Neuroscience LTC Territory Sales Specialist

Acadia Pharmaceuticals; Hagerstown (MD); On-site; USD 124,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) Plan with company match

Equity awards

Paid time off

Job summary

Acadia Pharmaceuticals is seeking a Sales Specialist for a long‑term care territory in the United States. The role drives sales, builds client relationships, and ensures patients are identified and started on therapy, with leadership opportunities and regional collaboration.

Responsibilities include educating prescribers and pharmacy teams, navigating payer systems, and guiding pricing and access strategies while maintaining compliance and regulatory standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required, life sciences preferred.
• 3+ years of sales experience with at least 1 year in pharmaceutical/healthcare sales, neuroscience preferred.
• Executive level requires 12+ years in healthcare sales with complex selling experience.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain relationships with LTC care team members.
• Promote products with compliant clinical and reimbursement education.
• Identify questions and objections and address them with advanced selling skills.
• Develop knowledge of customers and market trends to inform planning.
• Create quarterly territory business plans and optimize reach within budget.
• Guide pricing, reimbursement, and LTC profitability; liaise on access questions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to meet business needs.
• Represent Acadia at conferences and product launches.
• Mentor and train new sales staff; share insights.

Skills

Sales experience

Pharmaceutical sales

Neuroscience knowledge

Relationship building

Education

Bachelor's degree in life sciences

Tools

Microsoft Office

Zoom/WebEx

Job description

Acadia Pharmaceuticals is seeking a Sales Specialist for a long‑term care territory in the United States. The role drives sales, builds client relationships, and ensures patients are identified and started on therapy, with leadership opportunities and regional collaboration.

Responsibilities include educating prescribers and pharmacy teams, navigating payer systems, and guiding pricing and access strategies while maintaining compliance and regulatory standards.