HR Specialist

About Norstella: Norstella is a premier global life sciences data and AI solutions provider dedicated to improving patient access to life‑saving therapies. Norstella supports 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 serves most pharmaceutical and biotech companies around the world, along with regulators like the FDA, and payers. By providing critical proprietary data supporting AI‑driven workflows, Norstella helps clients 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.

In this role as the HR Specialist you will be part of our Global HR Delivery function. You will support attracting, retaining, supporting and developing talent globally. Each member of our team plays a key part in making the employee experience positive throughout their journey. You will drive the day‑to‑day HR function forward, contribute to implementing key HR strategies and act as an employee champion and change agent across Norstella.

Responsibilities

• Onboarding, offboarding, leave administration, reporting needs, learning & development and general employee questions.
• Support the HR team with day‑to‑day HR tasks.
• Support various initiatives across the HR Centers of Excellence.
• Maintain employee files and ensure all changes are entered appropriately.
• Serve as primary contact for HR related questions and tasks.
• Assist with implementation, communication and maintenance of all HR programs and policies.
• Manage non‑complex employee relation cases that arise, including researching and understanding relevant employment law and knowing when to elevate.
• Coordinate the onboarding process for new hires, ensuring a smooth transition into the company and alignment with company culture and values.
• Perform ad‑hoc work/special projects as necessary to support Norstella on various internal HR initiatives.

Qualifications And Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or related field.
• Minimum of 4 years of relevant HR experience.
• Knowledge of local labor laws and HR practices.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationships across different cultures.
• Dependable, flexible, and adaptable to new Norstella initiatives and needs.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast‑paced, multicultural environment.
• Dedicated to upholding Norstella’s high‑quality standards and customer service focus.
• Strong organizational and problem‑solving skills with attention to detail.

Optional Immigration Section

Please note all candidates must be authorized to work in the United Kingdom with no further sponsorship required. We do not provide visa sponsorship or transfers.

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave, 4 days for volunteering and a personal day
• 5% pension match
• 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.