Transformation Manager

About the role

As an Advisory Manager - Transformation at ZS, you will work closely with clients to help them implement strategic choices and transform their organizations. Your responsibilities include leading large-scale organizational changes, engaging with senior management, and developing client deliverables.

Responsibilities

• Work with clients to help them make strategic choices about their business and/or transform their organization.
• Lead large-scale organizational changes to improve performance and achieve strategic goals.
• Communicate interrelated business issues with senior executives and align stakeholders across functions.
• Address situations without clear problem statements to find new solutions and/or disruptive innovation.
• Structure and develop client deliverables in PowerPoint, including "telling the story" with supporting analysis in a clear and effective manner.
• Build and nurture senior level client relationships.
• Drive project task execution by ensuring progress, organizing project data, and coordinating team meetings.
• Guide and teach more junior team members.
• Provide thought leadership and innovation within projects, practices, and clients.
• Motivate, coach, and serve as a role model for project team members.
• Drive business and strategy development.
• Integrate within our values-driven culture as a team player.

Requirements

• An MBA or advanced degree in business, economics, marketing, psychology, physical or life sciences, engineering, applied math, statistics, or related fields.
• Alternatively, a PhD in life sciences, health economics, decision sciences, or related field with a business application.
• At least 4 years of post-MBA or PhD work experience; in lieu of an MBA or PhD, 8+ years of relevant work experience in a management consulting firm may be considered.
• Prior experience with one or more areas including strategic vision articulation, organization design, capability development, talent strategy, change enablement, and transformation orchestration.
• Demonstrated ability to build senior level relationships within client organizations and to convert those relationships to business opportunities.
• Effective oral and written communication skills that enables personal impact with senior-level decision makers.
• Ability to communicate interrelated business issues with senior executives, strong business intuition, and ability to quickly learn and shape executive agenda.
• Problem-solving skills to address situations without clear problem statements to find new solutions and/or disruptive innovation.
• A client service orientation, high motivation, good work ethic, maturity, and personal initiative.
• Aptitude for and enjoyment of leading and managing teams.
• Enjoys fast-paced work environments, and able to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Strong attention to detail, with a quality-focused mindset.
• Expertise in macro life sciences industry and/or specific functional trends (e.g., clinical, medical, marketing).
• Strong business and financial acumen with ability to read financial statements and understand implications.

Qualifications

• Passion for transforming ideas into impact through data, science, technology, and human ingenuity.
• Experience in healthcare, specifically in life sciences, clinical, medical, marketing, and analytics.
• Knowledge of organizational design, capability development, talent strategy, change enablement, and transformation orchestration.
• Ability to build and maintain senior level relationships within client organizations.
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills.
• Experience in leading and managing teams.
• Interest in and enjoyment of fast-paced work environments and multiple projects.
• Attention to detail and quality-focused mindset.
• Understanding of macro life sciences industry and specific functional trends.
• Business and financial acumen.

Skills

• Strategic vision articulation.
• Organizational design.
• Capability development.
• Talent strategy.
• Change enablement.
• Transformation orchestration.
• Client relationship building.
• Project management.
• Thought leadership.
• Team leadership.
• Problem-solving.
• Communication skills.
• Financial acumen.

Benefits

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

• 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.

We also provide a hybrid working model, allowing you to combine work from home and on-site presence at clients/ZS offices for the majority of your week. We prioritize business needs of your project and client when it comes to travel, which is a requirement for client-facing ZSers.

For details on total rewards in the United States, visit ZS US office locations | Where we work | ZS.

Pay

The pay for this role is competitive and commensurate with experience.

Schedule

The schedule for this role is flexible and can vary based on project needs and client requirements.

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.

Perks & 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. This includes:

• 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.

We also provide a hybrid working model, allowing you to combine work from home and on-site presence at clients/ZS offices for the majority of your week. We prioritize business needs of your project and client when it comes to travel, which is a requirement for client-facing ZSers.

For details on total rewards in the United States, visit ZS US office locations | Where we work | ZS.

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 unique self to our work, we encourage you to apply. ZS is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing equal employment and advancement opportunities without regard to any class protected by applicable law. To complete your application: Candidates must possess or be able to obtain 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.