Decision Analytics Consultant - RWD

ZS; Maharashtra; Hybrid; INR 1,000,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive rewards package

Skills-building programs

Career progression paths

Job summary

ZS in Maharashtra is looking for a qualified professional for an analytical role requiring an MBA in a quantitative discipline or a PhD. Responsibilities include leveraging quantitative skills to deliver business analytics, collaborating with clients, and analyzing data to meet specific business needs. The position offers a hybrid working model, allowing for both onsite and remote work, along with a comprehensive rewards package to support personal and professional growth.

Qualifications

• MBA or PhD, or 5-8 years of relevant work experience.
• Up to 3 years of post-MBA relevant work experience.
• Strong analytic work evidence, including advanced modeling techniques.

Responsibilities

• Leverage quantitative skills for business analytics.
• Collaborate with clients to understand their information needs.
• Analyze data to provide solutions to client needs.

Skills

Analytic problem-solving skills

Fluency in English

Client service orientation

Attention to detail

Leadership and management

Education

MBA in a quantitative discipline

PhD in marketing or related field

Tools

R

SAS

Tableau

VBA

Job description

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.

What You’ll Do

• Leverage quantitative skills to derive answers to clients' ongoing business analytics and reporting questions.
• Work collaboratively with clients to ascertain the client’s specific business information needs.
• Execute a specific plan for analyzing the data necessary to secure solutions to clients’ particular business information need(s).
• Discuss and determine with clients which specific data may be best utilized in order to perform the necessary analysis.
• Evaluate, assess and analyze the data necessary to provide solutions to the client’s particular business information needs.
• Communicate the data results to the client, with an emphasis on answering the business question as opposed to the analytical and reporting processes used.
• Gain immediate familiarity with client’s internal processes.
• Develop expertise within a client analytics area.
• Be available for clients during regular working hours.

What You’ll Bring

• MBA with a bachelor’s (and often graduate) degree in a quantitative, analytical discipline such as Operations Research, Applied Mathematics, Management Science, Data Science, Statistics, Econometrics or Engineering. 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 relevant work experience, with evidence of strong analytic work (including use of advanced modeling techniques and tools such as R, SAS, Tableau or VBA).
• High motivation, good work ethic, maturity and personal initiative.
• Aptitude for, and enjoyment of, leading and managing teams.
• Fluency in English.
• Strong attention to detail, with a quality‑focused mindset.
• Analytic problem‑solving skills, with a creative and innovative outlook.
• Client service orientation.

How you’ll grow

• Cross‑functional skills development & custom learning pathways.
• Milestone training programs aligned to career progression opportunities.
• Internal mobility paths that empower growth via s‑curves, individual contribution and role expansions.

Hybrid working model

ZS is committed to a flexible and connected way of working. ZSers are onsite at clients or ZS offices three days a week, and can work remotely for up to two days a week. The magic of ZS culture and innovation thrives in both planned and spontaneous face‑to‑face connections.

Travel

Travel is a requirement for client‑facing ZSers; business needs of your project and client are the priority. While some projects may be local, all client‑facing ZSers should be prepared to travel as needed, providing opportunities to strengthen client relationships, gain diverse experiences and enhance professional growth.

Perks & Benefits

At ZS, your growth matters. We offer a comprehensive total rewards package that supports your health and well‑being, financial future, time away and professional development. With robust skills‑building programs, multiple career progression paths, internal mobility and a deeply collaborative culture, you’ll have the opportunity to do meaningful work, expand your capabilities, and thrive as part of a global community.

ZS is an equal‑opportunity employer and is committed to providing equal employment and advancement opportunities without regard to any class protected by applicable law. Candidates must possess or be able to obtain work authorization for their intended country of employment.