Senior Product Owner
Company: Norstella
Location: Remote, India
Date Posted:
Employment Type: Full Time
Job ID: R-928
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About Norstella
At Norstella, our mission is simple: to help our clients bring life-saving therapies to market quicker—and help patients in need.
Founded in 2022, but with history going back to 1939, Norstella unites best-in-class brands to help clients navigate the complexities at each step of the drug development life cycle —and get the right treatments to the right patients at the right time.
Each organization (Citeline, Evaluate, MMIT, Panalgo, The Dedham Group) delivers must-have answers for critical strategic and commercial decision-making. Together, via our market-leading brands, we help our clients:
Founded in 2022, but with history going back to 1939, Norstella unites best-in-class brands to help clients navigate the complexities at each step of the drug development life cycle —and get the right treatments to the right patients at the right time.
Each organization (Citeline, Evaluate, MMIT, Panalgo, The Dedham Group) delivers must-have answers for critical strategic and commercial decision-making. Together, via our market-leading brands, we help our clients:
- Citeline – accelerate the drug development cycle
- Evaluate – bring the right drugs to market
- MMIT – identify barrier to patient access
- Panalgo – turn data into insight faster
- The Dedham Group – think strategically for specialty therapeutics
By combining the efforts of each organization under Norstella, we can offer an even wider breadth of expertise, cutting-edge data solutions and expert advisory services alongside advanced technologies such as real-world data, machine learning and predictive analytics. As one of the largest global pharma intelligence solution providers, Norstella has a footprint across the globe with teams of experts delivering world class solutions in the USA, UK, The Netherlands, Japan, China and India.
Job Description
We are seeking a Senior Product Owner with strong business analysis skills, JIRA project management expertise, and an understanding of RWD, market access and pharmaceutical commercialization to drive the execution of our products. This role sits at the intersection of business, technology, and agile execution, ensuring that our products meet both customer and internal stakeholder needs.
Responsibilities
- Own the product backlog, ensuring it is well-defined, prioritized, and aligned with business objectives.
- Write clear and concise user stories, acceptance criteria, and technical requirements based on stakeholder input.
- Define and manage API specifications, ensuring seamless integrations and efficient data exchange.
- Work closely with engineering teams to develop scalable, responsive applications with real-time analytics capabilities.
- Collaborate with UI/UX designers to create user-friendly, reusable modules and workflows and optimize user experience for both web and mobile applications.
- Leverage JIRA and other agile tools to manage sprint planning, backlog grooming, and reporting.
- Act as a bridge between business and technology, gathering and translating business needs into actionable development tasks.
- Work with UX team to define user personas and journeys, wireframes, and workflow diagrams.
- Document API specifications, data flows, and system integrations in Confluence or similar tools.
- Collaborate with data engineers and analytics teams to define data pipelines, BI dashboards, and reporting layers to support data-driven decision-making.
- Ensure that applications are high-performing, responsive, and accessible across devices.
- Facilitate agile ceremonies (sprint planning, stand-ups, retrospectives, and demos).
- Work closely with UX/UI designers to ensure seamless user workflows.
- Partner with engineering, QA, and data teams to troubleshoot issues and refine technical implementations.
- Communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders regarding product progress and priorities.
- Support go-to-market strategy and work closely with commercial teams on product adoption
- Maintain a deep understanding of market access, payer data, formulary management, and patient access challenges.
- Work with Real World Data (Lab, EMR, Claims, etc) to ensure products meet commercialization needs.
- Stay updated on regulatory changes impacting the industry and ensure compliance in product development.
Requirements
- 3+ years of experience in a Product Owner, Business Analyst, or Technical Product Manager role within healthcare, pharmaceutical, or life sciences industries.
- Strong understanding of agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban) and experience leading agile teams.
- Proficiency in UI/UX workflows design, wireframing, and user journey mapping.
- Experience defining API specifications, managing integrations, and documenting system workflows.
- Expertise in JIRA, Confluence, and other agile project management tools for backlog and sprint management.
- Understanding of analytics layers, including BI dashboards, and real-time data processing.
- Hands-on experience with Real World Data (RWD) assets (Lab, EMR, Open Claims) andunderstanding of their use cases.
- Strong collaboration and stakeholder management skills across technical and non-technical teams.
- Bachelor's degree in Healthcare, Technology, or a related field.
- Experience with SQL or other data access tools to self-service data for analysis.
- Knowledge of market access, payer data, and pharma commercialization strategies.
- Experience working with API-first applications and microservices architectures.
- Understanding of cloud-based data solutions and performance optimization techniques.
Benefits
- Health Insurance
- Provident Fund
- Life Insurance
- Reimbursement of Certification Expenses
- Gratuity
- 24x7 Health Desk
Our guiding principles for success at Norstella
01: 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.
02: Integrity, Truth, Reality
We make promises that we can keep, and goals that push us to new heights. Our integrity offers us the opportunity to learn and improve by being honest about what works and what doesn’t. By being true to the data and producing realistic metrics, we are able to create plans and resources to achieve our goals.
03: Kindness, Empathy, Grace
We will empathize with everyone's situation, provide positive and constructive feedback with kindness, and accept opportunities for improvement with grace and gratitude. We use this principle across the organization to collaborate and build lines of open communication.
04: Resilience, Mettle, Perseverance
We will persevere – even in difficult and challenging situations. Our ability to recover from missteps and failures in a positive way will help us to be successful in our mission.
05: Humility, Gratitude, Learning
We will be true learners by showing humility and gratitude in our work. We recognize that the smartest person in the room is the one who is always listening, learning, and willing to shift their thinking.
Norstella is an equal opportunities employer and does not discriminate on the grounds of gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, gender reassignment, race, color, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability or age. Our ethos is to respect and value people’s differences, to help everyone achieve more at work as well as in their personal lives so that they feel proud of the part they play in our success. We believe that all decisions about people at work should be based on the individual’s abilities, skills, performance and behavior and our business requirements. Norstella operates a zero tolerance policy to any form of discrimination, abuse or harassment.
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.
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.
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