Strategy Insights & Planning Consultant/Health Ecosystems (San Francisco area, CA)

ZS's Business Consulting 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.

HEALTH ECOSYSTEMS CONSULTANT

We are currently seeking applicants for a Strategy Insights & Planning Consultant (SIPC) to focus on health ecosystems and payers and will be part of our rapidly growing Healthcare Ecosystems practice. Health ecosystems, include integrated delivery networks (IDNs) and integrated payerprovider networks (IPPNs) which are becoming increasingly important players in the US healthcare market. SIPCs leverage their experience to take responsibility for projects and play a key role in the health ecosystems service line.

Responsibilities:

• Work with project leadership to define project scope and develop approach
• Lead project task execution by ensuring progress, organizing project related findings and coordinating team meetings
• Formulating health ecosystems initiatives
• Performing market research to determine client's needs
• Value communications
• Synthesize findings, develop recommendations and communicate results to clients and internal teams
• Provide thought leadership and innovation within the health ecosystems space
• Participate in business and strategy development
• Contribute to internal firm activities
• Coach and mentor junior team members

Qualifications:

• MBA with bachelor's (and often graduate) degrees business, psychology or physical/life sciences or related field with a strong academic record of analytic and quantitative work. 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;
• 4-5 years of experience in health ecosystems and/or payer experience; consulting or professional services experience preferred;
• Experience with research methodology and study design;
• High motivation, good work ethic, maturity and personal initiative;
• Aptitude for, and enjoyment of, leading and managing teams;
• Strong oral and written communication skills that enable personal impact with senior-level decision makers;
• Strong attention to detail, with a quality-focused mindset.