Research Analyst Company: Norstella Location: Remote, India Date Posted: Feb 20, 2025 Employment Type: Full Time Job ID: R-816 **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 Research Analyst is broadly responsible for supporting daily content operations, ensuring the quality and integrity of the Biomedtracker and Meddevicetracker databases, providing research support to clients and supporting consulting/ad-hoc projects as necessary. These objectives are achieved through a solid understanding of the standard operating procedures and business rules of the database and various drug intelligence sources, conducting additional research and devising basic database search strategies for clients, and performing data analysis. This is an individual contributor position. The analyst is expected to collaborate with more senior level members of the Biomedtracker team as well as other analysts within the commercial and clinical domains as needed. **Role Responsibilities** **Content Production** + Support Research Analyst team in maintaining a real-time and accurate database + Monitor day-to-day market driven events pertaining to drugs and companies in the biotech/pharma industry + Provide analysis on drug and company records based on publicly available information, including but not limited to, company pipelines and press releases, clinical trial registries, medical literature/conferences, and SEC filings + Review company earnings announcements to stay abreast of their activities and develop an understanding of their pipeline and disease focus + Monitor upcoming catalysts for updates on a daily, weekly, monthly basis + Acquire basic understanding of and competence in internal content management systems to master database functionality and all processes related to content creation and maintenance + Acquire a basic understanding and knowledge of drug development and regulatory processes and other key industry drivers such as deals and alliances, company financings and patents + Acquire basic Word, Excel and PDF skills to aid in Special Report formatting and publication + Act as an expert on an assigned set of companies and diseases **Team Support** + Actively participate in team meetings + Learn roles and responsibilities of team and overall organizational structure of Biomedtracker, Citeline, and Norstella as a whole + Attend role-specific training workshops as requested + Support team during absences + Perform other miscellaneous duties as assigned **Role Requirements** + Bachelor's degree/Master’s degree in Life Sciences/M. Pharma (Finance a plus) + Some experience at a pharmaceutical/biotech company or consulting/research firm is preferred + Familiarity with drug development process and associated pharmaceutical markets preferred, but not required + Impeccable attention to detail and accuracy + Strong internet research skills + Ability to use sound logic to edit, manipulate and analyze different types of data + Good organizational, time management and priority setting skills, and the flexibility to multi-task in a fast-paced environment + Ability to think critically, work independently and follow instructions + Ability to work collaboratively within a team in a virtual environment + Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint + Excellent written and verbal English skills **BENEFITS** + Health Insurance + Provident Fund + Reimbursement of Certification Expenses + Gratuity + 24x7 Health Desk **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. _Norstella is an equal opportunities employer and do not discriminate on the grounds of gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, gender reassignment, race, colour, 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 behaviour and our business requirements. Norstella operates a zero tolerance policy to any form of discrimination, abuse or harassment._ _We know that sometimes the 'perfect candidate' doesn't exist, and that 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 engaged and excited, we’d love to see you apply._ 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.