Analyst, Clinical RWD Solutions
Company: Norstella
Location: Remote, India
Date Posted:
Employment Type: Full Time
Job ID: R-1011
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Description
About Norstella
At Norstella, our mission is simple: to help our clients bring life-saving therapies to market quicker—and help patients in need. We turn that into a reality by helping our clients navigate the complexities at each step of the drug development life cycle, from pipeline to patient.
As one of the largest global pharma intelligence solution providers, Norstella unites market-leading companies that all have a shared goal of helping bring life-saving therapies to market quicker—and help patients in need.
Each organization (Citeline, Evaluate, MMIT, Panalgo, The Dedham Group) delivers must-have answers for critical strategic and commercial decision-making. Together, we help our clients:
- Assess the market need and competitive landscape
- Know precisely which drugs to prioritize in their portfolios
- Connect the dots between patients and clinical trials
- Reduce costs, mitigate risk and stay in compliance
- Find out where the launch difficulties will be—before they’re difficulties
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. At Norstella, we don’t just deliver information and insights. We deliver answers you can act on.
The Position & Team
Norstella is seeking an Analyst with a life science clinical, HEOR, epidemiology, commercial, and market access analytics experience to join Norstella's pre-sales Solution Consulting team. The Solution Consulting team plays an integral role in introducing business leaders and healthcare organizations to Norstella capabilities and aligning our software solutions with their analytic needs to improve healthcare. This position will focus on supporting life science organizations and analytic teams generating real world insights and evidence within commercial, market access, clinical, and HEOR departments.
At Norstella, bringing solutions to our clients is a team effort, with solutions and sales working in tandem. The solution consulting team infuses deep knowledge of healthcare patient data, analytic precision, and key industry challenges in the sales process, acting as peers to the buyers and users of our software and RWD data. The team leads the capability portion of every sales engagement, including use case development, product demonstration, and software evaluations.
The ideal candidate for this position will have a strong interest in healthcare and technology, experience analyzing large databases, (such as claims, EMR, and lab data), expertise with applications of study design and common analytic methods for healthcare research, expertise in commercial analytics for brand launch/ management, field team targeting, patient outcomes, prescriber trends, and/or clinical trial feasibility. In this role you will focus on evaluating patient treatment regimens across multiple lines of therapy, utilizing clinical trial data, EMR, and other healthcare datasets. Your expertise in data analysis will provide valuable insights into treatment effectiveness, therapy progression, and patient outcomes, ultimately supporting clinical decision-making and strategy development. The candidate must also possess excellent written and verbal communication skills to work effectively in cross-functional internal teams. An ability to work in a fast-paced environment, s, remaining flexible, proactive, resourceful, and efficient, with a high level of professionalism is crucial to this role at Norstella.
Key Responsibilities
- Analyze epidemiological data to identify trends, disease patterns, and risk factors across populations.
- Process, analyze, and interpret lab biomarker data to assess health outcomes, disease progression, and treatment efficacy
- Become proficient with various large and complex real world healthcare data assets
- Conduct data extraction and analysis from various healthcare databases to derive actionable insights.
- Contribute to the design, execution, and analysis of epidemiological studies and clinical research projects.
- Investigate the relationship between lab /biomarker data and clinical or epidemiological outcomes, providing insights into disease mechanisms
- Analyze patient treatment data to evaluate the efficacy of different lines of therapy (LoT) for specific diseases, identifying patterns in treatment progression and patient outcomes.
- Identify trends in treatment response, patient demographics, and other factors that influence the choice and success of therapies across treatment lines.
- Develop predictive models to forecast patient responses to different lines of therapy, helping to inform personalized treatment strategies
- Develop and execute SQL queries to retrieve specific healthcare data points and generate comprehensive reports.
- Become an expert in our market leading low-code real world evidence platform: IHD.
- Independently develop analytic projects in IHD for the purpose of showcasing product features, study examples, and analytic methods for product demonstrations and evaluation of software/real world data
- Collaborate with internal teams to understand the data requirements and objectives for each query and analysis.
- Clean, organize, and validate data to ensure accuracy and consistency across different datasets (i.e. open claims, closed claims, lab data, prescription data, EMR data, mortality data, etc.)
- Perform regular database health checks to ensure smooth querying and maintain optimal performance.
- Document query processes, methodologies, and insights for easy reference and future use by stakeholders.
- Provide ad-hoc reporting and custom queries based on specific stakeholder requests or business needs.
Qualifications and Required Skills
- Experience designing healthcare analytic studies, structuring analysis ready datasets, choosing proper analytical methods, and employing appropriate visualization depending on project needs.
- Strong understanding of lab biomarker data, including the processing, interpretation, and analysis of clinical or laboratory biomarkers
- Knowledge of high-throughput data analysis, such as genomics, lab testing, or biomarkers focused data
- Strong experience with clinical data analysis, particularly in the context of treatment regimens and patient outcomes.
- Proven experience in data analysis and querying: Strong proficiency in SQL and other data querying languages to extract, manipulate, and analyze data from large healthcare databases.
- Strong technical skills: Familiarity with database management systems (e.g., MySQL, Oracle, SQL Server) and data analysis tools (e.g., Excel, Python, R).
- Experience with healthcare data: Understanding of healthcare terminologies, data structures (ICD codes, CPT codes, claims data), and healthcare-specific regulations like HIPAA.
- Ability to work independently: Comfortable working autonomously with minimal supervision during off-hours, ensuring tasks are completed within deadlines.
- Time zone flexibility: Ability to align with off-hours or late-night shifts based on business needs and provide consistent results during non-standard working hours.
- Problem-solving skills: Capable of identifying issues in data, database queries, or processes and troubleshooting them independently.
- Data visualization expertise: Familiarity with data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI) to present insights effectively.
- Effective communication skills: Ability to clearly document findings and communicate insights via email, reports, or presentations, often during non-business hours.
- Adaptability and flexibility: Ability to adjust to evolving data needs and shifting priorities, especially when working during off-hours.
- Experience with automation tools: Familiarity with automation scripts or tools to streamline repetitive tasks and queries would be a plus.
- Proactive mindset: Ability to anticipate issues and take initiative to resolve them without waiting for direction, especially during off-hours.
- Collaboration and reporting skills: Ability to collaborate effectively with onshore teams in different time zones and provide clear, actionable insights to stakeholders.
Education:
Master’s (3+ years) in a technical field (e.g. biostatistics, health economics, epidemiology, engineering) or Bachelors (5+ years) and outstanding industry experience (in outcomes research, health economics, epidemiology, consulting for life sciences companies, or academic institutions)
Benefits
- Health Insurance
- Provident Fund
- Reimbursement of Certification Expenses
- Gratuity
- 24x7 Health Desk
Our guiding principles for success at Norstella
01: Bold, Passionate, Mission-First
02: Integrity, Truth, Reality
03: Kindness, Empathy, Grace
04: Resilience, Mettle, Perseverance
05: Humility, Gratitude, Learning
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.
02: Integrity, Truth, Reality
03: Kindness, Empathy, Grace
04: Resilience, Mettle, Perseverance
05: Humility, Gratitude, Learning
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.
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