Director

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. 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 The Epidemiology Director is responsible for overseeing the production and maintenance of a portfolio of high-quality, RWD-driven epidemiology data and analysis. Core objectives include developing portfolio plans to meet client needs, and managing a team of epidemiologist to deliver them, liaising with colleagues across Citeline to support commercial targets, and maintaining therapy area and epidemiology knowledge. Drawing on their deep epidemiology expertise across multiple therapy areas and experience in analyzing and forecasting patient populations, the Epidemiology Director will have responsibility for scoping and prioritizing all projects within their portfolio, as well as supporting all epidemiology needs across the wider Citeline team. This is a management role with 3-5 direct reports. The Epidemiology Director will manage a team of epidemiologists and be responsible for their career development. They will be responsible for assigning deliverables, developing their team, providing training, monitoring performance, and identifying opportunities to enable professional development Responsibilities Portfolio Management Define strategy and direction for the content area using industry, RWD and epidemiology expertise to decide upon areas and geographies of focus. Review client queries and user stats to prioritize projects. Execute strategy for the successful completion of the content portfolio through coordination of epidemiology and analyst teams. Serve as franchise owner with final responsibility for content portfolio on the site (resource & time management/checking published content/ensuring accuracy). Anticipate and track developments in content area so to identify the resources required to deliver timely updates to content in response to key market events and epidemiology data. Determine scope and prioritization of future indication coverage based on knowledge of data source updates and availability and key client feedback. Author and update content and analysis as needed to ensure core epidemiology portfolio is maintained and up to date. Monitor new and known epidemiology sources regularly to identify key data changes and new patient segmentations within disease areas, and include these data in future updates. Continuously seek to improve product offering. Remain abreast of competitor offerings and use knowledge of trending topics and clients' needs to further develop content offering. Work with therapy area directors, consulting team, and other Citeline products to assess and provide comprehensive epidemiology offerings across the pharma lifecycle. Thought Leadership In depth knowledge of the subject areas that the Epidemiology Director has portfolio ownership of. Proactive and continuous maintenance of therapy area knowledge. Internal (wider Citeline team) thought leader and external thought leader. People Management and Development Project manage a team of professionals who are responsible for delivering a range of high value content. Line manage team of epidemiologists. Conduct regular performance reviews and actively support career development. Provide open, honest and constructive opinions and feedback at all times. Coordinate and deliver training for Epidemiologists including training on best practice, writing style, and methodologies (e.g. forecasting). Monitor individual epidemiologist performance and deliver training on additional topics as needed. Identify opportunities to enable professional development of team members. Communicate relevant information to direct reports in a timely manner. Document performance related feedback (positive and negative). Flag and escalate performance related issues in a timely manner. Communicate with other project managers regarding progress of Epidemiologists and what support they will need. Discuss progress of team with therapy area directors and offer support and advice based on own experience. Operate within Citeline values and develop and lead a team culture that is aligned with these values. Seek to develop own management skills utilizing available L&D resources. Client Support Serve as the key point of contact for client and sales epidemiology-related queries. Possess and maintain deep knowledge of the Citeline solutions and their key personas, and be able to direct clients/sales teams to the most appropriate solution for their needs. Confidently defend analysis and assumptions as needed, and be able to clearly explain methodologies to a variety of audiences, demonstrating the value of published content. Identify where ATA could be a lead for other Citeline products or consulting and liaise with appropriate individuals to pass on the lead. Accompany the sales team on client calls and visits as needed, in order to showcase analysis and methodologies, and gather feedback. Identify client needs and ways to better serve clients. Disseminate feedback to product team where relevant. Assist and train direct reports on ‘Ask the Analyst’ best practice, developing team members to enable them to answer queries independently to a high standard. Participate in sales training initiatives as required. Collaboration Work with Therapy Area Directors, as well as the Lead Editor, to develop overall portfolio, manage resources, and ensure consistency. Support sales, marketing, GTM, and custom intelligence as needed to assist with renewals, business development, and campaigns. Proactively network with colleagues across Citeline to coordinate content production, identify opportunities to improve efficiencies, and support cross-product collaboration. Maintain productive working relationships both within the DMHC content team and across the wider Citeline team, and encourage members of your team to development these relationships. Possess and maintain detailed knowledge of the roles and responsibilities of team and overall organizational structure of Datamonitor Healthcare and Citeline. Requirements Master’s degree in epidemiology, biostatistics, or public health (e.g. MPH, MSc) is preferred, but other degrees will be considered. At least 8+ years experience at a pharmaceutical/biotech company or healthcare consulting/research firm. Substantial previous experience and knowledge in epidemiological forecasting Substantial previous experience and knowledge in RWD Previous experience in analyzing a broad range of diseases and geographies is preferred Previous experience of project management and development of more junior team members Ability to influence and motivate team members Considerable experience of presenting to clients and defending conclusions Previous experience with data visualization and data analytics software (e.g. Tableau, Alteryx etc.) is an advantage Excellent written and verbal English skills Impeccable attention to detail and accuracy Experience of collecting and curating quality data from multiple sources to produce robust and defendable conclusions. Good organizational, time management and priority setting skills, and the flexibility to multi-task in a fast-paced environment Ability to work collaboratively within a team both in the office and off site Experience working in global teams Ability to perform complex data manipulations in Excel (e.g., VLOOKUP, macros) The 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. Benefits Health Insurance Provident Fund Reimbursement of Certification Expenses Gratuity 24x7 Health Desk 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. Show more Show less