Advisory Consultant - Health Plan

ZS is a place where passion changes lives. As a management consulting and technology firm focused on improving life and how we live it , our most valuable asset is our people. 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 an d passion to drive life-changing impact to ZS.
Our most valuable asset is our people .
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 part of your success here. Learn more about our diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts and the networks ZS supports to assist our ZSers in cultivating community spaces, obtaining the resources they need to thrive, and sharing the messages they are passionate about.
ZS's Strategy & Transformation solution area works with clients using our core consulting skills and frameworks to make the right strategic choices and drive stronger execution of strategies for lasting impact and value creation . W e support clients who have broad, strategic mandates and support them from strategy through to implementation and transformation . W e offer value to the client by linking strategy and implementation in a seamless fashion, drawing on ZS' broad but also deep expertise along this continuum.
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. Within ZS, HPP operates like a mission-oriented start-up backed by a large global firm. HPP's goal is to build the ecosystem of payer/provider clients that have a similar mindset to long term partnership, innovation in the healthcare industry, and unlocking the synergies across various sectors within healthcare and beyond. The team is growing quickly and looking for passionate team members who care first and foremost about impact and core values - we pride ourselves on being true to spirit of client value creation, true culture of collaboration, and human-centric service. Through our vision, strategy, and investments, we seek to disrupt the traditional healthcare consulting market and elevate our society to new levels of functioning. This venture is not for the feint of heart - we work hard, play hard, and bring our complete selves to work.
Strategy and Transformation Consultant
Strategy and Transformation Consultants deliver high-quality solutions for our clients. Consultants possess unstructured problem-solving skills as well as strong analytic, synthesis and communication skills. Consultants may work on multiple projects simultaneously. As Consultants advance in their career, they specialize in a particular industry, practice area and/or client relationship.
What You'll Do

• Identify the problem statement and break down into smaller components (e.g., issue / logic tree)

• Own multiple project workstreams (data / content synthesis, insights / findings) and identifies connections and inter-dependencies between them

• Own / develop project deliverables with clear storyline and integrated framework with not only insights and findings, but also key strategic implications and recommendations

• Build relationships with day-to-day client contacts

• Ability to work in teams - communicate, participate , collaborate, motivate, and delegate

• Develop understanding of the broader healthcare/Health Plan landscape

• I dentify at speed critical key client issues and develop, shape, and inform hypotheses in ambiguous and unstructured environments

• Lead discussions with client s on both client-specific matters and issues affecting the broader healthcare landscape

• Structure and develop client deliverables in PowerPoint, including telling the story with supporting analysis in a clear and effective manner

• Design and execute qualitative and/or quantitative analyses to test and support or refine hypotheses (for both reasonable quick estimates and precise in-depth models)

• Drive project task execution by ensuring progress, organizing project data and coordinating team meetings and guiding and teaching more junior team members

• Integrate multiple information sources (primary, secondary and analytical research) to inform complex problems

• Participate in presentation and communication of results to clients and internal teams

• Provide thought leadership and innovation within projects and practice areas and con tribute to internal firm activities advancing ZS's capabilities

What you'll bring :

• 3 + years of relevant professional experience in a strategy consulting role

• MBA or Masters degree with a strong academic record in business, economics, marketing, psychology, physical or life sciences, engineering, applied math, statistics or related fields OR a PhD in marketing, economics, or related field with a business application . In lieu of an MBA or PhD, 5-8 years of relevant work experience may substitute.

• Candidates with a combination of consulting and healthcare backgrounds and experience are preferred

• Demonstrated experience in unstructured problem solving . You will be confident in identifying and testing solutions in ambiguous and ever evolving client landscapes

• High motivation, client service orientation, good work ethic, maturity and personal initiative

• Effective oral and written communication skills that enable personal impact with senior-level decision makers

• Impeccable attention to detail, with a quality-focused mindset

• Analytic problem-solving skills, with a creative and innovative outlook

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 empowers 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 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.
Considering applying?
At ZS, we're building a diverse and inclusive company where people bring their passions to inspire life-changing impact and deliver better outcomes for all. We are most interested in finding the best candidate for the job and recognize the value that candidates with all backgrounds, including non-traditional ones, bring. If you are interested in joining us, we encourage you to apply even if you don't meet 100% of the requirements listed above.
To Complete Your Application:
Candidates must possess 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
Salary: $155,000.00 - $170,300.00