Real-World Data (RWD) Consultant

ZS • Boston, MA

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

ZS is a management consulting and technology firm focused on improving life and how we live it. The 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.

Requirements

• 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 relevant work 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, SAS, Tableau, or VBA
• 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
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Leverage quantitative skills to derive answers to clients' ongoing business analytics and reporting questions.
• Work collaboratively with 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.
• Be available for clients during regular working hours.

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: Mid Level