Strategy Insights & Planning Associate Consultant Intern (ZS Cognitive) (North America - University Students)

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.
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.
STRATEGY INSIGHTS & PLANNING ASSOCIATE CONSULTANT INTERN - ZS COGNITIVE
Strategy Insights & Planning Associate Consultants (SIPACs) create and deliver solutions for our project teams and clients. SIPACs leverage their analytic, synthesis and communication skills to derive insights and solve business problems. In particular, SIPACs support management of the project plan and collaborate with their project team to apply problem-solving frameworks to client issues, support clients in change initiatives and employ standard analytic techniques to help guide client decisions.
ZS COGNITIVE - The COGNITIVE team at ZS focuses on applying methods and learnings from a range of cognitive, behavioral and psychological fields to help our clients solve business problems. Our work ranges from health decision science projects to elucidate the decision drivers in health decisions to applying organizational and behavioral science to helping clients change their capabilities to better compete. We work with a number of different research methods in a fast-moving and high-performing team blending consulting and scientific expertise.
Responsibilities:• Learn how to apply our cognitive and behavioral science data set to solve client behavioral objectives;• Conduct market research and/or desk research to derive insights and inform client decision making;• Design custom analyses using tools like Excel, Access, Confirmit and ZS's proprietary software;• Synthesize and communicate results to clients and ZS teams;• Collaborate with client and ZS teams to implement solutions;• Take immediate responsibility for project deliverables.• Actively use AI/ML tools and techniques, such as ZS AI tools, LangChain or consumer AI products, to enhance project outcomes.
Qualifications:

• Candidates should be starting their second-to-last year of their doctorate degree (with the internship taking place the summer before their final year) with strong academic performance in any discipline with analytic and quantitative coursework and/or research training in judgment and decision-making (JDM) (specifically Decision Science/Decision Neuroscience; Medical Decision Making/Health Decision Science/Health Psychology; Neuroeconomics/Behavioral Economics; and related fields of Public Health, Business, Economics, Law, Marketing, Psychology, Biology and Life Sciences, Applied Mathematics, Statistics, or relevant subdisciplines)
• Research or experience working with topics such as memory, decision-making, or cognition strongly preferred.
• Active use of AI/ML in day-to-day activities, either in work, school, or personal projects.
• Research expertise and domain expertise in areas such as:
• Research methods in neuroscience, psychology
• Psychometrics
• Quantitative analysis of behavior (and/or neurophysiologic measurement)
• Research laboratory training & experience (>2 years)
• Teaching and/or mentoring experience (of junior lab colleagues, undergraduate students)
• High motivation, good work ethic, maturity, and personal initiative.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Empathy, adaptability, and high personal impact.
• Close attention to detail, with a quality-focused mindset.
• Self-discipline for planning and organizing tasks.
  Aptitude for, and enjoyment of, team leadership.

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.
Considering applying?
At ZS, we're building a diverse and inclusive company where people bring their passions to inspire life-changing impact in global healthcare and beyond. We are most interested in finding the best candidate for the job and recognize the value that candidates with all backgrounds, including non-traditional ones, bring. If you are interested in joining us, we encourage you to apply even if you don't meet 100% of the requirements listed above.
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 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.
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