ZS named a Leader in IDC MarketScape for Life Sciences R&D Strategic Consulting
EVANSTON, Ill.--( BUSINESS WIRE)--ZS, a global management consulting and technology firm, has been named a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Life Sciences R&D Strategic Consulting Services 2026 Vendor Assessment (IDC #US53009826, May 2026).
The IDC MarketScape evaluates life sciences R&D strategic consulting providers based on their capabilities and strategies, assessing how well vendors support areas such as R&D operating model design, data and digital health strategy, AI-enabled transformation and end-to-end execution.
“Life sciences organizations are navigating increasingly complex R&D transformation challenges, as scientific innovation, data and AI reshape decision-making,” said Rohan Fernando, ZS’s managing principal for its life sciences R&D and medical practice area. “We believe this recognition in the IDC MarketScape reflects ZS’s ability to connect strategy, AI, data and technology across the full life cycle, helping clients transform ideas into impact and improve outcomes for all.”
The MarketScape highlights several core strengths of ZS’s strategic consulting capabilities, including:
As the life sciences industry increasingly shifts from AI experimentation to enterprise-scale value realization, organizations are seeking partners that can bridge strategy and execution, integrate domain expertise with data and digital capabilities, and support sustained transformation. ZS continues to focus on helping clients navigate this shift and advance R&D performance.
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About ZS
ZS is a management consulting and technology firm that partners with companies to improve 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. Founded in 1983, ZS has more than 15,000 employees in over 40 offices worldwide. To learn more, visit www.zs.com or follow us on LinkedIn.
About IDC MarketScape
About IDC MarketScape: IDC MarketScape vendor assessment model is designed to provide an overview of the competitive fitness of technology and service suppliers in a given market. The research utilizes a rigorous scoring methodology based on both qualitative and quantitative criteria that results in a single graphical illustration of each supplier’s position within a given market. IDC MarketScape provides a clear framework in which the product and service offerings, capabilities and strategies, and current and future market success factors of technology suppliers can be meaningfully compared. The framework also provides technology buyers with a 360-degree assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of current and prospective suppliers.