Description
About Norstella
Norstella is a premier and critical global life sciences data and AI solutions provider dedicated to improving patient access to life-saving therapies. Norstella supports pharmaceutical and biotech companies across the full drug development lifecycle — from pipeline to patient. Our mission is simple: to help our clients bring therapies to market faster and more efficiently, ultimately impacting patient lives.
Norstella unites market-leading brands - Citeline, Evaluate, MMIT, Panalgo, Skipta and The Dedham Group and delivers must-have answers and insights, leveraging AI, for critical strategic, clinical, and commercial decision-making. We help our clients:
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Accelerate the drug development cycle
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Assess competition and bring the right drugs to market
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Make data driven commercial and financial decisions
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Match and recruit patients for clinical trials
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Identify and address barriers to therapies
Norstella serves most pharmaceutical and biotech companies around the world, along with regulators like the FDA, and payers. By providing critical proprietary data supporting AI-driven workflows, Norstella helps clients make decisions faster and with greater confidence. Norstella’s investments in AI are transforming how data is consumed and decisions are made, disrupting inefficient legacy workflows and helping the industry become more efficient, innovative, and responsive to patient needs.
Job Summary:
We are seeking a Senior Data Analyst to join our Real-World Data (RWD) team and support our data-driven initiatives. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in SQL, content knowledge of the Life Sciences industry and the drug development lifecycle, and experience querying healthcare databases (claims, lab, EMR, etc).
Responsibilities:
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Develop and optimize database queries and procedures for data processing, transformation, and analysis to support our Life Sciences use cases, particularly claims, EMR and lab data
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Critically evaluate analytical outputs to ensure accuracy, identify anomalies, and proactively flag data quality or methodological concerns.
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Translate results into clear, business relevant insights that directly address the underlying problem or decision at hand.
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Create and QC final deliverables in industry standard to share with external clients
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Work with cross-functional teams to identify data needs and develop solutions to support business goals
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Monitor and troubleshoot data quality issues, and provide timely and effective solutions
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Stay up-to-date with the latest industry trends and emerging technologies, and make recommendations for data engineering best practices and tools.
Requirements:
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Bachelor's degree in Data Science, Computer Science, Engineering, Public Health, Biostatistics, Epidemiology, Life Sciences or related field
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2-3+ years of experience working with and querying large databases
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Strong proficiency in SQL
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Understanding of life sciences industry and drug development lifecycle
- Experience working with healthcare databases (e.g., claims, EMR, labs, etc.)
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Basic understanding of concepts used in epidemiological study design
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Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment, as well as independently with minimal supervision
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Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, with attention to detail
Why Join Us?
Opportunity to work with a collaborative and high-performing Finance team.
Exposure to complex and evolving revenue models in a global business.
Competitive compensation and benefits package.
Career growth and development opportunities.
Our Guiding Principles for success at Norstella:
01: Bold, Passionate, and Mission-First
02: Integrity, Truth, and Reality
03: Kindness, Empathy, and Grace
04: Resilience, Mettle, and Perseverance
05: Humility, Gratitude, and Learning
Benefits:
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Health Insurance
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Provident Fund
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Reimbursement of Certification Expenses
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Gratuity
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24x7 Health Desk
Norstella is an equal opportunity employer. All job applicants will receive equal treatment regardless of race, creed, color, religion, alienage or national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, physical or mental disability or handicap, medical condition, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy-related conditions), marital or domestic partner status, military or veteran status, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, reproductive health decision making, or any other protected characteristic as established by federal, state, or local law.
Sometimes the best opportunities are hidden by self-doubt. We disqualify ourselves before we have the opportunity to be considered. Regardless of where you came from, how you identify, or the path that led you here- you are welcome. If you read this job description and feel passion and excitement, we’re just as excited about you.
All legitimate roles with Norstella will be posted on Norstella’s job board which is located at norstella.com/careers. If a role is not posted on this job board, a candidate should assume the role is not a legitimate role with Norstella. Norstella is not responsible for an application that may be submitted by or through a third-party and candidates should proceed with extreme caution if a third-party approaches them about an open role with Norstella. Norstella will never ask for anything of value or any type of payment during or as part of any recruitment, interview, or pre-hire onboarding process. If you are aware of or have reason to believe a job posting purportedly for a role with Norstella is fraudulent or otherwise not authorized by Norstella, please contact the Company using the following email address: [email protected].