Strategy Insights & Planning Consultant - Global Market Access and Pricing

ZS is a place where passion changes lives. As a management consulting and technology firm focused on improving life and how we live it, we transform ideas into impact by bringing together data, science, technology and human ingenuity to deliver better outcomes for all. 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.

ZS's B2B – Access & Value Realization 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 across the Market Access, Pricing, and Revenue Management environment.

• Conduct and analyze market research (primary and secondary) to generate actionable insights on therapeutic landscapes, treatment trends, and stakeholder needs – particularly focusing on payers (national, regional, local), providers, and other access decision‑makers.
• Monitor competitors and market dynamics, access & price value drivers, develop forecast payer landscape assessments, and support strategic decisions for product development (including evidence generation), commercialization, launch planning, and market access pull‑through (incl. negotiations).
• Work with project leadership to define scope, structure analyses, and develop an effective approach to address client needs.
• Lead project task execution by ensuring progress, organizing project data and coordinating team meetings with cross‑functional members.
• Conduct issue analysis and develop hypotheses on the key client issues in access, pricing, and value realization.
• Design and execute qualitative and/or quantitative analyses to test and analyze hypotheses and derive insights that inform client strategy.
• Synthesize findings, develop recommendations, and communicate results clearly and persuasively to clients and internal teams.
• Provide thought leadership and innovation within projects and practice areas (e.g. global & local access & pricing trends, intersection of access & analytics + digital & AI, access pull‑through).
• Participate in business development.
• Contribute to internal firm activities.
• Coach and mentor junior team members, fostering skill development, personal and professional growth.
• Advance the practice’s expertise and reputation in the market.

• MBA with a strong academic record. 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.
• 3 years of qualitative and quantitative pharma market access and pricing experience.
• 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.
• Client‑first mentality.
• Intense work ethic.
• Collaborative spirit and problem‑solving approach.

• Cross‑functional skills development & custom learning pathways.
• Milestone training programs aligned to career progression opportunities.
• Internal mobility paths that empower growth via s‑curves, individual contribution and role expansions.

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