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2025 Best Consulting Firms for Health Sciences Consulting
McKinsey & Company
McKinsey consultants work in collaborative teams, have opportunities to make meaningful impact, and engage in challenges to stretch their abilities and further their expertise. McKinsey provides a culture that is distinctive and inclusive, focused on a personalized, flexible, dynamic environment that delivers high-performing and sustainable results. The firm is creating conditions for its colleagues to author their own journey and advance based on individual skills and impact.
27.51% of Votes
2024 Ranking
#1
Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
Boston Consulting Group (BCG) is the second largest consulting firm by revenue and consistently ranks high in our top consulting firms. The firm’s diverse, global teams bring deep industry and functional expertise to organizations, helping them to grow, build sustainable competitive advantage, and drive positive societal impact. Purpose-driven, the firm strives to drive lasting impact for its employees, clients, and society. "You will be challenged... and rewarded," say insiders.
25.61% of Votes
2024 Ranking
#2
L.E.K. Consulting
L.E.K. Consulting is a global management consultancy that advises global companies that are leaders in their industries — including major corporations, private equity firms, and emerging entrepreneurial businesses. Headquartered in Boston, the firm’s reach spans five continents, touching almost every major market around the globe. That—coupled with deep industry expertise across a breadth of clients and capabilities—creates a wealth of “big firm”-like opportunities at a relatively midsize firm that can offer its employees a more personalized experience than some of its larger competitors.
19.00% of Votes
2024 Ranking
#4
ZS
ZS is a management consulting and technology firm focused on transforming global healthcare and beyond. The firm leverages leading-edge analytics, plus the power of data, science, and products, to help their clients make more intelligent decisions, deliver innovative solutions, and improve outcomes for all.
16.38% of Votes
2024 Ranking
#3
IQVIA
IQVIA is a global consulting firm specializing in clinical research services, management consulting, and healthcare intelligence. The firm works to improve patient outcomes and advance the healthcare industry through innovative solutions and actionable insights.
15.84% of Votes
2024 Ranking
#8
Bain & Company
Arguably the most employee-focused of the Big 3 strategy players, Bain is a name that will open doors for the rest of your career. That’s if you’re interested in leaving, of course: The firm invests a lot of time and energy in training and development. Couple that with a glittering client roster and top-of-the-market compensation, and it’s easy to make a case for staying at Bain for the long term.
15.20% of Votes
2024 Ranking
#5
ClearView Healthcare Partners
ClearView is a boutique consulting firm in the life sciences field. The firm has five offices in the U.S. and Europe and has experience across a variety of therapeutic areas and technologies. ClearView offers its consulting services at the product, franchise, or corporate level across pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, medical devices, and diagnostics.
14.12% of Votes
2024 Ranking
#7
Deloitte Consulting LLP
Deloitte is a global provider of audit, tax, risk and financial advisory, and consulting. Services include everything from technology transformation and implementation to corporate strategy; marketing and sales growth solutions (also known as Deloitte Digital); mergers and acquisitions; human capital change management; manufacturing operations including supply chain; financial management; and sustainability, climate, and equity solutions.
12.58% of Votes
2024 Ranking
#6
Huron
Huron is a global professional services firm. They serve clients in the healthcare, higher education, life sciences, and commercial sectors, as these organizations face significant transformational change and regulatory or economic pressures in dynamic market environments. They help healthcare organizations leverage data and technology to optimize existing business operations, improve clinical outcomes, and create a more consumer-centric healthcare experience.
10.41% of Votes
2024 Ranking
#10
Trinity Life Sciences
Trinity is a life sciences consultancy that approaches consulting from a “foundation of three": advisory, insights & analytics, and technology. The result is comprehensive, end-to-end support for clients ranging from emerging biotech firms to massive pharmaceutical companies.
10.23% of Votes
2024 Ranking
#11
Accenture
Accenture works at the intersection of business and technology to help clients improve performance and create sustainable value for stakeholders. The company fosters a “culture of cultures,” where its people experience a sense of belonging and can be their best professionally and personally. Creating this inclusive workplace means ensuring people feel comfortable engaging in honest, open dialogue about difficult topics—such as bias and inclusion—without judgment or career limitation.
8.69% of Votes
2024 Ranking
#9
Health Advances
The professionals at Health Advances consult about one thing and one thing only: health care. Established in 1992, the firm's core belief is that focusing on just one industry allows it to provide clients with greater resources and focused insight. This means that the professionals at HA are not mere consultants, with most having worked within the healthcare industry at some point in their careers.
6.79% of Votes
2024 Ranking
#18
KPMG LLP (Advisory)
One of the most recognized names in global business, KPMG is a multinational professional services network and one of the Big Four accounting firms. Organized as a network of firms that each bring services to clients, KPMG spans strategy and operations, analytics, business integration, business intelligence, business process management, change management, growth enablement, integrated business planning, organizational design, outsourcing, shared services, talent management, technology enablement, and transformation. On the risk management side, they offer advisory services in financial risk management, forensic, internal audit, risk and compliance, and IT. Mainly, however, they are known for and specialize in auditing, internal audit, accounting, forensic accounting, compliance, corporate recovery, assurance, tax, risk management, and financial advisory services.
5.25% of Votes
2024 Ranking
#13
PwC Consulting Solutions/Strategy&
PwC Consulting Services integrates functional knowledge across the globe to help clients address their most challenging business problems. The firm has the opportunities, mentorship, and technology to help take your career to the next level. Becoming a consultant at PwC will allow you to develop deeper expertise in your area of focus and establish yourself as a leader.
4.80% of Votes
2024 Ranking
#20
The Advisory Board Company
The DC-based Advisory Board Company is a membership-based professional services firm that provides best practices research, analysis, executive education and leadership development, software tools and installation support services, primarily to the health care industry.
4.80% of Votes
2024 Ranking
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Charles River Associates
A storied name in the consulting industry, Charles River Associates provides specialist economic, financial, and management consulting services. Clients engage CRA for their litigation- and regulatory-related cases, as well as for its strategic advice and problem-solving capabilities.
4.43% of Votes
2024 Ranking
#16
Chartis
Chartis is a comprehensive healthcare advisory firm dedicated to helping clients create a healthcare system that works better for everyone. The firm works across the healthcare continuum serving more than 900 clients annually. In 2024, it received a majority investment from private equity firm Blackstone.
4.43% of Votes
2024 Ranking
#Not Ranked
Putnam
Beyond Putnam's commitment and expertise to revolutionizing life sciences consulting is a determination to “bring out the best in each other.” Putnam’s commitment to development makes it a great choice for anybody looking to acquire practical knowledge of the industry by training alongside an enthusiastic team of like-minded professionals while delivering exceptional value to clients.
4.25% of Votes
2024 Ranking
#19
Kaiser Associates
Kaiser Associates is a global growth consulting firm that translates original insights into strategy for ambitious organizations around the world. Since its founding in 1981, the firm has grown substantially while continuing to stay true to its founding ethos of “fact-based” strategy. The firm’s global client portfolio, collegial community, and wide-ranging opportunities make Kaiser Associates a great place to work.
3.44% of Votes
2024 Ranking
#Not Ranked
EY Consulting Practice NA
Ernst & Young is one of the global Big Four accounting firms. They are best known for providing audit, tax, business risk, technology and security risk services, and human capital services. Through four service lines—assurance, consultancy, strategy, and transactions—they help transform businesses.
3.35% of Votes
2024 Ranking
#12
