Life Sciences Strategy Associate Consultant
ZS
Life Sciences Strategy Associate Consultant
ZS
Global management consulting for sales optimization
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.
ZS’s Strategy Insights & Planning teams partner with clients to design and deliver solutions that help them tackle a broad range of business challenges. Our teams work on multiple projects simultaneously, leveraging market research, data-driven insights, and structured and unstructured problem solving to inform strategic decision-making.
For this opportunity, you’ll work closely with a specialty biopharmaceutical client with a portfolio across neuroscience and oncology, supporting corporate and brand-level strategy initiatives. You’ll help assess opportunities, evaluate strategic investments and priorities, and translate research and secondary data into actionable recommendations.
This role offers the opportunity to work on high-level strategic questions for a specialty biopharmaceutical client, with exposure to both corporate and brand strategy. You’ll work with experienced Consultants and Managers while building your ability to take broad, sometimes ambiguous business questions, assess the market and available evidence, and turn those insights into recommendations that can influence client decisions.
How you’ll grow:
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. 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. For details on total rewards in United States, visit ZS US office locations | Where we work | ZS.
Hybrid working model:
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.
Travel:
Travel is a requirement at ZS for client facing ZSers; 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 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.
Work Authorization:
This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Candidates must have authorization to work in the United States that does not now or in the future require employer sponsorship.
To complete your application:
An on-line application, including a full set of transcripts (official or unofficial), is required to be considered.
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Find Out More At:
www.zs.com
ZS Associates helps organizations optimize their sales and marketing operations through data-driven analytics. The company uses mathematical models and rigorous analysis—originating from Kellogg professors in the 1980s—to size and structure sales teams, design territories, forecast markets, manage data, and design incentive compensation. Its services are delivered as consulting engagements that translate complex analytics into practical business decisions, such as how many salespeople a company needs, how to assign territories, and how to align incentives to drive performance. ZS differentiates itself with a deep, methodical focus on analytics, built from decades of experience and applied across industries beyond its pharmaceutical roots. The company’s goal is to help clients improve performance and return on investment by turning data into actionable sales and marketing solutions.
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