U.S. Engagement Manager - Life Sciences Biopharma

Location Boston, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco

L.E.K. Consulting is one of the premier strategy consulting firms worldwide. At L.E.K., we are passionate about helping our clients succeed with breakthrough insights that drive real impact. Our clients view us as trusted partners that help address their most pressing challenges and biggest opportunities.

We bring together the rigor of data-driven analysis with the creativity and curiosity of a collaborative team. By hiring exceptional people and fostering a culture of ownership, inclusion, and continuous learning, we develop leaders who thrive on challenge and bring energy and optimism to every engagement. Founded in 1983, L.E.K. employs more than 2,200 professionals across five continents, and is consistently recognized as one of the industry’s best firms to work for.

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L.E.K.'s Life Sciences practice helps biotech and pharmaceutical companies, along with their investors and partners, build strategies that create lasting value from R&D through commercialization. Our teams combine scientific depth with rigorous, data-driven analysis to advise on corporate and franchise strategy, pipeline and asset evaluation, launch excellence, pricing and market access, and transactions across every stage of the deal lifecycle.

We are seeking a Manager to join our U.S. Life Sciences practice. This individual will play a key role in leading client engagements, developing teams, and helping grow a high-demand practice area. The ideal candidate brings life sciences strategy consulting experience, strong client presence, and the ability to manage complex growth strategy, commercial strategy, diligence, and transaction support work.

Managers are central to our industry-leading life sciences work, leading our case teams and client relationships to deliver insights with impact. You will make a difference by driving our teams to deliver actionable value and targeted opportunities to help our clients win.

While every case is different, Managers’ primary responsibilities typically include:

• Manage multiple project teams and client relationships expertly and efficiently to execute consulting engagements
• Work directly with clients and Managing Directors to set project objectives, develop analytical frameworks, manage team responsibilities, and maintain the timeline
• Structure complex life sciences growth, commercial, and transaction-related problems into clear work streams and provide thought leadership to guide project execution
• Develop insights and recommendations based on case team research, analysis, and client context
• Support business development through proposal development, market perspectives, and client relationship-building
• Coach, evaluate, and develop team members across analytical, project management, and client-facing skills
• Contribute to broader practice-building efforts, including recruiting, professional development, thought leadership, and internal initiatives

L.E.K. recruits the best and the brightest, then offers them the broadest range of high-impact, frequent, and diverse cases for maximum learning. As a Manager, you will lead engagements and teams, deepen your client relationships, and help build our life sciences practice, gaining an excellent foundation for a career at L.E.K. and strategic leadership in the healthcare and life sciences industries.

In addition to very competitive compensation and benefits, we promote Managers as fast as they develop, based on demonstrated performance and contributions.

The Life Sciences Manager role at L.E.K. is differentiated from other firms in several key ways:

• Leadership responsibility:
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