Decision Analytics Consultant

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**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.
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**What you’ll do**:Decision Analytics Consultant** in the **Insights and Analytics Group** will
- Leverage quantitative skills to derive answers to clients' ongoing business analytics and reporting questions.
- Work collaboratively with clients to ascertain the client’s specific business information needs.
- Execute a specific plan for analyzing the data necessary to secure solutions to clients’ particular business information need(s).
- Discuss and determine with clients which specific data may be best utilized in order to perform the necessary analysis.
- Evaluate, assess and analyze the data necessary to provide solutions to the client’s particular business information needs.
- Communicate the data results to the client, with an emphasis on answering the business question as opposed to the analytical and reporting processes used.
- Gain immediate familiarity with client’s internal processes.
- Develop expertise within a client analytics area.
- Be available for clients during regular working hours.

**What**You’ll** Bring**
- Up to 3 years of post-MBA relevant work experience, and 3-5 years of pre-MBA relevant work experience, with evidence of strong analytic work (including use of advanced modeling techniques and tools such as R, 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

**Hybrid working model**:
ZS is committed to a **Flexible and Connected** way of working. ZSers are onsite at clients or ZS offices three days a week. Combined flexibility to work remotely two days a week is also available. The magic of ZS culture and innovation thrives in both planned and spontaneous face-to-face connections.

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**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.

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 onsite 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; the 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 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. If you’re eager to grow, contribute and bring your