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Life Sciences Consulting

A place for those working with and/or for pharma, biotech, and medtech/diagnostics clients to exchange ideas

11.7K members
  1. Senior Consultant

    Is anyone here working with EY life sciences practice? How is it compared to other firms ?

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  2. works at ZS Associates

    I am looking to exit into Pharma, 5+ years of experience, PhD from top world university. However, struggling to even get past CV stage. Have been looking at brand manager, insights, and/or S&O roles. ...

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  3. Account Executive

    Joined ZS a year ago. Burned in the process. Shit culture. Leaving today.

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  4. Account Manager

    Hey everyone, could anyone please share some tips for ZS’s live case study interview stage?

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  5. Senior Consultant

    Based on my personal experience, I would encourage life sciences professionals to carefully evaluate opportunities at ProcDNA before joining. I found the work to be heavily support-oriented and less ...

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  6. works at ZS Associates

    How is the NYC ZS office? Any WLB and random office perks besides being in the empire state building?

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  7. works at genentech
    First time poster

    Which firms in NYC have the best (relative) WLB?

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  8. Senior Analyst

    I've spent the last 2 years working at a smaller but well-respected healthcare/life sciences consulting firm. I've realized that A) I don't like the work of a consultant, and B) work-life balance is t...

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  9. works at Bristol Myers Squibb

    Why are there so many pharma analytics consulting companies? Do they purely compete on price, it’s a race to the bottom? And why wouldn’t big pharma want to have these capabilities in house?

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  10. works at L.E.K. Consulting

    Can someone tell me directionally what is the compensation (base, bonus, equity / stocks) at the Executive Director and Vice President level at a biotech (not big pharma)?

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  11. Associate Director

    Best resources to get “business” (not research) smart in oncology? Key data sources? Books etc

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  12. Manager

    Joining ZS coming from industry. How mobile is the company in letting you explore other workstreams outside the team that hired you? Is 6 months a good enough time frame to build rep before you start ...

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  13. Senior Associate
    First time poster

    Anyone here who is working / has worked at Blue Matter Consulting? What tips do you have for the written case interview round?

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  14. works at ZS Associates

    WLB at ZS when moving from Associate to Associate Consultant? Is the workload or type of work worth the extra pay?

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  15. Senior Consultant

    Just wrapped a final interview for a senior manager position at a mid-sized pharma. What’s a typical timeline I should be hearing back? It’s been about a week so far with no follow ups from the recrui...

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  16. Consultant

    Is it just me, or is P&MA booming this year? Recruiters have been spamming my inbox recently

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  17. Senior Associate

    Anyone who has worked / is working at Blue Matter consulting or has interviewed with them? What tips do you have for the written case round? Also any idea on the type of case one can expect? Like, hig...

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  18. works at McKinsey & Company

    My biotech company needs to hire a clinops manager/director. What forums/websites etc. do these folks live on? Company is Boston-based and is going to do a FIH trial in Australia

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  19. works at Accenture

    Who can tell me about the LS work that A&M does? Types of projects, clients, level of stakeholder etc. TIA

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  20. Registered Nurse RN
    First time poster

    Registered Nurse with 15+ years' experience and completing an MSc in Pain Management (Aug 2026). Seeking opportunities or recruiter contacts in Patient Safety, Pharmacovigilance, Medical Information, ...

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