRG, ADRG, and conformance reports.
• Delivers rapid-turnaround ad hoc analyses for senior leadership, regulatory interactions, and health authority information requests.
• Ensures del

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