ZS is a place where passion changes lives. As a management consulting and technology firm focused on improving life and how we live it, our most valuable asset is our people. Here you’ll work side-by-side with a powerful collective of thinkers and experts shaping life-changing solutions for patients, caregivers and consumers, worldwide. ZSers drive impact by bringing a client first mentality to each and every engagement. We partner collaboratively with our clients to develop custom solutions and technology products that create value and deliver company results across critical areas of their business. Bring your curiosity for learning; bold ideas; courage and passion to drive life-changing impact to ZS.

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Drug Discovery Consultant - Bioinformatics

ZS’s Discovery Venture partners with clients to develop and deploy in silico approaches that accelerate the discovery of safer, more effective therapeutics. We work closely with other ZS practices, bringing hands-on scientific expertise to enhance both technology and strategy initiatives. As a Venture within ZS, we continuously develop, test, and refine new approaches to maximize impact for our clients and the patients they serve. This unique position enables us to combine agility and innovation with the resources and knowledge of ZS’s 13,000+ global team. ZS is expanding the Discovery Venture and seeking driven, curious, and creative experts to help shape the practice area, collaborate across ZS’s R&D teams, and deliver excellent outcomes for clients.

Strategy Insights & Planning Consultant - Discovery

What you’ll do:

• Apply hands-on experience using, managing and/or building research technology systems and/or advanced analytics (including AI/ML, etc.) to improve and streamline drug discovery at the world's leading biotech and biopharma
• Collaborate with ZS internal teams and client teams to shape and implement high quality solutions that address real world challenges while respecting the inherent complexity of research applications
• Develop and apply advanced analytical approaches to help clients understand and address dynamic business issues
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams, including researchers, data scientists, and project managers to integrate your deep understanding of research technology and analytics into broader project objectives
• Lead modules and workstreams within projects while participating in hands on implementation
• Collaborate with clients and other stakeholders and ZS to integrate and effectively communicate analysis findings
• Contribute to the assessment of emerging datasets and technologies that impact drug discovery
• Serve as a subject matter expert in specific area or application of research technology or analytics to drive innovation, mentor colleagues and share knowledge across teams
• Engage with clients to understand their challenges, present analytical findings, and offer strategic recommendations
• Develop and share insights based on ZS-driven innovations, positioning them within broader industry trends to inform internal teams and external stake
• Lead simultaneous client facing projects across ZS Discovery to reinvent pharmaceutical discovery, elucidate complex disease biology and pioneer novel therapeutics.
• Provide expertise in biostatistics and/or bioinformatics applications, such as epidemiology, population genetics, genomics, proteomics, bulk or single cell RNA-sequencing, and/or systems biology
• Partner with ZS leaders and client service teams to support selling and delivering Discovery projects for Life Science clients
• Stay current on latest research and drug discovery trends; develop Points of Views, offerings, frameworks, tools, whitepapers, etc. on discovery innovations to build firm intellectual capital and thought leadership
• Lead project task execution by ensuring progress, organizing project data and coordinating team meetings.
• Conduct issue analysis and develop hypotheses on the key client issues.
• Design and execute qualitative and/or quantitative analyses to test and analyze hypotheses.
• Synthesize findings, develop recommendations, and communicate results to clients and internal teams.
• Provide thought leadership and innovation within projects and practice areas.
• Participate in business development.
• Contribute to internal firm activities.
• Coach and mentor junior team members.

What You’ll Bring

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Business Analytics, Computer Science, MIS or related field with academic excellence
• 6+ years of relevant professional experience in delivering small/medium-scale life sciences research technology solutions
• Familiarity and comfort across many applications of research technology and analytics in addition to deep and demonstrated leadership
• Proficiency in at least one programming language, agile product development and/or project management techniques
• Evidence of strong commitment to quality and client satisfaction
• Excellent communication, presentation and team leadership skills with an eagerness for feedback and continuous improvement
• Passion, curiosity, and growth mindset coupled with deep commitment to an open and collaborative working environment