Strategy Insights & Planning Consultant - Emerging Pharma

Strategy Insights & Planning Consultant - Emerging Pharma

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Strategy Insights & Planning Consultants deliver high-quality solutions for our clients. The role focuses on enabling clients to tackle a broad range of business challenges through advanced data analytics, problem-solving, and synthesis. You will work 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 various markets, among other client challenges.

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. Alternatively, 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 empower you to thrive as an individual and global team member.

Work Environment

We are committed to giving our employees a flexible and connected way of working, blending work-from-home with on-site presence at clients/ZS offices. The ZS culture and innovation thrive in both planned and spontaneous face-to-face connections.

Travel

Travel is a requirement for client-facing roles; projects may require travel as needed. Travel provides opportunities to strengthen client relationships, gain diverse experiences, and enhance professional growth.

Equity, Inclusion & Belonging

We honor the visible and invisible elements of our identities and belief systems. 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.

If you’re eager to grow, contribute, and bring your unique self to our work, we encourage you to apply. ZS is an equal opportunity employer and provides equal employment and advancement opportunities without regard to any protected class.

To complete your application: Candidates must possess or be able to obtain work authorization for their intended country of employment. An online application, including a full set of transcripts, is required to be considered. NO AGENCY CALLS, PLEASE.

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