Strategy Insights & Planning Consultant - ZS Discovery

TN United Kingdom; London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm in London seeks a Strategy Insights & Planning Consultant. The role involves delivering high-quality solutions, conducting research, and mentoring associates. Candidates should have a PhD or relevant experience in Life Sciences, strong analytic and communication skills, and a passion for problem-solving.

Benefits

Health and Well-being Benefits

Financial Planning

Annual Leave

Personal Growth and Professional Development

Qualifications

• PhD in Life Sciences or 2-5 years relevant experience required.
• Post-qualification experience in consultancy, specifically in life sciences.

Responsibilities

• Leverage problem-solving skills to develop solutions.
• Conduct market research to derive insights.
• Design custom analyses and communicate results.

Skills

Problem Solving

Analytic Skills

Communication

Attention to Detail

Team Leadership

Education

PhD in Life Sciences

Bachelor’s Degree in Life Sciences

Tools

Excel

Access

Confirmit

ZS's Proprietary Software

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Strategy Insights & Planning Consultant - ZS Discovery, London

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Client:

ZS

Location:

London, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Consulting

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Yes

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Posted:

15.05.2025

Expiry Date:

29.06.2025

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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.

STRATEGY INSIGHTS & PLANNING ASSOCIATE CONSULTANT - ZS DISCOVERY

ZS Discovery - Medical & Scientific Expertise Center

We help clients reinvent pharma discovery, elucidate disease biology, innovate novel therapeutics, and accelerate drug development to create breakthrough science and increase the probability of R&D success and patient outcomes. We’re passionate about accelerating transformation in research and early development so clients can build capabilities in programmable biology across therapeutic modalities. Our integrated approach is multidisciplinary and led by science.

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.

Responsibilities:

Leverage problem solving skills and frameworks to develop solutions to client 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

Assist in developing client relationships and serve as key point of contact on aspects of projects

Actively support management of the program plan and conduct regular status updates with the client – 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

Guide and mentor Associates on teams

Qualifications:

PhD with bachelor’s degree in a Life Sciences field. In lieu of a PhD, 2-5 years of relevant post-collegiate work experience may substitute. A demonstrated record of academic success is required.

Post-qualification experience in consultancy, working specifically in a scientific or life sciences function.

High motivation, good work ethic, maturity and personal initiative

Strong oral and written communication skills

Empathy, adaptability and high personal impact

Strong attention to detail, with a quality-focused mindset

Self-discipline for planning and organizing tasks

Aptitude for, and enjoyment of, team leadership

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.