Strategy Insights & Planning Consultant - Cambridge

ZS; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

ZS is seeking a Strategy Insights & Planning Consultant in Cambridge to deliver high-quality solutions for clients. The role involves leading project execution, conducting analyses, and offering insights to senior decision-makers. Ideal candidates will have an MBA or PhD and strong analytic skills, contributing to impactful project outcomes.

Benefits

Health and well-being benefits

Financial planning

Annual leave

Personal growth support

Professional development programs

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• MBA with strong academic record or PhD in relevant field.
• Up to 3 years post-MBA experience plus pre-MBA work experience.
• High motivation and initiative.

Responsibilities

• Lead project task execution; coordinate team meetings.
• Conduct analysis and synthesize findings.
• Provide thought leadership within projects.

Skills

Analytic problem-solving skills

Effective oral and written communication

Attention to detail

Client service orientation

Education

MBA or PhD in related field

Bachelor's degree in relevant disciplines

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ZS

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Cambridge, United Kingdom

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06.08.2025

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Job Description:

ZS is a place where passion changes lives. As a management consulting and technology firm focused on transforming global healthcare and beyond, our most valuable asset is our people. 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 products that create value and deliver company results across critical areas of their business including portfolio strategy, customer insights, research and development, operational and technology transformation, marketing strategy and many more. Bring your curiosity for learning; bold ideas; courage and passion to drive life changing, impact to ZS.

Our most valuable asset is our people.
At ZS we honor the visible and invisible elements of our identities, personal experiences and belief systems—the ones that comprise us as individuals, shape who we are and
make us unique. We believe your personal interests, identities, and desire to learn are part of your success here. Learn more about our diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts and the networks ZS supports to assist our ZSers in cultivating community spaces, obtaining the resources they need to thrive, and sharing the messages they are passionate about.

ZS's Insights & Analytics group partners 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.

Strategy Insights & Planning Consultant

Strategy Insights & Planning Consultants deliver high-quality solutions for our clients. Consultants possess unstructured problem-solving skills as well as strong analytic, synthesis and communication skills. Consultants may work on multiple projects simultaneously. As Consultants advance in their career, they specialize in a particular industry, practice area and/or client relationship.

What You’ll Do

Work with project leadership to define project scope and develop approach.

Lead project task execution by ensuring progress, organizing project data and coordinating team meetings.

Conduct issue analysis and develop hypotheses on the key client issues.

Design and execute qualitative and/or quantitative analyses to test and analyze hypotheses.

Synthesize findings, develop recommendations, and communicate results to clients and internal teams.

Provide thought leadership and innovation within projects and practice areas.

Participate in business development.

Contribute to internal firm activities.

Coach and mentor junior team members.

What You’ll Bring

MBA with bachelor's (and often graduate) degrees with a strong academic record in business, economics, marketing, psychology, physical or life sciences, engineering, applied math, statistics, or related fields. Alternately, candidates may possess a PhD in marketing, economics, decision sciences or related field with a business application. In lieu of an MBA or PhD, 5-8 years of relevant work experience may substitute.

Up to 3 years of post-MBA relevant work experience, and 3-5 years of pre-MBA work experience.

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

Aptitude for, and enjoyment of, leading and managing teams.

Effective oral and written communication skills that enable personal impact with senior-level decision makers.

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

Analytic problem-solving skills, with a creative and innovative outlook;

Client service orientation.

Perks & Benefits:

ZS offers a comprehensive total rewards package including health and well-being, financial planning, annual leave, personal growth, and professional development. Our robust skills development programs, multiple career progression options and internal mobility paths and collaborative culture empowers you to thrive as an individual and global team member.

Perks & Benefits:
ZS offers a comprehensive total rewards package including health and well-being, financial planning, annual leave, personal growth and professional development. Our robust skills development programs, multiple career progression options and internal mobility paths and collaborative culture empowers you to thrive as an individual and global team member.

We are committed to giving our employees a flexible and connected way of working. A flexible and connected ZS allows us to combine work from home and on-site presence at clients/ZS offices for the majority of our week. The magic of ZS culture and innovation thrives in both planned and spontaneous face-to-face connections.