Market Access Consultant

ZS; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

ZS is a management consulting and technology firm focused on improving life and health outcomes. The Decision Analytics Consultant role sits at the intersection of healthcare strategy and market access, guiding clients through payer dynamics, access barriers, and commercialization opportunities.

The position emphasizes quantitative and qualitative analyses, stakeholder research, and client-ready communications to support strategic decisions and growth across diverse health sectors.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in quantitative or business field and 5-8 years of relevant work experience, or an MBA with 3+ years of relevant work experience, with evidence of strong analytic work.
• Use of advanced modeling techniques and tools such as R, SQL, SAS, Tableau, or VBA
• Aptitude for leading and managing teams, with effective oral and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Partner with clients to address market access, payer strategy, pricing, commercialization, and growth.
• Perform quantitative and qualitative analyses to generate actionable insights and strategic recommendations.
• Conduct primary and secondary research to understand payer, provider, patient, and customer perspectives and identify key market trends.
• Support access and commercialization strategy projects by analyzing market dynamics, stakeholder behavior, competitive landscapes, and access barriers.
• Develop executive-ready presentations and communicate findings to client stakeholders and senior leadership teams.
• Manage project workstreams, monitor timelines, and proactively identify risks to ensure successful delivery.
• Build trusted client relationships and mentor junior team members while developing leadership and consulting skills.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Leadership

Client service orientation

Fluency in English

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in quantitative or business field

MBA with 3+ years experience

Tools

R

SQL

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. 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. ZS’s Access & Value Realization team partners with leading pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and healthcare organizations to solve some of their most critical commercial and access challenges. Our teams help clients navigate market access, pricing, contracting, reimbursement, customer engagement, product launch, and growth strategy decisions through a combination of strategic thinking, advanced analytics, primary research, and deep industry expertise. As a Decision Analytics Consultant, you’ll work at the intersection of healthcare strategy and market access, helping clients understand evolving payer dynamics, stakeholder needs, access barriers, and commercialization opportunities that ultimately improve patient access to innovative therapies.

What You’ll Do

• Partner with clients to address complex business challenges related to market access, payer strategy, reimbursement, pricing, commercialization, and growth.
• Perform quantitative and qualitative analyses to generate actionable insights and strategic recommendations.
• Conduct primary and secondary research to understand payer, provider, patient, and customer perspectives and identify key market trends.
• Support access and commercialization strategy projects by analyzing market dynamics, stakeholder behavior, competitive landscapes, and access barriers.
• Develop executive-ready presentations and communicate findings to client stakeholders and senior leadership teams.
• Contribute to projects focused on areas such as:
  • Market Access Strategy
  • Patient Access and Affordability
  • Payer and Provider Contracting Strategy
  • Payer Research and Insights
  • Product Launch and Commercial Readiness
  • Growth and Portfolio Strategy
• Manage project workstreams, monitor timelines, and proactively identify risks to ensure successful delivery.
• Build trusted client relationships and become a key contributor across multiple engagements.
• Mentor junior team members while developing leadership and consulting skills.

What You’ll Bring

• A bachelor's degree in quantitative or business field and 5-8 years of relevant work experience, or an MBA with 3+ years of relevant work experience, with evidence of strong analytic work, including use of advanced modeling techniques and tools such as R, SQL, SAS, Tableau, or VBA
• 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
• Fluency in English
• Client-first mentality
• Intense work ethic
• Collaborative spirit and problem-solving approach

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

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. For details on total rewards in United States, visit ZS US office locations | Where we work | ZS.

Hybrid working model:

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.

Travel:

Travel is a requirement at ZS 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. Travel provides opportunities to strengthen client relationships, gain diverse experiences, and enhance professional growth by working in different environments and cultures.

Work Authorization:

This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Candidates must have authorization to work in the United States that does not now or in the future require employer sponsorship.

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 integral to your success here. We are committed to building a team that reflects a broad variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences. Learn more about our inclusion and belonging efforts and the networks ZS supports to assist our ZSers in cultivating community spaces and obtaining the resources they need to thrive.

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.