Technical Product Owner

Description

About Us

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.

Job Summary

The Technical Product Owner is a strategic role responsible for owning the product vision and backlog for Norstella’s domain‑specific data assets and AI‑enabled solutions. Working within an agile framework, this role translates business needs into clear, prioritized requirements, and partners with engineering, data science, and research teams to deliver features and process automation, ensuring AI‑enabled capabilities are accurate, compliant, and best‑in‑class.

Responsibilities

• Own and prioritize the product backlog, writing clear epics, user stories, and acceptance criteria that translate business needs and domain research insights into technical requirements.
• Lead agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, backlog refinement, reviews, and retrospectives, partnering with engineering, data science, and research teams to deliver working increments predictably.
• Define requirements for AI‑enabled features.
• Communicate roadmap, progress, risks, and data‑driven recommendations to internal stakeholders, ensuring clarity, relevance, and accuracy.
• Proactively identify process and product gaps, lead optimization initiatives, and ensure all work adheres to ethical data handling, responsible AI practices, and compliance requirements.
• Decide where AI is the right answer and where deterministic rules or workflow automation are better.
• Partner with data engineering and governance teams on data quality.
• Use AI tools to speed up discovery, prototyping, requirements writing, and analysis.
• Domain knowledge of life sciences data, such as clinical trials, drug development pipelines, regulatory, or commercial data.
• All other duties, as assigned.

Qualifications

• Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or equivalent field/experience
• Minimum 2 years of experience in product ownership, product management, or business analysis within a technology, data, or life sciences/healthcare environment
• Hands‑on experience as a Product Owner in an agile framework (Scrum, Kanban, or SAFe), including backlog management and writing user stories and acceptance criteria; Scrum/Product Owner certification (e.g., CSPO, PSPO) preferred
• Proficiency with agile and project tools such as Jira, Confluence, or Azure DevOps
• Demonstrated success delivering technical products to scope
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate technical concepts for non‑technical stakeholders
• High proficiency in MS Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint); analytical and reporting skills

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.

Please Note - All candidates must be authorized to work in the UK. We do not provide visa sponsorship or transfers.

Norstella is an equal opportunities employer and does not discriminate on the grounds of gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, gender reassignment, race, color, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability or age. Our ethos is to respect and value people’s differences, to help everyone achieve more at work as well as in their personal lives so that they feel proud of the part they play in our success. We believe that all decisions about people at work should be based on the individual’s abilities, skills, performance and behavior and our business requirements. Norstella operates a zero tolerance policy to any form of discrimination, abuse or harassment.

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.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.

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