NorthStar Advisors
A life sciences legal and strategic consulting group.
NorthStar Advisors is a life sciences consulting firm specializing in compliant product launch and commercialization support, offering on-demand fractional general counsel and compliance officer services, PharmaLaunch™, our proprietary launch preparation strategy, and ad promo review process development and staffing for biotech and pharma organizations.
Why Choose Us
Our Expertise
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Dedicated, highly experienced, cost-effective in-house general counsel services, proving ongoing legal support for your daily operational needs
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Fractional chief compliance officers, compliance programs, and comprehensive and bespoke policy suites, training, and monitoring services
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Our proprietary product launch and commercialization preparation strategy - streamlined, tailor-made, compliant review processes to ensure efficient and effective review and approval of product materials, messaging, and initiatives
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Short- and long-term staffing support for pharma and biotech advertising and promotional review committees, including expert legal, medical, and regulatory representatives, and meeting coordinators
Introducing…
PharmaLaunch™
Under pressure and tight timelines to get your legal and regulatory processes and compliance program in place for PDUFA and launch?
Learn about our proprietary, streamlined strategy for cost-effective, customized, compliant product launch and commercialization.
ASK US HOW WE SAVED OUR BIOPHARMA CLIENT
$650K IN YEAR ONE.
A beacon of light.
Transforming the life sciences ad promo landscape, one success story at a time.
Organize your chaos.
We don’t simply navigate the challenges; we revolutionize the way forward-facing product materials and messaging are handled.
With our meticulously designed and expertly implemented processes, we ensure that your submissions meet the highest standards.
Ad promo review made simple.
In the world of ad promo review, many companies find themselves trapped between subpar outcomes at best and utter chaos at worst.
Our secret?
A set of guiding principles that serve as our North Star, leading the way to success. We craft a high-level action plan with concrete deliverables, including reduced meeting times, clear and streamlined processes, and enhanced team accountability.
At NorthStar, we’re not just problem solvers; we’re visionaries, transforming the ad promo review landscape one success story at a time.
Case Studies
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• As fractional general counsel of global biopharma company, implemented enhanced budget process, reducing spend by 38% YOY (budget: $1.5M), and enabling improved spend predictability and litigation strategies
• Created and trained personnel on optimized, customized contract review process
• Managed value-based relationships with outside counsel on litigation, IP, and HR issues
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• Served as mid-size biotech company Chief Compliance Officer and Chair of Compliance Committee
• Developed comprehensive Compliance Program consistent with HHS-OIG guidance
• Implemented multi-phase roll out of suite of over 50 compliance policies, handbooks, SOPs, work instructions, memos, learning modules, and facilitated presentations critical to product commercialization
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• Developed and implemented proprietary, streamlined review processes to ensure efficient and effective submission, review, and approval of ad promo and medical materials, messaging, and initiatives
• Established and lead a cross-functional task force, conducted status quo assessment to determine optimal process mapping based upon company infrastructure and dynamics
• Trained team members of all levels, including C-suite, department heads, reviewers, submitters, and agencies on optimized process
• Reduced meeting times by 55% and saved company ~$654,000 on ad promo review committee costs in year one
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• Provided small pharma company with Legal, Medical, and Regulatory reviewers and meeting coordinator for autonomous product launch material review
• Assisted company with vetting, selection, and implementation of electronic review platform and trained on system utilization
• Provided comprehensive Introduction to US Regulatory Landscape training to key personnel
Reduce Your Legal Spend with Our General Counsel Services
By managing value-based relationships with outside counsel, we drastically reduce your legal spend
38%
Average client savings
on legal fees
Eliminate Wasted Manhours with Our Specialized Ad Promo Staffing Solutions
Our streamlined process suite and team of experts offering comprehensive support to help you efficiently navigate the complex regulatory environment.
55%
Average reduction
in meeting time
40
Manhours saved
per week on average
Representative Therapeutic
Area Expertise
Immunology ǀ Neurology ǀ Hematology ǀ Dermatology ǀ Analgesics ǀ Digestive Health ǀ Oncology ǀ CNS ǀ Allergy ǀ Cold and Cough ǀ Cardiovascular ǀ Pain Management ǀ Gastroenterology ǀ Critical Care ǀ Pulmonology ǀ Gene Therapy ǀ Women’s Health ǀ Rare Diseases ǀ Internal Medicine
NorthStar Ad Promo
Thought Leadership
4th PRC Performance Optimization Summit
Moderator, When “Keeping It Simple” Is Hard: The PRC Challenges of Patient-Focused Materials
June 2024
Philadelphia, PA
Fierce Promotional Review Committee West
Keynote Panel Moderator, Streamline MLR Operations Through Open Dialogue Across Functions
September 2022
San Diego, CA
Fierce Promotional Review Committee East
Presenter, Training New Marketers in Pharmaceutical Advertising
April 2022
New Brunswick, NJ
2019 Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) Annual Meeting
Panelist, Practical Application of Design Thinking in the Legal Department
October 2019
Phoenix, AZ
Promotional Review Committee Compliance & Best Practices
Panelist, PRC Best Practices
September 2019
Morristown, NJ
Promotional Review Committee Compliance & Best Practices
Presenter, Organized Chaos: A PRC Survival Guide
October 2017
Florham Park, NJ
4th Annual Promotional Review Summit
Panelist, MLR/PRC Interactive Q&A Session
September 2023
Philadelphia, PA
Promotional Review Committee Compliance & Best Practices
Top-Rated Presenter, Characteristics of a Successful PRC Meeting
June 2014
San Diego, CA
8th Annual Porzio Life Sciences Compliance Forum, Seton Hall Law School
Panelist, Promotional Review Panel, Challenges and Ideas for Implementing Efficiencies in the Promotional Review Process
October 2013
Newark, NJ
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