Product Owner

**Description**

**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, but with history going back to 1939, Norstella unites best-in-class brands to help clients navigate the complexities at each step of the drug development life cycle —and get the right treatments to the right patients at the right time.

Each organization (Citeline, Evaluate, MMIT, Panalgo, The Dedham Group) delivers must-have answers for critical strategic and commercial decision-making. Together, via our market-leading brands, we help our clients:

- Citeline - accelerate the drug development cycle
- Evaluate - bring the right drugs to market
- MMIT - identify barrier to patient access
- Panalgo - turn data into insight faster
- The Dedham Group - think strategically for specialty therapeutics

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. As one of the largest global pharma intelligence solution providers, Norstella has a footprint across the globe with teams of experts delivering world class solutions in the USA, UK, The Netherlands, Japan, China and India.

**Responsibilities**:

- Manage the product backlog and prioritize features based on business value, customer needs, and market trends.
- Define, refine, and communicate product vision, goals, and user stories to the development team and stakeholders.
- Collaborate closely with the development team to translate requirements into actionable tasks and ensure timely delivery of high-quality products.
- Work closely with stakeholders to gather requirements, address concerns, and ensure alignment on product strategy and roadmap.
- Facilitate agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.
- Serve as the primary point of contact for platform-related questions, issues, and updates from stakeholders.
- Maintain a deep understanding of the market, industry regulations, and market access challenges to inform decision-making.
- Collaborate with the UX/UI design team to create intuitive and user-friendly product interfaces.
- Ensure effective communication and collaboration across all levels of the organization, including technical and non-technical stakeholders.

**Requirements**:

- Minimum 5 years of experience as a Technical Product Owner or similar role, preferably in the healthcare or pharmaceutical industry.
- Proven experience in managing product backlogs, defining user stories, and prioritizing features.
- Hands-on experience using standard database management systems (Relational/NoSQL) for self-discovery of data and problem solving.
- Experience integrating data between systems; including knowledge of data mapping, transformation rules and managing data quality
- Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
- Exceptional problem-solving skills and ability to make data-driven decisions.
- Proficient in using project management and collaboration tools (e.g., JIRA, Confluence, Trello) to manage product development processes.
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant field, such as Business Administration, Marketing, or a related discipline.

**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 have a lofty mission to Smooth Access to Life Saving Therapies and we will get there by being bold and passionate about the mission and our clients. Our clients and the mission in what we are trying to accomplish must be in the forefront of our minds in everything we do.

**02: Integrity, Truth, Reality**
We make promises that we can keep, and goals that push us to new heights. Our integrity offers us the opportunity to learn and improve by being honest about what works and what doesn’t. By being true to the data and producing realistic metrics, we are able to create plans and resources to achieve our goals.

**03: Kindness, Empathy, Grace**
We will empathize with everyone's situation, provide positive and constructive feedback with kindness, and accept opportunities for improvement with grace and gratitude. We use this principle across the organization to collaborate and build lines of open communication.

**04: Resilience, Mettle, Perseverance**
We will persevere - even in difficult and challenging situations. Our ability to recover from missteps and failures in a positive way will help us to be successful in our mission.

**05: Humility, Gratitude, Learning**
We will be true learners by showing humility and gratitude in our work. W