Business Technology Solutions Associate Consultant - Health Plan

ZS; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative consulting firm is looking for passionate individuals to join their rapidly growing Health Plan and Provider team. In this role, you'll lead transformative projects using cutting-edge cloud technologies to drive impactful solutions in the healthcare sector. You'll collaborate with a diverse team of experts to deliver high-quality results while fostering innovation and client relationships. If you're eager to make a difference and thrive in a dynamic environment, this opportunity is perfect for you. Join a mission-driven team that values your unique contributions and supports your professional growth.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of healthcare consulting experience leading large-scale technology implementations.
• Strong communication skills for conveying technical concepts to diverse audiences.
• Extensive experience with major cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, and GCP.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end projects utilizing cloud technologies to solve complex business problems.
• Provide technology expertise to maximize value for Health Plan clients and project teams.
• Guide, coach, and mentor project team members for ongoing learning and growth.

Skills

Healthcare Consulting

Project Management

Cloud Technologies

Communication Skills

Data Management

Agile Methodologies

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Business Analytics

Master's Degree in Computer Science

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Snowflake

Databricks

Salesforce

Power BI

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, 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 engagement. We partner collaboratively with our clients to develop custom solutions and technology products that create value and deliver results across critical areas of their business. Bring your curiosity for learning, bold ideas, courage, and passion to drive life-changing impact at 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 help our ZSers cultivate community spaces, obtain resources, and share their passions.

Business Technology

ZS’s Technology group focuses on scalable strategies, assets, and accelerators that deliver enterprise-wide transformation via cutting-edge technology. We leverage digital and technology solutions to optimize business processes, enhance decision-making, and drive innovation. Our services include, but are not limited to, Digital and Technology advisory, Product and Platform development, and Data, Analytics, and AI implementation.

The Health Plan and Provider (HPP) team within ZS is a growth venture, focused on strategic offerings and client segments that align with the ZS mission/vision—helping improve life and how we live it. Operating like a mission-oriented start-up backed by a large global firm, HPP aims to build an ecosystem of payer/provider clients committed to long-term partnerships, healthcare industry innovation, and unlocking synergies across healthcare sectors and beyond. The team is growing rapidly and seeks passionate members who prioritize impact and core values—dedicated to client value creation, collaboration, and human-centric service. We strive to disrupt traditional healthcare consulting and elevate societal functioning. This venture requires dedication—work hard, play hard, and bring your full self to work.

What you’ll do:

1. Lead end-to-end projects utilizing cloud technologies to solve complex business problems.
2. Provide technology expertise to maximize value for Health Plan clients and project teams.
3. Drive strong delivery methodologies to ensure projects are completed on time, within budget, and meet client expectations.
4. Ensure technology solutions are scalable, resilient, and optimized for performance and cost.
5. Guide, coach, and mentor project team members for ongoing learning and growth.
6. Demonstrate expertise, facilitation skills, and strong interpersonal skills in internal and client interactions.
7. Collaborate with ZS experts to foster innovation and mitigate project risks.
8. Work globally with team members to ensure smooth project delivery.
9. Bring structure to unstructured work, including developing business cases with clients.
10. Assist ZS leadership with business case development, innovation, thought leadership, and team initiatives.

What you’ll bring:

• Currently in your junior year of a Bachelor's degree or in your first year of a Master's degree in Business Analytics, Computer Science, MIS, MBA, or a related field with academic excellence.
• 5+ years of healthcare consulting experience leading large-scale technology implementations.
• Strong communication skills for conveying technical concepts to diverse audiences.
• Significant supervisory, coaching, and hands-on project management experience.
• Extensive experience with major cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, and GCP.
• Deep knowledge of enterprise data management, advanced analytics, process automation, and application development.
• Familiarity with industry-standard products and platforms such as Snowflake, Databricks, Redshift, Salesforce, Power BI, and Cloud.
• Experience delivering projects using agile methodologies.

Additional skills:

• Ability to manage virtual global teams for timely project delivery.
• Experience analyzing and troubleshooting interactions between databases, operating systems, and applications.
• Willingness to travel to global offices as needed to collaborate with clients and teams.