Real-World Data Clinical Consulting Lead

Norstella; Madison (WI); Remote; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

HSA/FSAs

Dental & Vision

Life & AD&D

401k

Disability

Education benefits

Parental leave

Paid time off

Job summary

Norstella is seeking a Clinical Consulting Manager to join our Real-World Data (RWD) consulting practice. This remote role bridges clinical expertise with data strategy, supporting business development, constructing codebooks, and contributing to RWE generation.

You will report to the Chief Medical Officer with access to the VP, Head of Real-World Data Consulting, and collaborate with Health Economics & Outcomes Research, Instant Health Data, and Commercial analytics teams.

Qualifications

• MD or PharmD with clinical training completed.
• 3–5 years of professional consulting experience.
• Strong written and verbal communication for non‑clinical audiences.
• Experience with JIRA, Confluence, or Asana in a team delivery environment.
• Familiar with structured healthcare data concepts (claims, EHR, coding systems).
• Collaborate with data science and engineering teams on data pipelines and AI/ML methods.
• Analytical problem solving with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Support proposals and client presentations by translating clinical nuance into consulting deliverables.
• Identify new business opportunities within existing and prospective client accounts.
• Contribute clinical perspective to RFP responses and client narratives.
• Lead and contribute to codebooks and data dictionaries across claims, EHR, registry, and other data sources.
• Translate clinical concepts into standardized coding logic (ICD-10, CPT, NDC, LOINC).
• Manage codebook workstreams using JIRA and related tools with version control and documentation.
• Collaborate with biostatisticians, data engineers, and epidemiologists on QC of variable definitions and coding logic.
• Co-author white papers, blog posts, abstracts, and client viewpoints on RWD trends.
• Represent the practice at industry events and monitor FDA RWE guidance for clients.
• The guiding principles for success at Norstella include boldness, integrity, kindness, resilience, and humility.

Skills

MD/PharmD

Consulting experience

Clinical data concepts

JIRA/Confluence/Asana

Data pipelines

SQL basics

R basics

Python basics

Communication skills

Cross-functional work

Education

MD/PharmD

Tools

JIRA

Confluence

Asana

Job description

Norstella is seeking a Clinical Consulting Manager to join our Real-World Data (RWD) consulting practice. This remote role bridges clinical expertise with data strategy, supporting business development, constructing codebooks, and contributing to RWE generation.

You will report to the Chief Medical Officer with access to the VP, Head of Real-World Data Consulting, and collaborate with Health Economics & Outcomes Research, Instant Health Data, and Commercial analytics teams.