U.S. Engagement Manager - Life Sciences Biopharma - 2026Location
Boston, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco
Job Description
JOB DESCRIPTIONWe 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.
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.
