Senior Product Owner
Company: Norstella
Location: Remote, India
Date Posted: Mar 6, 2025
Employment Type: Full Time
Job ID: R-928
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, with a history dating back to 1939, Norstella unites best-in-class brands to assist clients in navigating complexities at each step of the drug development life cycle.
Our market-leading brands include:
- Citeline – Accelerating the drug development cycle
- Evaluate – Bringing the right drugs to market
- MMIT – Identifying barriers to patient access
- Panalgo – Turning data into insights faster
- The Dedham Group – Strategic thinking for specialty therapeutics
By integrating expertise, cutting-edge data solutions, and advanced technologies such as real-world data, machine learning, and predictive analytics, Norstella has a global footprint, operating in the USA, UK, The Netherlands, Japan, China, and India.
Job Description
We are seeking a Senior Product Owner with strong business analysis skills, JIRA project management expertise, and an understanding of RWD, market access, and pharmaceutical commercialization to drive the execution of our products. This role sits at the intersection of business, technology, and agile execution, ensuring that our products meet both customer and internal stakeholder needs.
Responsibilities:
- Own the product backlog, ensuring it is well-defined, prioritized, and aligned with business objectives.
- Write clear and concise user stories, acceptance criteria, and technical requirements based on stakeholder input.
- Define and manage API specifications, ensuring seamless integrations and efficient data exchange.
- Work closely with engineering teams to develop scalable, responsive applications with real-time analytics capabilities.
- Collaborate with UI/UX designers to create user-friendly, reusable modules and workflows for web and mobile applications.
- Leverage JIRA and other agile tools to manage sprint planning, backlog grooming, and reporting.
- Act as a bridge between business and technology, translating business needs into actionable development tasks.
- Work with UX team to define user personas and journeys, wireframes, and workflow diagrams.
- Document API specifications, data flows, and system integrations in Confluence or similar tools.
- Collaborate with data engineers and analytics teams to define data pipelines, BI dashboards, and reporting layers to support data-driven decision-making.
- Ensure applications are high-performing, responsive, and accessible across devices.
- Facilitate agile ceremonies (sprint planning, stand-ups, retrospectives, and demos).
- Work closely with UX/UI designers, engineering, QA, and data teams to troubleshoot issues and refine technical implementations.
- Communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders regarding product progress and priorities.
- Support go-to-market strategy and work closely with commercial teams on product adoption.
- Maintain a deep understanding of market access, payer data, formulary management, and patient access challenges.
- Work with Real World Data (Lab, EMR, Claims, etc.) to ensure products meet commercialization needs.
- Stay updated on regulatory changes impacting the industry and ensure compliance in product development.
Requirements:
- 3+ years of experience in a Product Owner, Business Analyst, or Technical Product Manager role within healthcare, pharmaceutical, or life sciences industries.
- Strong understanding of agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban) and experience leading agile teams.
- Proficiency in UI/UX workflows design, wireframing, and user journey mapping.
- Experience defining API specifications, managing integrations, and documenting system workflows.
- Expertise in JIRA, Confluence, and other agile project management tools.
- Understanding of analytics layers, BI dashboards, and real-time data processing.
- Hands-on experience with Real World Data (RWD) assets (Lab, EMR, Open Claims) and their use cases.
- Strong collaboration and stakeholder management skills across technical and non-technical teams.
- Bachelor's degree in Healthcare, Technology, or a related field.
- Experience with SQL or other data access tools for data analysis.
- Knowledge of market access, payer data, and pharma commercialization strategies.
- Experience working with API-first applications and microservices architectures.
- Understanding of cloud-based data solutions and performance optimization techniques.
Benefits:
- Health Insurance
- Provident Fund
- Life Insurance
- Reimbursement of Certification Expenses
- Gratuity
- 24x7 Health Desk
Our Guiding Principles for Success at Norstella
01: Bold, Passionate, Mission-First
We are committed to smoothing access to life-saving therapies. Our mission and clients' needs are at the forefront of everything we do.
02: Integrity, Truth, Reality
We make achievable promises and set ambitious goals. By staying true to the data, we create realistic metrics that help us succeed.
03: Kindness, Empathy, Grace
We believe in constructive feedback, collaboration, and open communication to create a positive work environment.
04: Resilience, Mettle, Perseverance
We recover from challenges and failures with a positive mindset to continue striving toward success.
05: Humility, Gratitude, Learning
The smartest person in the room is always listening, learning, and open to new perspectives.
Equal Opportunity Employer Statement
Norstella is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on gender, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, race, nationality, religion, disability, or age. We value diversity and believe in making employment decisions based on skills, performance, and business needs.
We encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply. If you feel excited about this job description, we are just as excited about you.
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