Business Technology Solutions Associate Consultant - Health Plan

About the role

The Health Plan and Provider (HPP) team within ZS is a growth venture, focused on a strategic set of offerings and client segments that can unlock the ZS mission/vision – helping improve life and how we live it. HPP operates like a mission-oriented start-up backed by a large global firm. The team is growing quickly and looking for passionate team members who care first and foremost about impact and core values.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with ZS internal teams and client teams to shape and implement high quality technology solutions that address critical business problems
• Develop a deep understanding of the business problems and effectively translate them into technical designs
• Lead modules and workstreams within projects while participating in hands on implementation
• Work with technical architects to validate the technical design and implementation approach
• Apply appropriate development methodologies and best practices to ensure exceptional client and project team experience
• Support the project lead in project delivery, including project planning, people management, staffing, and risk mitigation
• Manage a diverse team with various skill sets while providing mentorship and coaching to junior members
• Lead task planning and distribution among team members for timely completion of projects with high-quality results
• Guide the project deliverables such as business case development, solution vision and design, user requirements, prototypes, technical architecture, test cases, deployment plans and operations strategy

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Business Analytics, Computer Science, MIS or related field with academic excellence
• 3+ years of relevant professional experience in delivering small/medium-scale technology solutions
• Ability to lead project teams, drive end-to-end activities, meet milestones, and provide mentorship/guidance for the team growth
• Experience with GCP, Data Bricks, or Snowflake
• Must have experience with Health Plan data (claims data, provider data, member data)
• Strong understanding of RDBMS concepts, SQL, data warehousing and reporting
• Experience with big data concepts, data management, data analytics and cloud platforms
• Proficiency in programming languages like Python
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including expertise in algorithms and data structures
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written, with the ability to structure thoughts logically during discussions and presentations
• Proficiency in working within a virtual global team environment, contributing to the timely delivery of multiple projects

Qualifications

• Client-first mentality
• Intense work ethic
• Collaborative spirit and problem-solving approach

Skills

• Collaboration
• Problem-solving
• Technical design
• Project management
• Team leadership
• Client relationship management

Benefits

At ZS, your growth matters. We offer a comprehensive total rewards package that supports your health and well-being, financial future, time away, and professional development. With robust skills-building programs, multiple career progression paths, internal mobility, and a deeply collaborative culture, you’ll have the opportunity to do meaningful work, expand your capabilities, and thrive as part of a global community.

Pay

Competitive compensation and benefits package

Schedule

Hybrid working model with flexibility to work from home and on-site presence at clients/ZS offices for the majority of the week. Travel is a requirement for client-facing ZSers; business needs of your project and client are the priority.