Market Access Associate Consultant

ZS • Boston, MA

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

ZS is a management consulting and technology firm focused on improving life and how we live it. The Access & Value Realization team partners with leading pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and healthcare organizations to solve critical commercial and access challenges. This role, as a Decision Analytics Associate Consultant, will work at the intersection of healthcare strategy and market access, helping clients understand evolving payer dynamics, stakeholder needs, access barriers, and commercialization opportunities to improve patient access to innovative therapies.

Requirements

• 2-5 years of relevant industry or consulting experience.
• Experience or interest in healthcare, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, market access, commercialization, pricing, payer strategy, customer insights, or healthcare consulting.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to structure ambiguous business questions.
• Experience conducting research and synthesizing findings into strategic recommendations.
• Excellent communication and storytelling skills with the ability to influence decision-making through data and insights.
• Curiosity about healthcare systems, stakeholder decision-making, market dynamics, and patient access challenges.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.
• Strong relationship-building skills
• Fluency in English
• Client-first mentality
• Intense work ethic
• Collaborative spirit and problem-solving approach
• Candidates must have authorization to work in the United States that does not now or in the future require employer sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

• Master's or PhD degree in life sciences, public health, health economics, business, economics, psychology, marketing, social sciences, or another quantitative discipline are a plus but not required.

Responsibilities

• Partner with clients to address complex business challenges related to market access, payer strategy, reimbursement, pricing, commercialization, and growth.
• Perform quantitative and qualitative analyses to generate actionable insights and strategic recommendations.
• Conduct primary and secondary research to understand payer, provider, patient, and customer perspectives and identify key market trends.
• Support access and commercialization strategy projects by analyzing market dynamics, stakeholder behavior, competitive landscapes, and access barriers.
• Develop executive-ready presentations and communicate findings to client stakeholders and senior leadership teams.
• Contribute to projects focused on areas such as: Market Access Strategy, Patient Access and Affordability, Payer and Provider Contracting Strategy, Payer Research and Insights, Product Launch and Commercial Readiness, Growth and Portfolio Strategy.
• Manage project workstreams, monitor timelines, and proactively identify risks to ensure successful delivery.
• Build trusted client relationships and become a key contributor across multiple engagements.
• Mentor junior team members while developing leadership and consulting skills.

Benefits

• Comprehensive total rewards package that supports your health and well‑being, financial future, time away, and professional development.
• Robust skills‑building programs
• Multiple career progression paths
• Internal mobility
• Deeply collaborative culture

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed