What Mckinsey offices have the biggest focus on healthcare cases?

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Martha · Accepted Answer

Hi!Depends what kind of healthcare you mean - there is variety. The Boston office has a lot of Biotech clients. New York has big Pharma clients. If you're looking for Provider / Payer clients, these will be spread across all offices but bear in mind these will be a smaller portion of revenue than Pharma and Biotech. Hope this helps!Martha

Hagen · Answer

Hi there,I would be happy to share my thoughts on your question:First of all, the focus of a consulting firm's office depends primarily on the focus of the region or country. Therefore, depending on your target regions, I would advise you to research the strength of the regional/national healthcare industry to find out. Nonetheless, there is hardly any country where healthcare is not a major industry for consulting.Moreover, I would advise you to consider boutique consulting firms if healthcare is your passion. You can find more on this topic in this article I wrote.If you would like a more detailed discussion on how to best prepare for your upcoming McKinsey interviews, please don't hesitate to contact me directly.Best,Hagen

Florian · Answer

Hi there,Look for regions with a concentration of healthcare and pharmaceutical companies, e.g.,Boston San FranciscoZurich and GenevaShanghaiLondonCheers,Florian

Ankit · Answer

Hi!As mentioned above, it really does depend on what subsector of Healthcare you are looking at but Chicago and Houston tend to have a large healthcare base among partners in addition to the cities mentioned. However, you will find partners at McKinsey that are either more industry-aligned or functionally-aligned (type of consulting work). Due to this and McKinsey's global staffing model, being in one office even if it isn't a "healthcare heavy office" won't necessarily hurt your chances of getting onto healthcare engagements.Hope this helps!-Ankit A.

Nilay · Answer

Add New Jersey to the list as it has a number of pharma companies.