Strategy Insights & Planning Associate Consultant - Health Plan

About the role

The Strategy Insights and Planning teams at ZS partner with clients to design and deliver solutions to help them tackle a broad range of business challenges. The Health Plan and Provider (HPP) team focuses on a strategic set of offerings and client segments that align with ZS's mission to improve life and how we live it. This team operates like a mission-oriented start-up, fostering a culture of innovation and partnership in the healthcare industry.

Responsibilities

• Identify the problem statement and break down into smaller components (e.g., issue / logic tree)
• Own a project workstream (data / content synthesis, insights / findings)
• Develop storyline / board of the workstream in clear, easy-to-understand framework
• Work in teams - communicate, participate, collaborate, motivate
• Leverage problem-solving skills and frameworks to develop solutions to our client’s business problems
• Assist in structuring and conducting market research and/or desk research to derive insights and contribute to client decision making
• Design custom analyses using tools like Excel, Access, Confirmit and ZS's proprietary software
• Synthesize and communicate results to clients and ZS teams through oral and written presentations
• Actively support management of the program plan and conduct regular status updates with the client – risk and issue mitigation
• Advance problem-solving skills and improve ZS's capabilities
• Mentor and support development of Associates on your projects and teams

Requirements

• PhD or Masters with bachelor’s degree in a field with quantitative coursework such as business, economics, marketing, psychology, life sciences and social sciences
• In lieu of a PhD, 2-5 years of relevant post-study professional experience will be considered
• 2+ years of relevant Health Plan job experience
• Experience with healthcare business processes/analytics strongly preferred

Qualifications

• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Empathy, adaptability and high personal impact
• Strong attention to detail, with a quality-focused mindset
• Aptitude for, and enjoyment of, team leadership

Skills

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

Benefits

ZS offers a comprehensive total rewards package that supports your health and well-being, financial future, time away, and professional development. This includes:

• Skills-building programs
• Milestone training programs aligned to career progression opportunities
• Internal mobility paths that empower growth via s-curves, individual contribution, and role expansions
• A hybrid working model: ZSers are onsite at clients or ZS offices three days a week, with the option to work remotely two days a week
• A flexible and connected way of working that combines planned and spontaneous face-to-face connections

Pay

Details on pay are not specified in this posting.

Schedule

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