Hello all. Please recommend the best way to prepare for pharma and life sciences consulting cases? Any books or websites? Thank you.
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Hi there,
This is indeed an interesting question which is probably relevant for quite a lot of users, so I am happy to provide my perspective on it:
- In my perspective, the key questions is whether in your specific situation, it is required to gather some in-depth knowledge on the pharma and life sciences industries or not. For instance, unless you apply in an industry-specific boutique or as an experienced hire in the specific practice, chances are quite low that interviewers will expect you to have in-depth knowledge.
- If you actually need to gather in-depth knowledge on the industries and related case studies, I would advise you to 1) have a look at Big 4/ analyst reports on those specific industries (consulting companies' reports tend to be very focused on specific topics) and 2) gather all types of pharma and life sciences case studies from case books and PrepLounge you may find. Still, it will not hurt to do a couple of case studies from other industries either.
In case you want a more detailed discussion on how to best prepare for your upcoming interviews, please feel free to contact me directly.
I hope this helps,
Hagen
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Hi there,
HBS 2014
- Pharmaceutical Rare Disease Business Growth pg. 49
- 3.. Healthcare pg. 84
Stern 2017
- GGC Health pg 44
- Botox pg 163
Tepper 2018
- Regional Health Plan pg 9
Kellog 2016
- Maine Apples
If you end up needing more please let me know!
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Hello. Which is HBS 2014? Thanks
Hey,
What you are looking for is very niche, so am afraid there isn't plenty available. Some suggestions:
- Search for casebooks and find Pharma/LS cases
- Make yourself familiar with the pharma value chain. Look at GSK, AZ and Takeda's websites. There is plenty on there
- Find peers on PrepLounge who are preparing the same
While I don't have any relevant cases myself, I now work in Healthcare/LS industry. So, I am more than happy to help you with the concepts, framework and share my knowledge. Feel free to send me a direct message.
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Thank you. At a junior level, would it be a good idea to just have good practice of the general consulting cases?
Yes, general consulting prep is good but I understood you are looking for Lifescience exposure. So knowing a little bit more about the industry will boost your case performance.
Let me add that you can find some good cases at Preplounge, just follow this link: https://www.preplounge.com/en/management-consulting-cases
and the write “pharmaceutical” or “life science” (or "health) in the search box.
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Hi!
I recommend checking expert cases here on PrepLounge. You could also refer to other well-known case books such as LBS and MIT.
Hope this helps.
Best,
Anto
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