Patient Educator

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Ohio, +3 more states.

📋 Description

• Provide pre-prescription disease state education to patients and their caregivers through small group meetings and informative presentations.

• Share insights regarding product efficacy, safety, and support available through ACADIA Connect.

• Distribute approved educational materials about Parkinson’s Disease Psychosis and NUPLAZID®.

• Establish trusting relationships with patients and their caregivers.

• Work collaboratively with Patient Access Managers to address coverage, reimbursement, and affordability inquiries.

• Assist in facilitating referrals and transitions into ACADIA Connect.

• Collaborate with Neurology Sales Specialists and Long-Term Care Sales Specialists.

• Address inquiries from patients, caregivers, customers, community organizations, and during advocacy events.

• Partner with community-based, advocacy, and professional organizations to develop educational programs.

• Provide insights to the marketing team to enhance patient engagement and educational initiatives.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing, social work, psychology, or a related healthcare field; an advanced degree is preferred.

• At least 3–5 years of experience in pharmaceuticals; experience in patient education, navigation, advocacy, or pharmaceutical patient support services is preferred.

• Familiarity with neurology, psychiatry, or movement disorders is advantageous; experience with Parkinson’s Disease or PDP is strongly desired.

• Capability to foster empathetic and supportive relationships with patients and caregivers.

• Superior communication, interpersonal, and active listening abilities.

• Experience in collaborative efforts across marketing, patient support services, advocacy, and field-based teams.

• Understanding of compliance standards relevant to patient-facing pharmaceutical roles.

• Willingness to meet travel requirements, including driving, overnight stays, and air travel as needed.

• Commitment to safeguarding patient health information while adhering to privacy and compliance regulations.

• Must reside within the designated territory or within 30 miles of its boundary.

• Should be conveniently located near a major airport based on territory requirements.

• Eligibility to operate a company vehicle.

• Capacity to travel independently via air.

• Travel may be required up to 75% of the time, including occasional after-hours commitments.

• Ability to engage in regular standing, walking, sitting, reaching, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, and handling equipment.

• Occasional capability to lift or move items weighing up to 20 pounds.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive base salary, bonus structure, and new hire and ongoing equity packages.

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage.

• Employer-sponsored life, disability, business travel, and Employee Assistance Program (EAP) coverage.

• 401(k) Plan with a fully vested company match of 1:1 up to 5%.

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with a 2-year purchase price lock-in.

• More than 15 vacation days.

• 13 to 15 paid holidays, including an office closure between December 24th and January 1st.

• 10 days of paid sick leave.

• Paid parental leave benefit.

• Tuition assistance opportunities.