Remote VP, Strategic Accounts — Real-World Data

VP of Strategic Accounts Company: Norstella Location: Remote, United States Date Posted: Jan 7, 2026 Employment Type: Full Time Job ID: R-1666 Description About NORSTELLA: Norstella is a premier and critical global life sciences data and AI solutions provider 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 market-leading brands - Citeline, Evaluate, MMIT, Panalgo, Skipta and The Dedham Group and delivers must-have answers and insights, leveraging AI, for critical strategic, clinical, and commercial decision-making. We help our clients:

• Accelerate the drug development cycle
• Assess competition and bring the right drugs to market
• Make data driven commercial and financial decisions
• Match and recruit patients for clinical trials
• Identify and address barriers to therapies

Norstella serves most pharmaceutical and biotech companies around 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. The Role: VP of Strategic Accounts As the VP of Strategic Accounts focused on NorstellaLinQ, you will play a pivotal role in selling and expanding our RWD capabilities to high-value accounts in the life sciences sector. This role requires a proven track record of sales and business development expertise, a deep understanding of RWD applications, and the ability to drive adoption of NorstellaLinQ among our clients. You’ll act as a trusted advisor to senior-level stakeholders, understanding their complex needs, and helping them to leverage our RWD solutions to enhance their business goals. Responsibilities:

• Drive Sales of Norstella RWD Products: Focus on selling Norstella’s comprehensive RWD capabilities, including the flagship NorstellaLinQ, to strategic accounts in the life sciences industry.
• Business Development: Identify, develop, and close new business opportunities within target accounts, working with key stakeholders to introduce Norstella’s solutions to address their challenges in real-world data utilization.
• Relationship Management: Build and maintain long-term relationships with senior-level executives, including C-level, ensuring high client satisfaction and engagement with Norstella’s offerings.
• Market Intelligence: Stay current with market trends, competitor activities, and industry developments to position Norstella as a leader in RWD.
• Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams, including product management, marketing, and customer success, to ensure alignment with customer needs and inform product evolution
• Ad hoc duties as assigned

Qualifications:

• Experience: Minimum 10 years of experience in strategic sales, business development, or account management, preferably within the life sciences or healthcare data sectors.
• RWD Expertise: In-depth understanding of real-world data applications, data analytics, and data-driven insights within the life sciences industry.
• Sales Acumen: Demonstrated success in a quota-carrying sales role with a history of consistently achieving or exceeding targets.
• Strategic Thinker: Ability to understand complex client needs, develop tailored solutions, and strategically position Norstella’s offerings.
• Communication: Exceptional communication, presentation, and negotiation skills, with the ability to articulate complex solutions clearly and persuasively to senior stakeholders.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in business, life sciences, or a related field; advanced degree (e.g., MBA) is a plus.

Travel: 25% - 50% which will require regular in-person attendance at company and client meetings. Therefore, you will be required to travel (on airplanes, in taxis, hotels, etc.), attend in-person meetings, and make presentations to live audiences. Location: Remote US Our Guiding Principles for success at Norstella: 01: Bold, Passionate, and Mission-First 02: Integrity, Truth, and Reality 03: Kindness, Empathy, and Grace 04: Resilience, Mettle, and Perseverance 05: Humility, Gratitude, and Learning Benefits:

• Medical and Prescription Drug Benefits
• Health Savings Accounts (HSA) or Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Dental & Vision Benefits
• Basic Life and AD&D Benefits
• 401k Retirement Plan with Company Match
• Company Paid Short & Long-Term Disability
• Paid Parental Leave
• Paid Time Off & Company Holidays

The expected base salary for this position ranges from $180,000 to $190,000. It is not typical for offers to be made at or near the top of the range. Salary offers are based on a wide range of factors including relevant skills, training, experience, education, and, where applicable, licensure or certifications obtained. Market and organizational factors are also considered. In addition to base salary and a competitive benefits package, successful candidates are eligible to receive a discretionary bonus. 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. 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. All legitimate roles with Norstella will be posted on Norstella’s job board which is located at norstella.com/careers. If a role is not posted on this job board, a candidate should assume the role is not a legitimate role with Norstella. Norstella is not responsible for an application that may be submitted by or through a third-party and candidates should proceed with extreme caution if a third-party approaches them about an open role with Norstella. Norstella will never ask for anything of value or any type of payment during or as part of any recruitment, interview, or pre-hire onboarding process. If you are aware of or have reason to believe a job posting purportedly for a role with Norstella is fraudulent or otherwise not authorized by Norstella, please contact the Company using the following email address: [email protected] . 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr Norstella