# Advisory Consultant - Intern (North America - University Students) [ZS](https://www.jorb.ai/firms/zs.md) · New York · United States · [Strategy Consulting](https://www.jorb.ai/jobs/strategy-consulting.md) ZS is hiring a Advisory Consultant - Intern (North America - University Students) in New York. Posted 2026-09-01; applications close 2026-10-31. **Apply**: https://jobs.zs.com/careers-home/jobs/64551 Posted 3d ago. ## Role details ## About ZS 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. 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 through a client-first mentality on every engagement, partnering collaboratively with clients to develop custom solutions and technology products that create value and deliver company results across critical areas of their business. ## Strategy & Transformation Our Advisory Consultant Interns work with clients using our core consulting skills and frameworks to make the right strategic choices and drive stronger execution of strategies for lasting impact and change. Through close partnership, we help clients bring their strategy to reality—starting with a strategic vision, identifying key capabilities required to deliver, and designing key organizational elements (including structure, ways of working, governance, and KPIs), while keeping talent and culture at the core of our approach. Our change enablement embeds behavioral science to shift both individual behavior and mindset, and we orchestrate the journey carefully to ensure stakeholder engagement and alignment. The transformation team engages across many types of transformation, including commercial model, marketing, clinical excellence, medical affairs, analytics, and technology. ## What You’ll Do - Work with clients who have broad, cross-functional responsibilities to help them make strategic choices about their business and/or transform their organization. - Lead discussions on both client-specific matters and issues affecting the broader healthcare landscape. - Communicate interrelated business issues with senior executives and align stakeholders across functions. - Address situations without clear problem statements to find new solutions and/or disruptive innovation. - Structure and develop client deliverables in PowerPoint, including “telling the story” with supporting analysis in a clear and effective manner. - Drive project task execution by ensuring progress, organizing project data, and coordinating team meetings; guide and teach more junior team members. - Provide thought leadership and innovation within projects, practices, and clients. - Motivate, coach, and serve as a role model for project team members. - Drive business and strategy development. - Integrate within our values-driven culture as a team player. ## What You’ll Bring - Candidates should be in their first year of an MBA program and possess a bachelor’s (and often graduate) degree in business, economics, marketing, psychology, physical or life sciences, engineering, applied math, statistics, or related fields. - 3–5 years of pre-MBA work experience. - High motivation, good work ethic, maturity, and personal initiative. - Aptitude for and enjoyment of leading and managing teams. - Effective oral and written communication skills that enable personal impact with senior-level decision makers. - Strong attention to detail, with a quality-focused mindset. - Analytic problem-solving skills, with a creative and innovative outlook. - Client service orientation. - Fluency in English. - Client-first mentality. - Intense work ethic. - Collaborative spirit and problem-solving approach. ## How You’ll Grow - Cross-functional skills development and 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 At ZS, your growth matters. We offer a comprehensive total rewards package that supports your health and well-being, financial future, time away, and professional development. With robust skills-building programs, multiple career progression paths, internal mobility, and a deeply collaborative culture, you’ll have the opportunity to do meaningful work, expand your capabilities, and thrive as part of a global community. ## 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. ## 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. If you’re eager to grow, contribute, and bring your unique self to our work, we encourage you to apply. ## Work Authorization This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Candidates must have authorization to work in the United States that does not now or in the future require employer sponsorship. ## How to Apply An online application, including a full set of transcripts (official or unofficial), is required to be considered. NO AGENCY CALLS, PLEASE. Find out more at www.zs.com. ## Applying to this role This Advisory Consultant - Intern (North America - University Students) role at ZS runs through the firm's own careers portal and expects a CV and cover letter written specifically for the posting, not a portable submission carried across firms. Jorb AI's application agent tailors a CV and cover letter from your background to this posting and tracks the role alongside the rest of your applications. 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