Strategy Insights & Planning Associate Consultant - Digital Strategy

ZS is a place where passion changes lives. As a management consulting and technology firm focused on improving life and how we live it, we transform ideas into impact by bringing together data, science, technology and human ingenuity to deliver better outcomes for all. Here you’ll work side-by-side with a powerful collective of thinkers and experts shaping life-changing solutions for patients, caregivers and consumers, worldwide. ZSers drive impact by bringing a client-first mentality to each and every engagement. We partner collaboratively with our clients to develop custom solutions and technology products that create value and deliver company results across critical areas of their business. Bring your curiosity for learning, bold ideas, courage and passion to drive life-changing impact to ZS.

 

Strategy Insights and Planning Associate Consultant 

 

ZS's Strategy Insights and Planning teams partner with clients to design and deliver solutions to help them tackle a broad range of business challenges. Our teams work on multiple projects simultaneously, leveraging advanced data analytics and problem-solving techniques. Our recommendations and solutions are based on rigorous research and analysis underpinned by deep expertise and thought leadership. 

  

What You’ll Do: 

• Leverage problem solving skills and frameworks to develop solutions to our clients business problems. 

• Assist in structuring and conducting market research and/or desk research to derive insights and contribute to client decision making. 

• Design custom analyses using tools like Excel, Access, Confirmit and ZS's proprietary software. 

• Synthesize and communicate results to clients and ZS teams through oral and written presentations. 

• Develop client relationships and serve as key point of contact on certain aspects of projects. 

• Actively support management of the program plan and conduct regular status updates with the client – risk and issue mitigation.  You will also assist in driving the project forward to ensure project goals and deadlines are met. 
• Contribute to digital strategy initiatives by bridging business and technology — understanding how marketing, analytics, and digital tools intersect to drive client impact.
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders, such as marketing, product, and technology teams, to translate business needs into actionable digital and analytical solutions.

• Advance problem-solving skills and improve ZS's capabilities. 

• Mentor and support development of Associates on your projects and teams. 

 

What You’ll Bring:

 

• PhD or Masters with bachelor’s degree in a field with quantitative coursework such as business, economics, marketing, psychology, life sciences and social sciences. In lieu of a PhD, 2-5 years of relevant post-study professional experience will be considered.  
• 3–5 years of relevant post-study experience preferred (e.g., associate product management, business analysis, digital marketing strategy).
• Aptitude for digital strategy — understanding how business objectives, data, and technology converge to inform marketing and product decisions.

• High motivation, good work ethic, maturity and personal initiative.