Decision Analytics 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.
Insights & Analytics
ZS's Insights & Analytics group partners with clients to design and deliver solutions to help them tackle a broad range of business challenges. Our teams work on multiple projects simultaneously, leveraging advanced data analytics and problem-solving techniques. Our recommendations and solutions are based on rigorous research and analysis underpinned by deep expertise and thought leadership.
ZS's Health Plan and Provider (HPP) Industry Vertical helps companies across a wide range of consulting and technology services such as: Go to Market, Customer/member engagement, Provider Network Management, Value Based Contracting, and Population Health Management. We deliver innovative solutions to help our clients drive membership growth and improve healthcare value.
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

• Leverage quantitative skills to derive answers to Health Plan clients' ongoing business analytics and reporting questions.

• Work collaboratively with Health Plan clients to ascertain the client's specific business information needs.

• Execute a specific plan for analyzing the data necessary to secure solutions to clients' particular business information need(s ).

• Discuss and determine with clients which specific data may be best utilized in order to perform the necessary analysis.

• Evaluate, assess and analyze the data necessary to provide solutions to the client's particular business information needs.

• Communicate the data results to the client, with an emphasis on answering the business question as opposed to the analytical and reporting processes used.

• Gain immediate familiarity with client's internal processes.

• Develop expertise within a client analytics area.

What You'll Bring

• MBA with a bachelor's (and often graduate) degree in a quantitative, analytical discipline, such as Operations Research, Applied Mathematics, Management Science, Data Science, Statistics, Econometrics, or Engineering. Alternately, candidates may possess a PhD in marketing, economics, decision sciences or related field with a business application. In lieu of an MBA or PhD, 5-8 years of relevant work experience may substitute.

• Up to 3 years of post-MBA Health Plan experience, and 3-5 years of pre-MBA relevant work experience, with evidence of strong analytic work (including use of advanced modeling techniques and tools such as R, Python, SAS or Tableau

• Experience with healthcare business processes/analytics strongly preferred;

• High motivation, good work ethic, maturity and personal initiative

• Aptitude for, and enjoyment of, leading and managing teams.

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

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

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

• Client service orientation

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 - $170,750.00