Decision Analytics Associate Consultant - Real World Data & Insights - ZS

ZS is a place where passion changes lives. As a management consulting and technology firm focused on transforming global healthcare and beyond, our most valuable asset is our people. Here you'll work side-by-side with a powerful collective of thinkers and experts shaping solutions from start to finish. At ZS, we believe that making an impact demands a different approach; and that's why here your ideas elevate actions, and here you'll have the freedom to define your own path and pursue cutting-edge work. We partner collaboratively with our clients to develop product that create value and deliver company results across critical areas of their business including portfolio strategy, customer insights, research and development, operational and technology transformation, marketing strategy and many more. If you dare to think differently, join us, and find a pat where your passion can change lives.

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.  

Insights & Analytics 

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.    

ZS's Real World Data & Insights group is tasked with enabling business transformation by leveraging real world data to drive differentiated patient outcomes and to enhance customer engagement. We achieve this by creating differentiated and scalable solutions that are built on our deep experience and partnerships in healthcare, consulting, technolgy, and data science.

What You’ll Do  

• Develop and apply advanced statistical models that help clients understand dynamic business issues

• Leverage analytic techniques to use data to guide client and ZS team decision-making

• Design custom analyses and ensure methodologies align with project needs
• Leverage R, SQL, Tableau, SAS, Visual Basic and Excel to investigate and inform client needs

• Synthesize and communicate results to clients and ZS teams through oral and written presentations

• Develop client relationships and serve as key point of contact on aspects of projects

• Provide client and ZS teams project status updates

• Create project deliverables and implement solutions
• Conduct end-to-en quality checks and ensure consistency across analyses

• Advance problem-solving skills and improve ZS’s capabilities

• Guide and mentor Associates on teams

What You’ll Bring 

• Bachelor's or master's degree required in any discipline with strong record of academic success in quantitative and analytic coursework such as operations research, applied mathematics, management science, data science, statistics, econometrics or engineering. 

• 2-4 years of relevant post-collegiate job experience with domain knowledge/expertise in Healthcare/Life Sciences/MedTech is preferred. A PhD may substitute in lieu of work experience
• Proficiency with MS Excel modeling and analyzing and developing insighs from large datasets, leveraging relevant tools and programming languages such as SQL, Python, SAS, VBA, etc.
• Working knowledge of basic statistics including first order descriptive statistics, types of distributions, hypothesis testing, statistical significance, probability distributions, etc.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Strong communication ills and ability to communicate with both technical and non-technical teams
• Knowledge of diverse data sources, including but not limited to retail and non-retail sales data, patient level claims data, EMR data, etc.
• Experience with different retrospective RWD (Real World Data) databases such as IQVIA, Symphony, Komodo or Optum is preferred
• Experience of bio-statistical techniques such as - Survival analysis, Matching techniques such as Propenity score Matching and Case Control, Linear and Logistic regression
• Fundamental understanding of standard predictive and classifical models: when to use and how to intrepet results

• High motivation, good work ethic, maturity and personal initiative

• Empathy, adaptability and emotional intelligence

• Self-discipline for planning and organizing tasks

• Aptitude for, and enjoyment of, working in teams

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. 

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. 

To Complete Your Application: 

Candidates must possess 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