Executive Director, Corporate Development Strategy & Capabilities

Princeton, NJ - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 08-11-2025

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Please note that thisposition is based in Princeton NJ. Acadias hybrid work model requires this role to be on-site an average of three days per week.

Position Summary:

The Executive Director Corporate Development Strategy & Capabilities is a senior leader responsible for enabling ACADIAs corporate and business development (BD) engine. This role defines and refines strategic priorities oversees BD infrastructure tools and processes and occasionally provides financial and/or strategic modeling expertise to assist in corporate and business development decision-making early in the assessment process. The ideal candidate brings a balance of strategic vision operational execution and cross-functional collaboration.

Primary Responsibilities:

Partner with the Chief Business and Strategy Officer and BD functional leads to drive corporate development strategy efforts consolidating views from external environment KOLs scientific & enterprise strategy and commercial input to shape the BD roadmap and ensure alignment with ACADIAs pipeline and LRP.
Drive early opportunity evaluations including financial modeling valuation analyses and market assessments.
Define refine and challenge assumptions and provide data-driven insights for BD decisions.
Oversee BD infrastructure tools and processes to enable consistent scalable evaluation decision-making and governance.
Support due diligence and transaction enablement in partnership with BD Transactions and External Innovation leads.
Collaborate cross-functionally (R&D Commercial Finance Legal Strategy) to build organizational alignment and shared intelligence.
Serve as a thought partner to senior BD and corporate leaders helping to define priority therapeutic and market segments shape portfolio strategy and focus areas and how to determine target areas for growth and expansion long term.
Represent ACADIA externally as needed with advisors partners and key stakeholders.
Manage and develop a team including the Director BD Alliance Operations and Sr. Coordinator BD Ops & Capabilities
Provide coaching and stretch opportunities for internal talent engaged in project-based assignments.

Education/Experience/Skills:

15 years of progressively responsible experience in corporate and business development strategy and consulting within the pharmaceutical/biotech sector.
Advanced degree (MBA PhD or equivalent) strongly preferred.
Proven experience in financial modeling valuation and strategic assessments preferred.
Experience consolidating insights across scientific commercial and external environments into actionable strategies.
Demonstrated success in building or managing infrastructure tools and processes to enable BD decision-making.
Strong collaboration skills with the ability to flex across different projects and needs.
Experience managing and developing teams; ability to mentor and inspire.
Exceptional analytical communication and interpersonal skills.

Physical Requirements:This role involves regular standing walking sitting and the use of hands for handling or operating equipment.The employee may also need to reach climb balance stoop kneel crouch and maintain visual verbal and auditory communication in a standard office environment and while working independently from remote locations. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. This position requires the ability to travel independently overnight and/or work after hours as required by travel schedules or business needs.

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Please note that thisposition is based in Princeton NJ. Acadias hybrid work model requires this role to be on-site an average of three days per week.Position Summary:The Executive Director Corporate Development Strategy & Capabilities is a senior leader responsible for enabling ACADIAs corporate and...