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Cristian

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Sorry to hear about how things went, but congratulations on having some final interviews lined up. What is it exactly that you are looking for? Coaching? Free practice? A case partner? Free materials? Best,Cristian

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Best Bain Offices in U.S for Healthcare/ Life sciences?

Bain & Company Healthcare life sciences

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Hi there, Agreed with Udayan. In particular, New Jersey and Boston are especially well known for life sciences. Also, ask the Bain consultant! Ask them to put you in touch with people in those offices.

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Life sciencies consulting, how is it like?.

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What a fantastic series of questions to ask in your networking calls :) Get on the phone and talk to people at these firms to find out what the day-to-day is like and what they specifically do! For the networking event, ... (read entire answer)

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Yale life sciences case book?

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I don't - but what sort of information are you after? It could be that we could help you to find something similar elsewhere.

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LEK Life Sciences Specialist London

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Hi there, Yes - I've coached a couple of candidates for LEK Life Sciences so I can provide a perspective. I can't help though with question 2 - I don't know the salary myself, but you could check on Glassdoor for some ... (read entire answer)

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Life Science consulting in Middle East

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Hi all, I would like to understand which firms are strong in Life Science practice in Middle East region, outside MBB & Strategy&. From my research and talking to some people, I found that firms like Alvar ... (read entire question)

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Accenture Strategy LS vs LEK LS

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Hello! Congrats on your offers! That is a great dilemma to have hahaha. At this point, and knowing that the location is the same and the companies very similar, I would trust your instinct. At the end, when we s ... (read entire answer)

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Outside of MBB, which are the top life science consultancies for strategy?

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Hi there, Some companies for which I personally helped candidates to get offers are: ZS IQVIA LEK Best, Francesco

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Does any of the MBB firms in Switzerland hire non-EU Ph.D. graduates from ETH Zurich?

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Hi there, I honestly think that's possible if your application stands out, I. e. you have a lot of interesting and applicable experience (Internships, awards, start-ups or anything like that), plus, if you happen to ... (read entire answer)

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Dear PrepLounge community, would some of you have life sciences/health care case books to recommend?

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Hi there, Here are a few good cases for you! 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 ... (read entire answer)

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Life science consulting coach

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Hi there, I helped people to land offers from LEK, IQVIA and ZS Associates, if you have any questions please feel free to PM me. Best, Francesco

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What type of cases can I expect at IQVIA ? Also, how to strucutre pharma cases around Pricing & market acce

IQVIA life sciences

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Hello Pankaj, The structure of the cases is pretty much the same and not really dependant on the industry. You have just to keep in mind some particularities of that market. For example, talking about pharma, always t ... (read entire answer)

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Hi Harshika, congratulations on your offer! If you want to prepare in advance before you start, I would recommend working on technical, communication and stress management skills. On the technical side, Excel will ... (read entire answer)

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Top tier firms in life sciences?

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Anonymous gave the best answer on Nov 06, 2018

I agree with both Guennael and Udayan. All of the MBB firms are strong across the board. And, like Udayan, I'm biased given my experience as a Partner at McKinsey. Having said that, McKinsey often lost out to BCG in the ... (read entire answer)

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Are there any specific differences to be considered for Life Science Consulting? Where can I find specifically Life Science Case examples?

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Anonymous gave the best answer on Jan 11, 2018

Hi Vinay, In general your preparation for Life Science Consulting should not differ from a methodological perspective. However, you should try to have a good understanding of what a life science practice of an externa ... (read entire answer)

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