Strategy Insights & Planning Associate (Osaka, Japan)

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  

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 client business problems 

• Conduct market research and/or desk research to derive insights and inform 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 

• Collaborate with client and ZS teams to implement solutions 

• Take responsibility and ownership for assigned project deliverables 

 

What you’ll bring 

• Candidates should be about to enter the final year of a bachelor's or master's degree in any discipline with strong academic performance in analytic and quantitative coursework (business, economics, marketing, psychology, physical or life sciences, engineering, applied mathematics, statistics or relevant fields) 

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite 

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

• Effective oral and written communication skills 

• Empathy, adaptability and emotional intelligence 

• Strong attention to detail, with a quality-focused mindset 

• Self-discipline for planning and organizing tasks 

• Aptitude for, and enjoyment of, working in teams