Principal Specialist, Clinical Data Strategy

Principal Specialist, Clinical Data Strategy Company: Norstella Location: Remote, United States Date Posted: Mar 10, 2026 Employment Type: Full Time Job ID: R-1682 Description About Us 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. Job Summary This position is part of the Content Strategy team within Norstella Content Operations. The Content Strategy team are a cross‑functional team of subject‑matter experts that work with product, technology, services, and commercial teams to guide how the business uses content to create value for clients. They focus on high‑impact, transformational projects across new product development, process engineering, commercial enablement, AI/tech‑enabled services and more. The Principal Specialist role will play a lead role in determining this strategic direction, leading transformational projects to address key business priorities, focusing on: Optimization – Champion operational efficiency in the capture, processing, and delivery of data to service different needs across the business Utilization – Maximize data utility and unlock opportunities to leverage Norstella data across the business to deliver value (e.g., new product development, commercial enablement) Thought Partnership – Spearhead data strategy and client engagement within clinical trials and site data, patient engagement and recruitment among other areas Responsibilities Serve as an influential Content SME and thought partner on the value and evolution of clinical and commercial data to inform strategic decision‑making for senior leadership Own cross‑functional stakeholder relationships and client engagements, driving collaboration with business owners in Product, Services, Technology and Data Science etc. Ownership of the articulation / positioning and scalable implementation of how our data resolves up to value to clients Report to executive leadership team on priorities, progress, risks and implications of strategic initiatives Ownership of end‑to‑end enhancement of clinical and other datasets, ensuring that Norstella is capturing the best data, at speed, while maintaining best‑in‑class quality Spearhead identification of whitespace, structural gaps and opportunities for new enhancements and impactful solutions in Norstella’s data suite, including clinical datasets Ownership of new content solutions, including defining requirements, building out new data sets, implementing best‑practice testing & validation strategies, and post‑delivery hypercare Stewardship for how AI can be deployed in the creation and utilization of clinical + commercial data across the business; ownership of prioritization and delivery AI‑based initiatives within Content and in collaboration with other BUs Responsible for strategic alignment of the following Transformation streams within Content Ops: Data strategy (e.g., content optimization, data governance, reconciliation of data across disparate datasets, AI enablement) Operational (e.g., institutionalization of technological change, setting best practices for Content Ops, aligning operational excellence with commercial needs of Norstella) Organizational (e.g., defining target operating model & upstream institutional structure, aligning talent utilization with commercial needs of Norstella) Qualifications Bachelor's or Master's degree preferentially in Life Sciences, Pharmacy, Medical Sciences, or equivalent field 10+ years’ experience preferably in a biopharma intelligence, business research, life sciences consulting domain Experience of working with Clinical trials and site data, patient engagement and recruitment Deep understanding of how life science data is published, captured and processed to translate real‑world events into structured content Strong understanding of drug development lifecycle and processes Highly proficient in building and executing business cases for strategic initiatives Excellent stakeholder management, managerial and interpersonal skills Excellent proficiency in Microsoft Office, including SharePoint, Excel and PowerPoint, Monday.com, LucidChart, Jira, Confluence Impeccable or native English verbal and written communication 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 Please Note - All candidates must be authorized to work in the United States. We do not provide visa sponsorship or transfers. We are not currently accepting candidates who are on an OPT visa. The expected base salary for this position ranges from $130,000 to $170,000. 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: [emailprotected] #J-18808-Ljbffr