09/08/2025 Decision Analytics

Role: Decision Analytics - Associate Consultant (Patient Level Data)

Location: Pune / Gurgaon

Company: ZS Associates

ZS is a place where passion changes lives. As a management consulting and technology firm focused on transforming global healthcare and beyond, our most valuable asset is our people. Here you'll work side-by-side with a powerful collective of thinkers and experts shaping solutions from start to finish. At ZS, we believe that making an impact demands a different approach; and that's why here your ideas elevate actions, and here you'll have the freedom to define your own path and pursue cutting-edge work. We partner collaboratively with our clients to develop products that create value and deliver company results across critical areas of their business including portfolio strategy, customer insights, research and development, operational and technology transformation, marketing strategy and many more. If you dare to think differently, join us, and find a path where your passion can change lives.

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.

What You'll Do:

- Lead the development of comprehensive market access strategies for pharmaceutical products, focusing on U.S. payers, PBMs (Pharmacy Benefit Managers), Medicare, and Medicaid.
- Utilize real-world evidence, healthcare claims data, and advanced analytics tools to drive decision-making around pricing, contracting, and patient access strategies.
- Design and execute analyses related to payer coverage, formulary inclusion, and reimbursement challenges.
- Create and deliver executive-level presentations with clear, data-driven insights that inform actionable strategies.
- Lead and manage client projects related to access and affordability strategy, ensuring timely delivery and alignment with the client's strategic objectives.
- Manage deliverables including presentations, white papers, and detailed analytical reports
- Stay updated on U.S. health policy changes, including regulations from CMS (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) and other bodies that affect pricing and access
- Analyze the potential impact of evolving healthcare policies on pricing and reimbursement strategies and communicate those insights to clients.

What You'll Bring as Associate Consultant:

- Bachelor's or master's degree required in any discipline with strong record of academic success in quantitative and analytic coursework such as operations research, applied mathematics, management science, data science, statistics, econometrics or engineering.
- 2-4 years of experience in analytics and strategic consulting within U.S. healthcare, market access, and value-based care.
- Strong technical expertise in SQL, Python and MS Excel for data management and analysis.
- Strong expertise in US healthcare datasets such as anonymized patient level data, claims data, EMR, etc.
- High motivation, good work ethic, maturity and personal initiative.
- Strong oral and written communication skills.

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.

Find Out More At: www.zs.com

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