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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. Please note that this position is based in Princeton, NJ. Acadia's hybrid model requires this role to work in our office three days per week on average.  Director, Incentive Compensation (Neuroscience & Rare Disease) The Vision:  Lead and transform Acadia’s incentive compensation strategy and execution across Neuroscience and Rare Disease for multiple field facing roles, ensuring flawless execution today while building a strategy-aligned, scalable model for tomorrow! Position Summary The Director of Incentive Compensation will serve as a subject matter expert in all areas of field incentive compensation plans, contests/SPIFFs, and award programs, with accountability across Neuroscience and Rare Disease multiple field teams. The person will lead strategic direction and continuous improvement of incentive compensation programs across therapeutic areas, applying advanced methodologies to complex business challenges with decisions that materially impact field performance, financial outcomes, and overall company success. This role is responsible for leading the design, administration, and continuous improvement of incentive compensation programs that attract, retain, and motivate top field talent, while ensuring all programs are fiscally responsible, aligned with company and product goals/objectives, and administered in a consistent, accurate, timely, and compliant fashion. As a player/coach leader, this role balances day-to-day execution (“run”) with advancing IC into a strategic, enterprise-aligned capability (“build”), strengthening alignment to brand strategic and tactical objectives and evolving IC into a true driver of field behavior and performance. This role also provides proactive analyses of IC programs and practices, delivering insights and recommendations to senior leadership and governance committees. Lead and develop IC team members (e.g., managers/analysts) as well as serve as a hands-on leader, stepping into design, modeling, and issue resolution as needed. Primary Responsibilities Lead and Administer Incentive Compensation Lead and administer the field incentive compensation, contests, and award functional area across Neuroscience and Rare Disease field teams Ensure IC programs are motivating, rewarding, and aligned with business objectives through collaboration with stakeholders and vendors Implement strategies and administrative processes to ensure: Accurate goal setting, crediting, performance measurement, and payout calculations Reliable and auditable execution of IC cycles Lead IC inquiry and investigation processes, ensuring timely resolution and clear communication back to field teams Ensure timely communication and documentation of IC plans, quotas, performance reporting, and processes to the field Reduce manual processes, improve data confidence, and create a low-friction IC experience for the field. Partner with IT, Data Governance, and vendors to ensure accurate, integrated “IC-grade” data for calculations and reporting Design and Evolve IC Strategy Lead the evaluation, development, and design of IC plans, contests, and annual awards across brands and field teams Strengthen alignment of IC metrics, weightings, and goals to brand