AI Strategy Associate Consultant - Pharma

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 - AI Practice Area

 

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, problem-solving techniques, and cutting-edge AI technologies

As part of the AI practice area in the Strategy Insights and Planning team, you will work at the intersection of AI and strategy, integrating these elements to drive impactful solutions

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 and implement AI and digital strategies to drive business outcomes
• Articulate business cases, supported by financial and operational modeling, to guide AI investment decisions
• Design AI programs with a focus on value, governance, and responsible AI across the innovation lifecycle
• Contribute to the design of digital organizations and ways of working
• Guide the development, deployment, and adoption of AI solutions to drive significant business opportunities for clients
• Collaborate effectively with data scientists and tech teams, ensuring seamless communication and integration
  

• 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 to ensure risk and issue mitigation.
• Assist in driving the project forward to ensure project goals and deadlines are met

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

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

 

What you’ll bring 

• 2-5 years of consulting experience
• Healthcare or functional domain expertise or exposure is preferred
• Interest and success in working at the intersection of AI and strategy, with a proven ability to integrate these areas effectively.