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Norstella Director, HEOR in Salem, Oregon
Director, HEOR
Company: MMIT
Location: Remote, United States
Date Posted: May 7, 2025
Employment Type: Full Time
Job ID: R-1163
Description
Why Norstella? Norstella unites market-leading companies that all have a shared goal of improving patient access. Each organization (Citeline, Evaluate, MMIT, Panalgo, and 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 portfolio
Find out where the launch difficulties will be—before they’re difficulties
Track and improve market access post-launch
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.
About The Role:
Norstella is seeking an experienced Director, HEOR to design and deliver HEOR/RWE studies for clients in the pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical technology space. This is an individual contributor role that requires deep knowledge of the US HEOR/RWE market and applications of real-world data to fill evidence gaps. Example projects include retrospective studies to evaluate clinical and economic outcomes for rare disease, oncology, chronic conditions; development of external control arms for regulatory use cases; and exploratory analyses to support therapeutics in early stage development. This is a new position in a growing RWD and services team that will report to the Managing Partner, HEOR Consulting.
Observational Research Design and Delivery : Primary responsibility is designing non-interventional research studies to meet the strategic objectives for our life science clients. This role will serve as a principal methodologist/researcher who will develop study frameworks that leverage our proprietary and fully integrated dataset, NorstellaLinQ. Solutions may require use of the structured and unstructured EMR data, closed claims, open claims, laboratory data, or other integrated assets. The role includes writing study design concepts and protocols, analytic interpretation, and development of summary reports and scientific publications. Project implementation will be supported by a cross-functional team of clinical experts, researchers, analysts/data scientists, and engagement managers. There are no programming responsibilities associated with this role.
Business Development: Support the Managing Partner and sales team with translation of client need into structured, data-driven solutions. This is not a quota-carrying role.
Scientific Dissemination : Publish actionable research findings in peer-reviewed journals and present at scientific conferences.
All other duties, as assigned.
Required Experience:
Minimum of 8 years of professional experience within a consulting services firm and/or within a life science company developing non-interventional research studies that utilize real world data
Experience designing regulatory-grade research using real world data, such as external control arms for label expansion or post-marketing safety studies, highly desired.
Proven track record of publishing high-impact research (please include publication history with CV/resume).
Skills:
A consulting mindset with the ability to succinctly communicate the value of a proposed solution to technical and non-technical audiences
Demonstrated ability to manage multiple workstreams, across therapeutic areas, and create complete, "client-ready" deliverables for partner review
Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to prioritize needs across multiple workstreams
Strong team player, ability to work with cross-functional staff
A natural curiosity to explore “what’s possible” with our clients
Education:
- Masters or PhD in Epidemiology, Biostatistics, Outcomes Research, Health Economics, Pharmacy, or a related field preferred.
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
• Open Vacation Policy & Company Holidays
The expected base salary for this position ranges from $180,000 to $200,000. 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.
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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.