Strategy Insights & Planning Associate Consultant - Emerging Pharma

ZS; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

ZS is seeking a Strategy Insights and Planning Associate Consultant for their Emerging Pharma team. This role involves leveraging problem-solving skills to develop solutions for clients, conducting market research, and mentoring junior associates. Ideal candidates will have a PhD or Master's degree with quantitative coursework and strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• PhD or Master’s degree with quantitative coursework in business, economics, or related fields.
• 2-5 years of relevant post-study professional experience considered in lieu of a PhD.

Responsibilities

• Leverage problem-solving skills to develop solutions for clients' business problems.
• Assist in market research and contribute to client decision-making.
• Mentor and support the development of Associates on projects.

Skills

Problem-Solving

Communication

Attention to Detail

Team Leadership

Education

PhD or Master’s degree

Tools

Excel

Access

Confirmit

ZS's proprietary software

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 messages they are passionate about.

Strategy Insights and Planning Associate Consultant - Emerging Pharma

ZS's Strategy Insights and Planning teams partner 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.

Working with ZS’s Emerging Pharma team, you will collaborate with pre-commercial and growth-stage biotech and smaller pharmaceutical companies on topics such as preparing for a first launch across all commercial functions or assessing potential for future indications in the US and rest-of-world markets, among other client challenges and business areas.

What you’ll do

• Leverage problem-solving skills and frameworks to develop solutions to our clients' 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
• Develop client relationships and serve as a key point of contact on certain aspects of projects
• Support management of the program plan and conduct regular status updates with the client—risk and issue mitigation. You will also assist in driving the project forward to ensure project goals and deadlines are met
• Advance problem-solving skills and improve ZS's capabilities
• Mentor and support the development of Associates on your projects and teams

What you’ll bring

• PhD or Master’s degree with quantitative coursework in fields such as business, economics, marketing, psychology, life sciences, or social sciences. In lieu of a PhD, 2-5 years of relevant post-study professional experience will be considered.
• 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