U.S. Engagement Manager - Life Sciences Biopharma - 2026

Location Boston, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco

Job Description

Company Description

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. For more information, visit lek.com .

About the Life Sciences Practice

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.

JOB DESCRIPTION

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 workstreams 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.

WHY L.E.K.?

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

• Leadership responsibility: Managers lead client engagements, working directly with clients and Managing Directors to set project objectives and guide case teams, and help shape the practice through recruiting, professional development, and thought leadership.
• Breadth of experiences: While our projects span many services and company types, our focus is strategy and M&A. Managers lead multiple project teams and client relationships, providing broad exposure across clients and strategic issues, as well as faster development of business acumen.
• Fun, stimulating work environment: L.E.K. teams spend substantially more time in their home office relative to teams at peer firms, and we pride ourselves on a vibrant social culture, including case team events, office parties, non-profit involvement, and much more.
• International exposure: Approximately one-third of L.E.K. projects involve an international component, which allows Managers to work on international case teams or, if they choose, to relocate to international offices on either a temporary or a full-time basis. Click here for more on our international Swap program.
• Upward mobility: L.E.K. is a meritocracy with an entrepreneurial culture and frequent feedback. We rapidly progress responsibility to accelerate our team’s development.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

While we do not use a rigid checklist, we look for a combination of attributes in candidates that provide an excellent foundation for a successful career at L.E.K., including leadership, drive, intellectual curiosity and academic achievement, analytical ability, teamwork, and uncompromising ethics. Specifically, we look for:

• An advanced degree from a top-ranked school is preferred (MBA, MPH, Ph.D., M.D., Pharm.D., or similar)
• 6+ years of relevant experience in strategy consulting, with demonstrated project and team management experience
• Experience serving life sciences clients and investors across biopharma, with exposure to growth strategy, commercial strategy, diligence, transaction support, or related strategic advisory work
• Ability to lead workstreams, manage client-facing efforts, structure analysis, and communicate recommendations clearly
• Superior analytical skills combined with demonstrated expertise in consulting approaches
• Proven ability to coach and develop teams across analytical, project management, client relationship, and interpersonal skills
• Strong client presence and ability to engage credibly with senior stakeholders
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to influence others
• Bright, conceptual, and a quick learner, able to quickly assess a situation and generate new insights and actionable ideas

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• The base salary at the Manager level starts at $241,500 annually. L.E.K. also offers a performance bonus and profit sharing.
• L.E.K. Consulting offers a competitive total rewards package including medical, dental, vision,lifeand disability insurance, 401(k) with employer contribution, HSA contributions (where applicable), paid time off, and other firm-sponsored benefits.
• This role follows our hybrid work model for U.S. offices.We require employees to be in their assigned home office Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday each week, as well as the first Friday of each month.
• International candidates will be considered. L.E.K. Consulting will assist you as necessary in accordance with our policy of obtaining employment authorization, however; we cannot guarantee that work authorization will be granted.
• L.E.K. Consulting is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed toprovidingequal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
• In accordance withapplicable state and local laws, we will provide reasonableaccommodationsfor qualified individuals with disabilities and forsincerely heldreligious beliefs, practices, or observances.