Analyst - Life Sciences, Market Access

Your Impact

You’ll develop industry insights, stay updated on trends, and create innovative tools and solutions to enhance client impact. Leveraging advanced analytics, proprietary tools, and cutting-edge data, you will uncover opportunities and deliver results through written reports, numerical analyses, and presentations. You will collaborate in small teams, actively contributing to all aspects of client engagements, including gathering and analyzing data, testing hypotheses, and delivering actionable recommendations. You’ll present findings to clients, implement solutions alongside their teams, and apply your industry expertise to address complex challenges.

You will be part of the global Life Sciences Intelligence (LSi) Team as an Analyst – focused on Market Access, based in Boston, New York, New Jersey or Washington DC. The team sits in a variety of global locations. Each member of this team is aligned to a set of domains (or topic areas) where they have an opportunity to deepen their expertise and serve clients as well as our client service teams.

The team works closely with colleagues in our market access domain and serves clients on topics such as access strategy at launch, pricing strategy, contracting analytics, gross-to-net optimization, channel strategy, capability building, organizational design, patient access & affordability, and evolution of US healthcare policy and its impact across the value chain.

Mckinsey started serving life science clients back in the 1940s. Since then, the Life Sciences (LS) Practice has grown to be the second largest industry focused group in the firm, with nearly 1600 practitioners globally. The LSi team consists of over 100 professionals across analytics, knowledge, and capability and insights.

About the Role

Undergraduate degree or master’s degree in a relevant scientific field (e.g. biology, chemistry)Previous experience (internship or full-time) within market access – either in the pharmaceutical industry or consulting preferredAbility to create work product-focused materials/outputs, which may include PowerPoint decks, Excel models, articles, or other written deliverablesExcellent organizational capabilities, including the ability to initiate tasks independently and see them through to completionProficient in rational decision making based on data, facts, and logical reasoningAbility to work or attend meetings outside of traditional business hours or take on projects with limited or no notice at timesAbility to travel to and work in varying environments that may be challenging and/or not easily accessible (e.g., factories, hospitals)Strong communication skills, both verbal and written, in English, with the ability to adjust your style to suit different perspectives and seniority levels

Responsibilities

Leveraging advanced analytics, proprietary tools, and cutting-edge data, you will uncover opportunities and deliver results through written reports, numerical analyses, and presentations. You will collaborate in small teams, actively contributing to all aspects of client engagements, including gathering and analyzing data, testing hypotheses, and delivering actionable recommendations. You’ll present findings to clients, implement solutions alongside their teams, and apply your industry expertise to address complex challenges.

Requirements

Undergraduate degree or master’s degree in a relevant scientific field (e.g. biology, chemistry)Previous experience (internship or full-time) within market access – either in the pharmaceutical industry or consulting preferred

Qualifications

Excellent organizational capabilities, including the ability to initiate tasks independently and see them through to completionProficient in rational decision making based on data, facts, and logical reasoningAbility to work or attend meetings outside of traditional business hours or take on projects with limited or no notice at timesAbility to travel to and work in varying environments that may be challenging and/or not easily accessible (e.g., factories, hospitals)Strong communication skills, both verbal and written, in English, with the ability to adjust your style to suit different perspectives and seniority levels