Associate Director, Epidemiology & HEOR Consulting

Associate Director, Epidemiology & HEOR Consulting

Company:
Norstella

Location:

Remote, United States

Employment Type:

Full Time

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:

As a Norstella Associate Director, Epidemiology & HEOR Consulting, you will support the design and execution of real-world evidence, epidemiology, and health economics and outcomes research (HEOR) engagements for life sciences clients. You will serve as a scientific and methodological contributor, helping translate client business and evidence needs into rigorous, fit-for-purpose research approaches that leverage real-world data.

You will provide methodological support across study design, protocol development, analysis, interpretation, and communication of findings, working under the guidance of Directors and senior scientific leaders while increasingly taking ownership of discrete work streams. You will partner with Commercial teams to support the scoping of new opportunities and the development of proposals and will begin building your own presence in client discussions as your experience grows.

This role is well-suited for an epidemiologist or HEOR professional who is looking to deepen their consulting and client-facing skills, wants exposure to a broad range of therapeutic areas and real-world data sources, and is motivated by mentoring junior colleagues while continuing to build toward broader scientific and strategic leadership.

Key Responsibilities – Scientific & Methodological Delivery

• Support the design of epidemiology, RWE, and HEOR study protocols, analysis plans, and statistical analysis approaches.
• Contribute methodological expertise across study design, data source selection, analysis, and interpretation of real-world data.
• Help ensure scientific rigor and quality across assigned engagements and work streams.
• Synthesize findings into clear, client-ready deliverables, including reports, manuscripts, and presentations.

Key Responsibilities – Client & Business Development Support

• Partner with Directors and Commercial teams to scope new opportunities and develop proposals.
• Support representation of Norstella's epidemiology and HEOR capabilities in client discussions.
• Build and maintain productive working relationships with client stakeholders.
• Help identify opportunities for follow-on work within existing engagements.

Key Responsibilities – Team Leadership & Collaboration

• Provide day-to-day guidance and technical mentorship to junior consulting staff and analysts.
• Support quality review of team deliverables.
• Foster a collaborative, high-performing team culture.
• All other duties, as assigned.

Required Experience

• Master's degree in epidemiology, public health, health economics, biostatistics, or a related field (PhD a plus).
• 6-8 years of relevant experience in epidemiology, real-world evidence, or HEOR, ideally within a life sciences consulting or biopharmaceutical environment.
• Hands-on experience with real-world data sources (e.g., open claims, closed claims, EMR, registries).
• Experience contributing to study design, protocol development, and analytic execution.
• Exposure to proposal development and business development support is a plus.
• Some experience mentoring or guiding junior staff.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex analyses into…