Acadia Pharmaceuticals: Privacy & Compliance Intern

This paid internship is only open to undergraduate college students who are Pell Grant eligible. Proof of financial aid award is required. 

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ACADIA PHARMACEUTICALS 

Acadia is advancing breakthroughs in neuroscience to elevate life. Since our founding, we
have been working at the forefront of healthcare to bring vital solutions to people who
need them most. We developed and commercialized the first and only FDA-approved drug
to treat hallucinations and delusions associated with Parkinson’s disease psychosis and the first and only approved drug in the United States and Canada for the treatment of Rett
syndrome. Our clinical-stage development efforts are focused on Prader-Willi syndrome,
Alzheimer’s disease psychosis, and multiple other programs targeting neuropsychiatric
symptoms in central nervous system disorders. For more information, visit us
at Acadia.com and follow us on LinkedIn and X.

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Privacy & Compliance Intern

RESPONSIBILITIES

The Privacy & Compliance Intern will work with the Privacy & Compliance teams to develop comprehensive privacy training materials using a variety of existing and new resources, such as previous team-specific trainings, research resources from professional organizations, and other materials.

The Intern would also:

• Work with staff to learn how they perform their daily responsibilities and job functions.
• Ensure confidential information is handled with honesty and integrity. 
• Participate in projects and assist team members in completing various tasks. 
• Work as part of a team to assist with legal & compliance research and resource development.
• Gathers and summarizes research data such as statues, decisions, news articles, codes and documents.
• Helps with tracking and organizing task follow-up and coordination of action plans. 

DESIRED MAJORS/MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS + SKILLS

• Good verbal and written communication skills, including experience with PowerPoint or another presentation software.
• Good organization skills.
• Experience with complicated research projects a plus.
• Visual design skills and experience creating storyboards a plus.

Relevant coursework may include: Economics, Political Science, Business Courses, or Pre-Law coursework

YOUR INTERVIEW PROCESS
Our intern candidates will interview with our Privacy and Compliance Counsel and then with our Chief Compliance Officer. 

We are interested in:
A candidate's school-based experiences that may be translatable to an internship
A candidate's career interests (having an intern who is interested in our professions will make the internship more rewarding to the intern)

INFORMATION FOR 2025 GRADUATES
Are you open to hiring 2025 graduates for a summer internship?
Yes, in fact they would likely be our preferred candidates. Otherwise rising seniors would be preferred.

Are there opportunities for full time employment at your company after the summer internship is complete?
• Maybe, we do not know at this time

PAY RATE
$22/hr

LOCATION
12830 El Camino Real
Suite 400
San Diego, CA 92130