About the role
About Acadia Pharmaceuticals
Acadia Pharmaceuticals focuses on advancing treatments for neurological and rare diseases. The company’s commercial portfolio includes the first FDA-approved therapies for Parkinson’s disease psychosis and Rett syndrome. Acadia continues to build a diverse pipeline, with programs in mid- and late-stage development for Alzheimer’s disease psychosis and Lewy body dementia psychosis, as well as early-stage efforts for additional unmet needs.
Role Overview: Senior IT Data Services Analyst
This San Diego-based role partners with IT Business Partners to define and document processes, requirements, and user documentation. The Senior Analyst works on a range of projects and collaborates with operational teams to identify training and communication needs that help users adopt new technologies and improve operational workflows.
Main Responsibilities
- Work with Business and IT partners to define and document business processes and requirements, covering areas such as data flow, data storage, application usability, reporting, and analytics.
- Support project management activities for technology implementations, following Acadia’s software development lifecycle (SDLC).
- Create training materials, user guides, and knowledge resources to encourage adoption of new technologies.
- Develop user acceptance testing (UAT) scripts and facilitate UAT sessions with business partners.
- Define, coordinate, or execute system integration testing to ensure solutions meet requirements and standards.
- Assist in resolving Tier 1 and 2 application or data issues for business partners, escalating to vendors when needed.
- Act as the operational point of contact for existing systems and solutions, including hosting recurring meetings with business partners and vendors, tracking operational metrics, and delivering actionable insights.

