Strategy Insights & Planning Consultant - Emerging Pharma

Zs Associates; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

ZS Associates is seeking a Strategy Insights & Planning Consultant to join the Emerging Pharma team. This role focuses on delivering solutions for biotech and pharmaceutical companies addressing commercial challenges while offering opportunities for professional growth and travel. Candidates should possess strong analytical, communication skills and a relevant MBA or PhD.

Benefits

Health and well-being benefits

Financial planning support

Flexible work environments

Professional development programs

Travel opportunities

Qualifications

• MBA with strong academic record or PhD in relevant areas.
• Up to 3 years of post-MBA relevant work experience.
• Strong attention to detail and quality-focused mindset.

Responsibilities

• Define project scope and develop approach with leadership.
• Lead project task execution and coordinate team meetings.
• Synthesize findings and communicate results to clients.

Skills

Analytic problem-solving

Effective communication

Client service orientation

Education

MBA or PhD in relevant field

Bachelor's degree in business, economics, or related fields

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 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.

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 Consultant - Emerging Pharma

ZS's Insights & Analytics group partners 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.

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.

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

What You’ll Do

• Work with project leadership to define project scope and develop approach.

• Lead project task execution by ensuring progress, organizing project data and coordinating team meetings.

• Conduct issue analysis and develop hypotheses on the key client issues.

• Design and execute qualitative and/or quantitative analyses to test and analyze hypotheses.

• Synthesize findings, develop recommendations, and communicate results to clients and internal teams.

• Provide thought leadership and innovation within projects and practice areas.

• Participate in business development.

• Contribute to internal firm activities.

• Coach and mentor junior team members.

What You’ll Bring

• MBA with bachelor's (and often graduate) degrees with a strong academic record in business, economics, marketing, psychology, physical or life sciences, engineering, applied math, statistics, or related fields. 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 work experience.

• 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.

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.

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.

Considering applying?

At ZS, we're building a diverse and inclusive company where people bring their passions to inspire life-changing impact and deliver better outcomes for all. We are most interested in finding the best candidate for the job and recognize the value that candidates with all backgrounds, including non-traditional ones, bring. If you are interested in joining us, we encourage you to apply even if you don't meet 100% of the requirements listed above.

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.

To Complete Your Application:

Candidates must possess or be able to obtain work authorization for their intended country of employment.An on-line application, including a full set of transcripts (official or unofficial), is required to be considered.

NO AGENCY CALLS, PLEASE.

Find Out More At:

www.zs.com