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ZS Associates, Inc. has multiple openings for Decision Analytics Consultant (ref. Code 22609 in Evanston, IL. Role may be performed at various unanticipated work locations throughout the US based on company and/or client need.

Duties: Formulate and apply mathematical modeling and other optimizing methods (e.g. data science, business analytics, quantitative methodologies, algorithms and data structures, predictive modeling, and statistical analysis) to develop and interpret information that assists management with decision-making, policy formulation, or other managerial functions and directly oversee, manage, and provide technical and quantitative guidance to junior team members, including degreed Associates and Associate Consultants (10%). Manage all aspects of quantitative and data-focused projects, including defining project scope, developing strategies, and creating detailed project plans, requiring ability to analyze and quality check primary and secondary data, perform predictive modeling, and develop reports and recommend operational strategies based on analysis (5%). Provide leadership and management within projects and practice areas to ensure that project deliverables are completed with an appropriate level of analytical rigor and are delivered on time and within budget (10%). Manage the design and execution of quantitative and qualitative analyses to understand and address key project issues while helping clients to improve their commercial effectiveness (10%). Create detailed project plans, direct project timelines, and manage internal and external deliverables by developing timelines and guiding quality assurance team members in early stages of project lifecycle to identify technical or data-related issues (5%). Synthesize data findings, develop recommendations, and communicate results by reviewing insights synthesized by teams, recommending additional analysis, and reviewing and providing feedback on team\'s deliverables, including issues with statistical results, data impact, and others (5%). Conduct issue analysis and develop hypotheses on key client issues by analyzing strategic and tactical methodologies, tracking progress of solutions, and reviewing findings and recommending strategies to senior ZS partners (5%). Serve as a key point of contact for project requests and engage with internal Expertise Centers to develop and deliver best-in-class projects by outlining client needs/requests/inputs for team to incorporate into projects, sharing project updates with client, presenting findings and recommendations, and making final decisions on client deliverables (5%). Conduct team status meetings to coordinate sub-projects and tasks across team members while ensuring the quality of all project deliverables by assigning and tracking project deliverables and conducting daily meetings to solve quantitative issues, including on hypothesis testing, statistical methodologies, predictive modeling, regression analysis, and others (10%). Manage both internal and external team communication, and communicate any changes in deadlines, scope, and timing to client project managers (5%). Lead project task execution by ensuring progress, organizing project plans and coordinating team meetings (5%). Liaise with Project Leadership to define the project scope and to develop the appropriate approach for the proposed work, taking into account time and expense estimates, including reviewing and tracking budgets and managing team member staffing (10%). Ensure that all projects are appropriately staffed and that team members are productively engaged at all times by mentoring/coaching subordinates, providing developmental opportunities, and reviewing project staffing needs, including short-listing candidates for hire, interviewing c ndidates, and making the final hiring decision (10%). Direct business development and strategy development activities that support sales and marketing business processes by developing financial summaries of projects, sharing information to procurement, and managing account level policies and institutional changes (5%). May work at various, unanticipated locations throughout the United States.\ \

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.

To apply, please send resume to the following email address <careers@ZS.com> & include the job order number visible to you above in the subject line of the email. It is important to include the job order number in the subject line of the email. Also include the Ref code number: 22609.