Decision Analytics Associate Consultant - Business Analytics & Insights

ZS • Boston, MA

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

ZS is a management consulting and technology firm focused on improving life through data, science, technology, and human ingenuity. The Insights & Analytics group partners with clients to address business challenges through research, advanced analytics, and problem-solving.

The Decision Analytics Associate Consultant serves as a strategic thought partner to client stakeholders, translating complex analytics into actionable business decisions. Working at the intersection of analytics, consulting, and business strategy, the role collaborates with cross-functional teams to shape analytical approaches, guide problem-solving, interpret findings, and communicate insights. The position helps clients connect data to business outcomes and supports teams in delivering meaningful results.

The role involves developing analytical frameworks and statistical approaches; partnering with analytical teams to design and interpret analyses using tools such as SQL, Python, R, Excel, cloud data platforms, and visualization tools; communicating results; developing client relationships; creating deliverables; implementing solutions; and mentoring team members. It also involves shaping analytical recommendations with clients, guiding work quality, connecting findings to business implications, and identifying ways emerging analytics and AI capabilities can improve client impact.

The position uses a hybrid working model, combining work from home with on-site presence at client locations or ZS offices for most of the week. Travel is required for client-facing employees as project and client needs dictate.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in any discipline, with a strong record of academic success in quantitative and analytic coursework.
• 2–4 years of relevant post-collegiate job experience; a PhD may substitute for work experience.
• Ability to connect analytical insights to business strategy and communicate findings effectively to diverse stakeholder groups.
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams and influencing decision-making in a client-facing, consulting, or business-partner capacity.
• Demonstrated ability to guide workstreams, mentor junior team members, and provide analytical direction.
• Strong oral and written communication skills, including the ability to synthesize complex analyses into clear business narratives.
• Fluency in English.
• High motivation, good work ethic, maturity, and personal initiative.
• Empathy, adaptability, and emotional intelligence.
• Close attention to detail and a quality-focused mindset.
• Self-discipline for planning and organizing tasks.
• Aptitude for and enjoyment of teamwork.
• Client-first mentality, intense work ethic, collaborative spirit, and problem-solving approach.
• Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without current or future employer visa sponsorship.
• An online application including a full set of official or unofficial transcripts is required for consideration.

Nice To Haves

• Healthcare, pharmaceutical, or life sciences experience.
• Curiosity about emerging technologies and artificial intelligence, with an interest in applying new capabilities to business challenges.

Responsibilities

• Develop and apply analytical frameworks and statistical approaches to help clients understand business issues and make informed decisions.
• Use analytic techniques and data to guide client and ZS team decision-making.
• Partner with analytical teams to design and interpret analyses using SQL, Python, R, Excel, and cloud data platforms such as Snowflake and Databricks.
• Present insights using Tableau, Power BI, or AI-assisted visualization tools.
• Synthesize and communicate results to clients and ZS teams through oral and written presentations.
• Develop client relationships and serve as a key point of contact for aspects of projects.
• Provide project status updates to clients and ZS teams.
• Create project deliverables and implement solutions.
• Advance problem-solving skills and improve ZS’s capabilities.
• Guide and mentor Associates and analytical teams, provide direction, and review work quality.
• Partner with clients and project teams to define business problems, shape analytical approaches, and translate insights into strategic recommendations.
• Connect analytical findings to business implications and actionable outcomes for stakeholders.
• Collaborate across cross-functional and global teams to drive alignment, solve business challenges, and support decision-making.
• Stay informed about emerging analytics and AI capabilities and identify opportunities to enhance business insights and client impact.

Benefits

• Comprehensive total rewards package supporting health and well-being, financial future, time away, and professional development.
• Skills-building programs and custom learning pathways.
• Multiple career progression paths and internal mobility opportunities.
• Milestone training programs aligned to career progression.
• Flexible and connected hybrid working model.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level