Family Support Educator

Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Family Support Educator offering patient education and support for the Rett community. Collaborating with caregivers, healthcare professionals, and internal stakeholders throughout the treatment journey.

Posted 7/13/2026full-timeRemote • Colorado, Utah • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $124,000 - $155,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in patient support and education within the healthcare sector, particularly in rare diseases and neurological conditions. Capable of collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance disease state education and provide resources to patients and caregivers.

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Patient Support ExperienceHealthcare EducationRare Disease ExpertiseCross-Functional CollaborationMentorship and Development

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Hard Skills

Patient AdvocacyDisease State EducationTherapy ManagementClinical BackgroundProduct LaunchRegulatory ComplianceIn-Service TrainingCommunity EngagementResource DevelopmentCaregiver Support

Soft Skills

CommunicationLeadershipCollaborationEmpathyProblem-Solving

Certifications & Qualifications

Bachelor’s DegreeRNMSNMBA

Industry Keywords

HealthcarePharmaceuticalMedicaidMedicarePatient Assistance ProgramsFamily Support EducatorCross-Functional PartnersCommunity EventsCaregiver EngagementPatient Journey

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Provide disease state, product, and ongoing therapy management education upon request, in consumer friendly language to the Rett community, which may include patients, caregivers, and/or other care team members. Caregiver engagement may take place before, during, and after therapy initiation, through various formats, including in-person, telephonic, and/or virtual interactions.
Determine individual needs of patients and caregivers and serve as an ongoing resource to provide appropriate education and resources accordingly, throughout the various stages of the patient journey.
Collaborates with and provides support for the entire assigned territory, which consists of multiple internal cross-functional partners (Marketing, Sales, Patient Access Team, Medical Affairs, Advocacy, and others), and may require coverage of multiple states. Supports and communicates educational opportunities with cross functional partners, as appropriate.
Possess expert knowledge and provide insights to internal stakeholders including, but limited to, training leads, marketing partners, advocacy, medical and leadership, in an effort to develop tools and resources to address educational gaps, enhance disease state education, and therapy management strategies to patient families/caregivers.
Demonstrate deep knowledge of disease state, product, and Acadia Customer Support Programs, such as Hub-related and Patient Assistance Programs, and ambassador speaker programs, etc.
May moderate, lead and present caregiver speaker programs as needed, and attend community events within assigned territory.
Provide in-service to physician offices reactively, to educate about the Family Support Educator role, patient support resources provided to caregivers, pre and post enrollment in the program, and foster a dialogue between caregivers and healthcare providers.
Identify and execute on opportunities to provide leadership within the Family Support Educator team and with cross functional partners.
May provide formal mentorship and/or development opportunities with new Family Support Educator team members, and/or to cross functional colleagues interested in Patient Support Services.
Identify training and development opportunities related to Patient Support Services and the broader organization.
Ensures that all actions, both internally and externally, working on Acadia’s behalf are in compliance with all laws, regulations, policies and demonstrates Acadia values.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree required, with an emphasis in life sciences preferred. RN,MSN, MBA is a plus
To qualify for Family Support Educator requires 5+ years of relevant healthcare or pharmaceutical experience, including at least 2 years in patient support or education. Clinical backgrounds such as hospital nursing, social work, or patient advocacy within rare or neurological disease areas may be considered equivalent.
To qualify for Senior Family Support Educator requires 8+ years of relevant healthcare or pharmaceutical experience, including at least 5 years in patient support or education. Clinical backgrounds such as nursing, social work, patient advocacy, or tenure within a specialty area (e.g., rare disease, neurology, pediatrics) may be considered equivalent to industry experience.
Rare Disease, Product Launch, Advocacy, Medicaid and Medicare expertise strongly preferred with a strong background and understanding of field environment in healthcare industry.
Equivalent combination of relevant education and applicable job experience may be considered.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive base, bonus, new hire and ongoing equity packages
Medical, dental, and vision insurance
Employer-paid life, disability, business travel and EAP coverage
401(k) Plan with a fully vested company match 1:1 up to 5%
Employee Stock Purchase Plan with a 2-year purchase price lock-in
15+ vacation days
13 -15 paid holidays, including office closure between December 24th and January 1st
10 days of paid sick time
Paid parental leave benefit
Tuition assistance