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.DECISION ANALYTICS ASSOCIATE<span>Decision Analytics Associates (DAAs) design and execute analyses to address business problems for our clients and project teams. DAAs leverage their analytic skills to find data-driven insights that help our clients solve their most important business problems, and engage with clients to help them understand the implications and make plans to act on them.<br>Responsibilities:<br>• Develop and apply advanced statistical models that help clients understand dynamic business issues;<br>• Leverage analytic techniques to use data to guide client and ZS team decision-making;<br>• Use tools like R, Tableau, SAS, Visual Basic and Excel to investigate and inform client needs;<br>• Synthesize and communicate results to clients and ZS teams;<br>• Collaborate with client and ZS teams to implement solutions;<br>• Take immediate responsibility for project deliverables;<br>• Drive analysis and problem solving and advance ZS’s capabilities.</span><span>Qualifications:<br>• Bachelor's or master's degree required in any discipline with strong record of academic success in quantitative and analytic coursework such as operations research, applied mathematics, management science, data science, statistics, econometrics or engineering;<br>• Up to 3 years of relevant post-collegiate job experience;<br>• Demonstrated proficiency in a programming language or analytic tool such as R, SAS, Tableau, or VBA;<br>• High motivation, good work ethic, maturity and personal initiative;<br>• Effective oral and written communication skills;<br>• Empathy, adaptability and emotional intelligence;<br>• Strong attention to detail, with a quality-focused mindset;<br>• Self-discipline for planning and organizing tasks;<br>• Aptitude for, and enjoyment of, working in teams.</span> Must apply in English