Job Description
Description About Norstella Norstella is a premier and critical global life sciences data and AI solutions platform 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 Five Market-leading Brands (Citeline, Evaluate, MMIT, Panalgo, And The Dedham Group) That All Have a Shared Vision Of Improving Patient Access To Life-saving Therapy. Norstella Delivers Must-have Answers And Insights For Critical Strategic, Clinical, And Commercial Decision-making. We Help Our Clients Accelerate the drug development cycle Make data driven commercial and financial decisions Match and recruit patients for clinical trials Assess competition and bring the right drugs to market Identify and address barriers to patient access Leverage the latest AI to turn data into insights for faster and better decision making Norstella serves almost every pharmaceutical and biotech company in 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. About The Position Norstella's HEOR Services team is seeking an experienced biostatistician to develop statistical analysis plans and perform advanced statistical analysis on non-interventional observational research studies using real world data. This role will advise internal and external clients on recommended statistical approaches to support study research objectives, and will be directly responsible for documentation, implementation, and interpretation of statistical analysis plans. The ideal candidate brings deep expertise with realworld data, strong R programming skills, and a track record of applying advanced statistical methods to support regulatory, epidemiology, HEOR, and RWE use cases. Key Responsibilities Support senior HEOR leaders with non-interventional observational research study design, advanced statistical analysis, and interpretation using NorstellaLinQ Realworld Data to support regulatory, epidemiology, HEOR, and RWE use cases. During study design phase, recommend appropriate statistical methods to address study research objectives (e.g., power calculations, methods to mitigate selection bias, development of matched cohorts, development of measures from multiple sources [e.g., EMR + claims], analysis of NLP-derived measures from unstructured EMR, approach for outcomes that require time-to-event analysis with competing risk, multivariable modeling, repeated measures, time-averaged clinical measures, causal inference, and techniques for analyzing rare and ultra rare populations including Bayesian statistics). Write statistical analysis plans to address the above considerations. Execute and interpret statistical analyses using R. Review summary tables, study reports, and publications for accuracy. Qualifications Advanced degree (MS or PhD) in Biostatistics, Statistics, or a related quantitative field. At least 3 years of professional experience as a biostatistician/statistician using real-world data or clinical trial data in the pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, medical device, or CRO/consulting environment. Strong proficiency in statistical programming using R (technical proficiency will be tested). Additional proficiency in SQL or Python is valued. Ability and willingness to train and work within the Panalgo IHD analytics platform. Working knowledge of regulatory and methodological standards for realworld evidence, including data quality, bias mitigation, and transparency. Ability to succinctly communicate complex technical methods to cross-functional audiences. Expertise with integrated or linked datasets (e.g., registries/EMR + claims) and techniques such as target trial emulation and external control arms is highly desired. Our Guiding Principles For Success At Norstella Bold, Passionate, Mission-First We have a lofty mission to Smooth Access to Life Saving Therapies, and we will get there by being bold and passionate about the mission and our clients. Our clients and the mission in what we are trying to accomplish must be in the forefront of our minds in everything we do. Integri