Senior Medical Analyst

Norstella

$90K — $130K *
US-AnywhereRemote in United States
Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Advanced degree (Master's or Doctorate) in a relevant field such as Biostatistics or Epidemiology.
  • Experience querying large healthcare databases, including claims and EHRs.
  • Strong understanding of drug development lifecycle and life sciences industry.
  • Familiarity with epidemiological study design and RWE methodologies.
  • Ability to work collaboratively with diverse teams and independently.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

  • Analyze healthcare datasets to identify trends and treatment pathways for Life Sciences clients.
  • Collaborate with data science teams to refine database queries and analytics workflows.
  • Ensure accurate representation of clinical concepts in data for client alignment.
  • Monitor data quality to maintain integrity and compliance with regulations.
  • Support client engagements by designing custom RWD solutions.

Benefits

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

In this role, you will leverage your expertise in healthcare data analytics to extract meaningful insights from real-world data (RWD) sources, including claims, laboratory results, billing codes, and electronic health records (EHRs). You will be responsible for translating clinical and medical data requests into structured queries, ensuring that extracted data aligns with research, regulatory, and business objectives.

The Role:

In this role, you will leverage your expertise in healthcare data analytics to extract meaningful insights from real-world data (RWD) sources, including claims, laboratory results, billing codes, and electronic health records (EHRs). You will be responsible for translating clinical and medical data requests into structured queries, ensuring that extracted data aligns with research, regulatory, and business objectives.

This role is critical in ensuring our clients receive accurate, clinically relevant, and actionable insights to drive data-informed decisions in drug development, market access, and patient care strategies.
  • Analyze healthcare datasets to identify trends, patient cohorts, and treatment pathways that support Life Sciences clients across therapeutic areas such as oncology, rare diseases, and immunology.
  • Collaborate with data science and engineering teams to develop and refine database queries, data pipelines, and processing workflows, incorporating AI/ML methodologies for advanced analytics.
  • Partner with engagement managers and directors to ensure the accurate representation of clinical concepts within the data and align insights with client needs.
  • Monitor and troubleshoot data quality issues, ensuring the integrity and reliability of insights provided to clients while adhering to regulatory requirements such as HIPAA, GDPR, and FDA RWE guidance.
  • Support client engagements by participating in scoping discussions and helping design custom RWD solutions that address key clinical, regulatory, and business questions.
  • All other duties, as assigned.

This role is critical in ensuring our clients receive accurate, clinically relevant, and actionable insights to drive data-informed decisions in drug development, market access, and patient care strategies.
Requirements
  • Advanced degree (Master's or Doctorate) in Biostatistics, Epidemiology, Public Health, Pharmacy (PharmD), Medicine (MD/DO), or a related field.
  • Experience working with and querying large healthcare databases, including claims, EMR/EHR, and laboratory data, in an academic or industry setting.
  • Strong understanding of the life sciences industry and the drug development lifecycle, with experience supporting research in clinical development, market access, or health economics and outcomes research (HEOR).
  • Familiarity with epidemiological study design and real-world evidence (RWE) methodologies.
  • Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams, including AI and data science teams, as well as independently with minimal supervision.
  • Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, with attention to detail and the ability to interpret complex healthcare data.
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.

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