Munich Office - Manager (m/f/d) - Life Sciences

L.E.K. Consulting is a global strategy consulting firm that addresses the most critical commercial issues for the leaders of some of the world's most successful businesses.

Clients come to us time and again because we are proven to act as an insightful expert and a trusted partner. We are uncompromising in our approach to help clients make better decisions at crucial moments, changing the trajectory of their enterprise, delivering improved business performance and creating greater shareholder returns.

Our teams combine our core capabilities of research, benchmarking, modelling, data & analytics and strategy development to create game-changing insights and practical solutions that seize competitive advantage and unlock new growth opportunities. We enable clients to make critical decisions with greater certainty and empower them to master their moments of truth.

With more than 1,700 professionals located across five continents, L.E.K. specialises in Strategy and Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) support with clients across the full range of corporates and private equity. We are expert in a wide range of industries, including Life Sciences and healthcare, retail and consumer, financial services, industrials, energy and transportation.

The Manager Role

Managers are crucial to the success of L.E.K. project teams. They are responsible for managing multiple client engagements and providing strategic guidance and thought leadership to aid their teams’ project execution. They also keeping the contact between the project team, the project partners and the client and play a key role in client development, helping to identify opportunities, craft proposals, and participate in pitches.

Key responsibilities include:

• Managing multiple project teams and client relationships expertly and efficiently
• Working directly with clients and Partners, to set project objectives, develop analytical frameworks, manage team responsibilities and maintain the timeline
• Structure complex strategic and technical problems into discrete modules and provide life sciences industry thought leadership to aid project execution
• Understand the critical issues affecting the client and communicate key insights and recommendations based upon the case team’s research and analysis
• Work directly with Partners to develop compelling proposals and support client and business development activities
• Manage, evaluate, and improve the performance of team members
• Contribute to the management of the firm through involvement in areas such as professional development, recruiting, thought leadership creation, practice building, etc.

Qualifications:

• An advanced degree from a top ranked school (MBA, M.D., PhD, Postdoc)
• Experience in a management consulting firm with demonstrated project and team management
• Superior analytical skills combined with demonstrated expertise in strategy consulting approaches
• Proven ability to motivate and coach people in multiple dimensions including analytical skills, project management, client relationship management, and interpersonal skills
• Strong project management skills including work planning, presentation development, quality control, and client management
• Excellent communication skills both oral and written 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

Application Requirements

Applicants stating 'fluency' in a language will have this assessed during the recruitment process.

Please ensure that you include a cover letter, CV and all relevant grades and references in your application.

Start date is by agreement.