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What Mckinsey offices have the biggest focus on healthcare cases?

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Martha
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on Aug 30, 2024
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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
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on Nov 30, 2024
#1 recommended coach | >95% success rate | 9+ years consulting, interviewing and coaching experience

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
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on Aug 30, 2024
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Hi there,

Look for regions with a concentration of healthcare and pharmaceutical companies, e.g.,

  1. Boston
  2. San Francisco
  3. Zurich and Geneva
  4. Shanghai
  5. London

Cheers,

Florian

Nilay
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on Sep 02, 2024
Former McKinsey Sr Engagement Manager | Trained McKinsey interviewer (100+ interviews, 500+ coaching sessions)

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

Ankit
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8 hrs ago
Ex-McKinsey | Personalized Case & Resume Coaching | Non-Target Coaching | PEI Storytelling

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. 

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