ZS Associates or R1 RCM?

I’ve received offers from both for Business Operations Associate & Senior Analyst (Performance Management), respectively. While the pay for ZS is about 20% more I’m more focused on the opportunity to grow in my data/metrics handling skills and access to professional development.

Both roles I think would be transferrable back to industry which is the ultimate goal, but looking for insight. I feel as ZS is the better move, but I also know it can be intense.

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ZS will be intense but you'll learn a lot. We have dedicated data science group and pharma life sciences Luv analytics. Plenty of projects to keep you busy

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Thank you to all the responses!

I accepted today after speaking with an associate principal. Excited for the role!

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Congrats! Glad to have you on board, you joined at a busy time 🙂

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ZS. What is RCM??

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Yes. ZS will cover almost all aspects of pharma on the commercial side.

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ZS will grant you the opportunity to work on more exciting and thought provoking projects.

R1 typically does outsourcing, which will help you understand the bread and butter of healthcare revenue cycle, but is frankly boring as hell and likely more limiting in your exposure.

ZS is also a better ‘name’ if you hope to transition to other consulting firms eventually.

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No debate - join ZS.

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Welcome onboard OP!!

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Welcome to ZS OP!
Joining any new company in this 100% remote world is hard. We are trying our best, feel free to reach out to folks if you have questions. And then there is always the FB community! 😀

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If you're open to it I can share your message in ZS bowl

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zs can be tough but I grew so much in my time here

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Join ZS - coming from R1 I know that team (performance improvement) quite well. Yes it’s analytics but I think you’ll be able to carry that further with ZS brand under your belt.

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