Business Analytics Associate

Firm Overview
ZS Associates is a global management consulting firm focused on marketing and sales effectiveness. ZS combines deep
expertise with rigorous, fact-based analysis to deliver consulting services to management, and in the business operations
and technology arenas to help companies improve performance and results. ZS helps companies achieve sales and
marketing success through a complete and integrated range of services, from issue-specific solutions to large-scale
business transformations.
With more than 2000 professionals in 20 offices around the world, ZS Associates provides clients depth of expertise and
breadth and capacity across marketing and sales functions. ZS is noted for its strong presence in the pharmaceutical and
health care industries, yet our work has expanded into selected industries with significant investments in marketing and
sales.
Business Consulting Group Overview
ZS Associates' Business Consulting group delivers solutions to a broad spectrum of marketing and sales challenges. We
also help our clients transform their marketing and sales organizations to implement these solutions. Our solutions and
recommendations are based in rigorous research and analysis underpinned by deep expertise and thought leadership.
Job Description
Business Analytics Associates (BAAs) are active participants in creating and delivering solutions for our clients and
project teams. BAAs leverage their analytic skills to derive insights and solve problems. In particular, BAAs employ
advanced analytic techniques in areas such as modeling, simulation and optimization.
As a Business Analytics Associate, you will have opportunities in many areas, such as:
Develop advanced statistical models that relate marketing or sales activities to financial results
Simulate the impact of a clients future marketing or sales activities on their future real-world results
Leverage optimization techniques to guide clients and ZS teams to the best decisions
Design custom analysis tools in applications such as Visual Basic, MS Excel, MS Access, SAS and ZS proprietary
software
Synthesize and communicate results to clients and ZS teams
Collaborate with client and ZS teams to implement solutions
Gain immediate responsibility for project deliverables
Take initiative to advance your analytic and problem solving skills and train others at ZS
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in any engineering discipline, MIS, operations management, or other relevant degree
Demonstrated record of academic success
Additionally, we seek individuals with the following personal skills:
Process management and improvement focus
Strong work ethic and personal initiative
Structured problem solving skills
Focus on quality and detail orientation
Excellent organizational and task management skills
Strong communication and business acumen
Ability to work across global cross-office teams
Client service orientation
All candidates must possess work authorization for their intended country of employment. An on-line application, including
a cover letter expressing interest and a full set of transcripts (official or unofficial), is required to be considered