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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.
ABOUT THE ROLE
ZS’s Data Strategy and Data Office has two pillars. First, we advise clients across sectors — including MedTech, Health Insurance, Travel & Hospitality, and other data-intensive industries — on all matters related to enterprise Data Strategy. As data volumes expand and AI reshapes business models, Data Strategy has become a critical, board-level priority. The team supports clients in defining data vision and mission, designing operating models and data organizations, establishing governance and stewardship frameworks, shaping data sourcing and generation strategies, enabling robust data architecture and cataloging capabilities, and driving compliant value creation. In close collaboration with our Digital and Technology practice, we diagnose and execute data strategies, helping clients build data capabilities and products that drive competitive advantage. The second pillar, Data Office, focuses on building and managing strategic relationships with a wide range of data providers to enable differentiated access to data and power innovative ZS offerings and services.
The Data Strategy Consultant will be located close to one of our East Coast U.S. offices and will help deliver world-class solutions that shape and execute enterprise data strategies, primarily in the MedTech, Health Insurance, or Travel & Hospitality sectors. This includes developing data organizations and Data Offices, designing governance and operating models, strengthening AI-ready data foundations, driving data portfolio optimization and value realization, and leading hands-on delivery of data programs. This individual will have high visibility within the firm and will work collaboratively with the broader Data Strategy team across the Americas, Europe and India, as well as with colleagues across multiple practice areas (e.g., Research and Development Excellence Digital Strategy, Technology Advisory, Compliance, and others).
What You’ll Do:
Strategy Insights and Planning Consultant in the Technology Service area will…
- Build and maintain deep expertise in enterprise data strategy, data ecosystems and AI-ready data foundations across industries, with strong understanding of U.S. data landscape
- Lead (in collaboration with ZS’ internal and client-facing teams) the design and execution of enterprise data strategy engagements, including defining data vision, operating models and multi-year transformation roadmaps that address critical client challenges and build AI-ready data foundations
- Shape and implement strategic data capabilities that strengthen how organizations manage, govern and use data to drive measurable business value and competitive advantage
- Serve as a primary day-to-day project lead, manage multiple workstreams ensuring fulfillment of project objective on-time and on-budget
- Partner with the Senior Leadership team and assist in project management responsibility, including project planning, staffing management, and people growth
- Build relationships with client stakeholders and lead presentations related to project deliverables, brainstorming, discussions, status updates, etc.
- Manage and collaborate with an extended global team of diverse skill sets (knowledge management, data technologists, business operations, etc.)
- Mentor/coach junior members in the team, inside and outside projects
- Help build long-term Data Strategy assets and offerings
- Serve as Subject Matter Expert to support teams in client project proposals, client discussions, thought leadership, etc., where data expertise is needed
- Contribute to developing POVs on data strategy innovations to build firm intellectual capital and thought leadership
- Contribute to building and managing relationships with key data partners in the US
What You’ll Bring:
- Bachelor's or master's degree required, with strong academic performance in analytic and quantitative coursework
- Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in data strategy, data governance, data management or enterprise data transformation; Consulting, Medtech, Health Insurance, Travel & Hospitality, or cross-industry experience preferred
- Working knowledge of core data strategy capabilities (e.g., operating models, data governance, data products), with the ability to quickly build depth in new domains and topics
- Ability to translate unstructured problems into actionable processes and approaches
- Self-starter with high motivation, maturity and personal initiative, and a strong bias toward action and delivering tangible outcomes
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Empathy, adaptability, and high personal impact, with the ability to adapt to diverse clients, industries, cultures and cross-functional teams (business and technology alike)
- Self-discipline for planning and organizing tasks, and delivering in an unstructured environment
- Ability to multi-task and manage competing priorities
- Demonstrated ability to work independently in ambiguous environments, structuring problems, forming hypotheses and driving work forward with limited oversight
- Demonstrated ability to manage small teams or workstreams, providing direction, oversight and coaching to ensure high-quality delivery
- Fluency in English
- Client-first mentality
- Intense work ethic
- Collaborative spirit and problem-solving approach
How you’ll grow:
- 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
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.
Hybrid working model:
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.
Travel:
Travel is a requirement at ZS for client facing ZSers; business needs of your project and client are the priority. While some projects may be local, all client-facing ZSers should be prepared to travel as needed. Travel provides opportunities to strengthen client relationships, gain diverse experiences, and enhance professional growth by working in different environments and cultures.
Considering applying?
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 integral to your success here. We are committed to building a team that reflects a broad variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences. Learn more about our inclusion and belonging efforts and the networks ZS supports to assist our ZSers in cultivating community spaces and obtaining the resources they need to thrive. If you’re eager to grow, contribute, and bring your unique self to our work, we encourage you to apply.
ZS is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing equal employment and advancement opportunities without regard to any class protected by applicable law.
To complete your application: Candidates must possess or be able to obtain work authorization for their intended country of employment. An on-line application, including a full set of transcripts (official or unofficial), is required to be considered. NO AGENCY CALLS, PLEASE.
INTRODUCTION
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.
ABOUT THE ROLE
ZS’s Data Strategy and Data Office has two pillars. First, we advise clients across sectors — including MedTech, Health Insurance, Travel & Hospitality, and other data-intensive industries — on all matters related to enterprise Data Strategy. As data volumes expand and AI reshapes business models, Data Strategy has become a critical, board-level priority. The team supports clients in defining data vision and mission, designing operating models and data organizations, establishing governance and stewardship frameworks, shaping data sourcing and generation strategies, enabling robust data architecture and cataloging capabilities, and driving compliant value creation. In close collaboration with our Digital and Technology practice, we diagnose and execute data strategies, helping clients build data capabilities and products that drive competitive advantage. The second pillar, Data Office, focuses on building and managing strategic relationships with a wide range of data providers to enable differentiated access to data and power innovative ZS offerings and services.
The Data Strategy Consultant will be located close to one of our East Coast U.S. offices and will help deliver world-class solutions that shape and execute enterprise data strategies, primarily in the MedTech, Health Insurance, or Travel & Hospitality sectors. This includes developing data organizations and Data Offices, designing governance and operating models, strengthening AI-ready data foundations, driving data portfolio optimization and value realization, and leading hands-on delivery of data programs. This individual will have high visibility within the firm and will work collaboratively with the broader Data Strategy team across the Americas, Europe and India, as well as with colleagues across multiple practice areas (e.g., Research and Development Excellence Digital Strategy, Technology Advisory, Compliance, and others).
What You’ll Do:
Strategy Insights and Planning Consultant in the Technology Service area will…
- Build and maintain deep expertise in enterprise data strategy, data ecosystems and AI-ready data foundations across industries, with strong understanding of U.S. data landscape
- Lead (in collaboration with ZS’ internal and client-facing teams) the design and execution of enterprise data strategy engagements, including defining data vision, operating models and multi-year transformation roadmaps that address critical client challenges and build AI-ready data foundations
- Shape and implement strategic data capabilities that strengthen how organizations manage, govern and use data to drive measurable business value and competitive advantage
- Serve as a primary day-to-day project lead, manage multiple workstreams ensuring fulfillment of project objective on-time and on-budget
- Partner with the Senior Leadership team and assist in project management responsibility, including project planning, staffing management, and people growth
- Build relationships with client stakeholders and lead presentations related to project deliverables, brainstorming, discussions, status updates, etc.
- Manage and collaborate with an extended global team of diverse skill sets (knowledge management, data technologists, business operations, etc.)
- Mentor/coach junior members in the team, inside and outside projects
- Help build long-term Data Strategy assets and offerings
- Serve as Subject Matter Expert to support teams in client project proposals, client discussions, thought leadership, etc., where data expertise is needed
- Contribute to developing POVs on data strategy innovations to build firm intellectual capital and thought leadership
- Contribute to building and managing relationships with key data partners in the US
What You’ll Bring:
- Bachelor's or master's degree required, with strong academic performance in analytic and quantitative coursework
- Minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in data strategy, data governance, data management or enterprise data transformation; Consulting, Medtech, Health Insurance, Travel & Hospitality, or cross-industry experience preferred
- Working knowledge of core data strategy capabilities (e.g., operating models, data governance, data products), with the ability to quickly build depth in new domains and topics
- Ability to translate unstructured problems into actionable processes and approaches
- Self-starter with high motivation, maturity and personal initiative, and a strong bias toward action and delivering tangible outcomes
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Empathy, adaptability, and high personal impact, with the ability to adapt to diverse clients, industries, cultures and cross-functional teams (business and technology alike)
- Self-discipline for planning and organizing tasks, and delivering in an unstructured environment
- Ability to multi-task and manage competing priorities
- Demonstrated ability to work independently in ambiguous environments, structuring problems, forming hypotheses and driving work forward with limited oversight
- Demonstrated ability to manage small teams or workstreams, providing direction, oversight and coaching to ensure high-quality delivery
- Fluency in English
- Client-first mentality
- Intense work ethic
- Collaborative spirit and problem-solving approach
How you’ll grow:
- 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
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.
Hybrid working model:
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.
Travel:
Travel is a requirement at ZS for client facing ZSers; business needs of your project and client are the priority. While some projects may be local, all client-facing ZSers should be prepared to travel as needed. Travel provides opportunities to strengthen client relationships, gain diverse experiences, and enhance professional growth by working in different environments and cultures.
Considering applying?
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 integral to your success here. We are committed to building a team that reflects a broad variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences. Learn more about our inclusion and belonging efforts and the networks ZS supports to assist our ZSers in cultivating community spaces and obtaining the resources they need to thrive. If you’re eager to grow, contribute, and bring your unique self to our work, we encourage you to apply.
ZS is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing equal employment and advancement opportunities without regard to any class protected by applicable law.
To complete your application: Candidates must possess or be able to obtain work authorization for their intended country of employment. An on-line application, including a full set of transcripts (official or unofficial), is required to be considered. NO AGENCY CALLS, PLEASE.
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Frame your degree around ZS's projects
ZS Consultant roles require a specialty occupation tie between your degree and the work. A degree in statistics, operations research, or a life sciences field maps more cleanly than a general business degree, so position your academic background explicitly against their analytics and pharma client work.
Target ZS teams with active LCA filings
ZS operates across multiple practice areas, but their consulting work in pharmaceutical and medical device strategy drives the most recurring sponsorship. Prioritize applying to roles in those verticals, since teams with ongoing client engagements are more likely to be actively sponsoring and have established filing processes.
Confirm TN eligibility before your interview
If you hold Canadian or Mexican citizenship, a Consultant role at ZS may qualify under the TN visa category as a Management Consultant, which has no annual cap and no lottery. Verify your specific job description meets DOL's defined TN Management Consultant criteria before raising it with your recruiter.
Clarify the H-1B timeline with your recruiter directly
ZS's HR and immigration teams coordinate with outside counsel, but the offer stage is the right moment to ask whether the role is cap-subject or cap-exempt and what USCIS processing timeline they're planning for. Waiting until onboarding to ask this creates unnecessary risk if your OPT expires before approval.
Use Migrate Mate to filter open Consultant roles
ZS lists Consultant openings across multiple offices and practice areas, and not all are equally viable for sponsorship. Use Migrate Mate to filter specifically for Consultant positions at ZS that are open to the visa types you hold, so you're not wasting applications on roles that won't support your status.
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Find Consultant at ZS JobsFrequently Asked Questions
Does ZS sponsor H-1B visas for Consultants?
Yes, ZS sponsors H-1B visas for Consultant roles. The H-1B requires your position to qualify as a specialty occupation, which ZS Consultant roles generally satisfy given their quantitative and life sciences focus. Sponsorship is coordinated through ZS's internal HR and immigration teams, and timing your application around the annual H-1B cap and lottery is critical if you're not already in H-1B status.
How do I apply for Consultant jobs at ZS?
Applications go through ZS's careers portal, and most Consultant hiring runs on structured recruiting cycles tied to MBA and graduate school programs. You can also find and filter open Consultant roles at ZS by visa type on Migrate Mate, which makes it easier to identify which positions align with your current immigration status before you apply.
Which visa types does ZS commonly use for Consultant roles?
ZS sponsors H-1B visas for Consultant positions and supports F-1 OPT and CPT for students and recent graduates in the hiring pipeline. Canadian and Mexican nationals may also be eligible for TN status if the role qualifies under the Management Consultant category as defined by DOL. The right visa type depends on your citizenship, degree, and current status.
What qualifications does ZS expect for Consultant roles?
ZS Consultant roles typically require an advanced degree, most commonly an MBA or a master's in a quantitative or life sciences field. Strong analytical skills, comfort with data modeling, and some exposure to pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical device industries are common expectations. Prior consulting internship experience strengthens your candidacy significantly, particularly for post-MBA hiring cohorts.
How do I plan my timeline if I need sponsorship for a ZS Consultant role?
If you're on F-1 OPT, your practical training window and any STEM OPT extension determine how much runway you have before H-1B status is required. USCIS opens H-1B registration in March for an October 1 start date, so an offer finalized by early spring gives ZS time to file within the cap window. Gaps between OPT expiration and H-1B approval can sometimes be bridged with a cap-gap extension if your OPT is still valid when the petition is filed.
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