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Insight Strategy Advisors

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2.0
29 Oct 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Some really nice people and interesting work. Focused on life sciences and pharmaceuticals, which enables you to specialize Great location

Cons

ISA has been acquired and is now part of Precision Extract. No one really knows what that means and you feel that what once made ISA special is now gone. The company does specialize in market access and pricing but isn't innovative: it isn't open to new ways of thinking and has no idea what to do about digital. Indeed, you get the sense that senior management thinks digital transformation is simply IT going by another name. The real problem is senior leadership. They are part of the old life science ecosystem. They don't really grasp the changes are underway, especially digital. And the company is very US-centric, so there is no learning from what is being done elsewhere. In short, don't come here with new ideas or expecting to be part of the digital revolution affecting life sciences.

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5.0
15 Nov 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

The people and culture Great location

Cons

Long hours, but that is to be expected in the consulting world

5.0
30 Jan 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

After 2 years at a larger firm I didn't think it was possible to work in pharma/management consulting and also have fun, but at ISA it is. The environment is supportive and collaborative, not at all competitive. My colleagues at ISA are not just intelligent and talented, but also genuinely interested in healthcare and the trends affecting our industry. The firm culture very much embodies the "work hard, play hard" dynamic- it is a great place to grow and learn professionally while not dreading coming in to work every day. In stark contrast to a bigger firm, your ideas are heard and acted on by senior management. You are also able to take on increased roles and responsibilities as soon as you are ready, willing, and able. If the internal politics and unnecessary restrictiveness of a larger consultancy sound frustrating ISA will be a refreshing change of pace. Travel is also generally limited to kickoffs and final presentations so work-life balance is greatly improved from the typical M-Th on site consulting model.

Cons

If i had to pinpoint one thing it would be working at a smaller firm limits the number of paid databases and report resources you have access to but if you are even moderately good at secondary research this isn't a big issue.

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