Senior Analyst - Ontologist / Taxonomist

Norstella Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global healthcare solutions provider is seeking a Senior Analyst to optimize data utilization and drive data strategies. Candidates should hold a degree in Life Sciences and have over 5 years of experience in biopharma intelligence. The role involves data modeling, enhancing datasets, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to promote operational efficiency. The company offers a comprehensive benefits package including 25 days annual leave and group life assurance. This position is located in London, United Kingdom.

Benefits

25 days annual leave

Group Life Assurance

Group Income Protection

Voluntary benefits like Dental and Health Screening

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in biopharma intelligence or life sciences consulting.
• Experience in data modeling and creating ERDs.
• Ability to manage data dictionaries and glossaries.

Responsibilities

• Own the execution of project workstreams.
• Enhance content datasets and identify new opportunities.
• Drive the general data strategy and client engagement.

Skills

Data modeling

SQL

Metadata management

Project management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Life Sciences

Tools

Microsoft Office

SQL databases

SharePoint

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Company: Norstella
Location: London, United Kingdom
Date Posted: Dec 8, 2025
Employment Type: Full Time
Job ID: R-1614

Norstella is a premier, critical global life sciences data and AI solutions provider dedicated to improving patient access to life‑saving therapies. We support pharmaceutical and biotech companies across the full drug development lifecycle — from pipeline to patient. Our mission is simple: to help our clients bring therapies to market faster and more efficiently, ultimately impacting patient lives.

Norstella unites market‑leading brands — Citeline, Evaluate, MMIT, Panalgo, Skipta and The Dedham Group — and delivers must‑have answers and insights, leveraging AI for critical strategic, clinical, and commercial decision‑making. We help our clients:

• Accelerate the drug development cycle
• Assess competition and bring the right drugs to market
• Make data‑driven commercial and financial decisions
• Match and recruit patients for clinical trials
• Identify and address barriers to therapies

We serve most pharmaceutical and biotech companies worldwide, as well as regulators like the FDA and payers. By providing critical proprietary data supporting AI‑driven workflows, we enable our clients to make decisions faster and with greater confidence. Norstella’s investments in AI are transforming how data is consumed and decisions are made, disrupting inefficient legacy workflows and helping the industry become more efficient, innovative, and responsive to patient needs.

Job Summary

This Senior Analyst – Ontology / Taxonomy position is part of the Content Strategy team within Norstella Content Operations. Working closely with the Director of data governance, the role will include responsibility for data modelling across our datasets to ensure the consistent application of standards and best practices. The role will also work closely with product, content and technical teams to establish coherent data structures for new data requirements, and will be involved in the end‑to‑end delivery of projects from initial request to data availability in production environments. The Senior Analyst will be critical to the strategic direction of transformational programs and projects, addressing key business priorities in collaboration with cross‑functional business units, focusing on:

• Optimization – champion operational efficiency
• Utilization – maximize data utility and unlock opportunities to leverage Norstella data across the business to drive value
• Thought Partnership – spearhead data strategy and client engagement

Responsibilities

Primary contributor to project delivery, owning the execution of workstreams and contributing to the planning and presentation of work.

• Build a reputation as an SME in specific areas of Content.
• Support the translation of data‑driven concepts into business‑digestible ROI aligning with enterprise‑wide priorities.

Primary contributor for the enhancement of content datasets and capability expansion.

• Identify whitespace, structural gaps and opportunities for new enhancements and impactful solutions, including AI‑driven ones.
• Data extraction and interpretation.
• Execute feasible, innovative, and scalable enhancements and solutions, including AI‑driven ones.
• Deliver efficient and representative testing strategies at incubator stage as part of Content validation.

Primary contributor to the delivery of the following Transformation streams within Content Ops:

• Data strategy (e.g., content optimization, data governance, reconciliation of data across disparate datasets, AI enablement)
• Operational (e.g., institutionalization of technological change, setting best practices for Content Ops, process engineering, aligning operational excellence with commercial needs of Norstella)
• Organizational (e.g., defining target operating model & upstream institutional structure, aligning talent utilization with commercial needs of Norstella)

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree preferentially in Life Sciences, Pharmacy, Medical Sciences, or equivalent field.
• 5+ years’ experience preferably in biopharma intelligence, business research, life sciences consulting domain.
• Experience working on conceptual and logical data and domain modelling, including the ability to design entity‑relationship diagrams (ERDs) and normalise data structures.
• Strong SQL and relational database design skills (creating schemas, constraints, and relationships).
• Metadata management experience – ability to define and maintain data dictionaries and glossaries.
• Ability to translate specific requests for new data into generalised, abstract technical requirements that align with existing models and are scalable.
• Previous experience with data governance tools and procedures.
• Deep understanding of how life science data is published, captured and processed to translate real‑world events into structured content.
• Strong understanding of the drug development lifecycle and processes.
• Excellent proficiency in Microsoft Office, SharePoint, Excel, PowerPoint, Monday.com, LucidChart, Jira and Confluence.
• Impeccable written and verbal communication in English.

Our Guiding Principles for Success at Norstella

01: Bold, Passionate, and Mission‑First
02: Integrity, Truth, and Reality
03: Kindness, Empathy, and Grace
04: Resilience, Mettle, and Perseverance
05: Humility, Gratitude, and Learning

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave, 4 days for volunteering and a personal day
• Group Life Assurance (100% employer funded)
• Group Income Protection (100% employer funded)
• Other voluntary benefits such as: Dental, Cash Plan, PMI Excess Cover, Health Screening & Critical Illness

Norstella is an equal opportunity employer. All job applicants will receive equal treatment regardless of race, creed, color, religion, alienage or national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, physical or mental disability or handicap, medical condition, sex (including pregnancy and pregnancy‑related conditions), marital or domestic partner status, military or veteran status, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, reproductive health decision making, or any other protected characteristic as established by federal, state, or local law.

Sometimes the best opportunities are hidden by self‑doubt. We disqualify ourselves before we have the opportunity to be considered. Regardless of where you came from, how you identify, or the path that led you here — you are welcome. If you read this job description and feel passion and excitement, we’re just as excited about you.

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