Oliver Wyman – WindOW to OW Advanced Degree Immersion Program - Health & Life Sciences

*Application Deadline: Monday, March 2*

Please note, this application is for our WindOW to OW Advanced Degree immersion program. Eligible candidates must currently be enrolled in an Advanced Degree program (e.g., PhD, postdoc, MD, or PharmD) and plan to complete their degree in 2027. Top candidates will receive full-time offers for our Senior Consultant role. (Start dates are expected to be in 2027 and 2028).

The Health & Life Sciences Practice

The HLS practice mission is to “transform healthcare through the relentless pursuit of a better way.” The team works with C-suite, senior executives, and management teams across the health and life sciences industry, including Health Insurance, Health Services, Retail and Consumer Health, Healthcare Providers, Health IT, Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology, Medical Device and Diagnostics, Venture Capital, and Private Equity companies, on wide-ranging issues of strategic impact. We have the expertise needed to help health and life sciences companies address their most pressing strategic questions by delivering critical commercial, marketing, business development, portfolio, and R&D guidance.

Come aboard if you are excited by challenges and at ease working across cultures. You will find interesting people who speak their minds and measure success not by how many hours are worked but by what gets accomplished.

The Program – WindOW to OW

WindOW to OW is a 3-day immersive program for Life Sciences Advanced Degree Candidates designed to provide participants with an in-depth view of health and life sciences strategy consulting at Oliver Wyman.

Over the course of the program, participants will have hands-on experience solving a simulated project led by OW consultants, with additional opportunity to network and connect with leadership across the practice. The program will take place in late April.

Top candidates will receive full-time offers for our Senior Consultant role.

The Senior Consultant Role

• PhDs, postdocs, MDs, and PharmDs play an integral client-facing and work-stream leadership role. The position offers excellent career growth opportunities for talented, highly motivated professionals. We are seeking candidates for the Senior Consultant Level. Initial responsibilities could include:

• Manage the execution of project modules, including developing hypotheses, building models, conducting primary and secondary research, and synthesizing insights

• Lead analytical problem solving, from structuring client problems and designing data collection to conducting analysis and producing client-ready deliverables

• Own day-to-day client relationships, serving as the primary point of contact, leading well-organized meetings, and effectively obtaining feedback and addressing concerns

• Support Partners in project delivery through accurate, high-quality execution and proactive management of workstreams

• Manage and develop junior team members, providing clear direction, coaching, and leverage for senior project staff

• Collaborate effectively in team settings, demonstrating adaptability to different working styles and contributing to a supportive, high-performing team culture

• Demonstrate strong professional acumen, including Oliver Wyman’s core values, high self-awareness, and effective communication skills

Desired Skills and Experience

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree and PhD, MD, or PharmD degree (completed in 2027) in biology, chemistry, biomedical engineering, or other related life sciences field required

• Strong background in conceptual problem solving and analytical skills

• Ability to apply depth of content knowledge for thought leadership in project execution, and to develop new intellectual capital to support business development activities

• Outstanding communication skills; confidence in presenting to senior executives

• Willingness to travel

• Unrestricted US work authorization is required. Please note CPT and OPT are forms of restricted authorization.

Preferred Requirements:

• Primary (industry expert interviewing) & secondary (industry research, market profiling, journal review) research

• Data synthesis, analytics (financial modeling, database creating & manipulation, market sizing)

• Communication and presentation skills

• Demonstrated leadership experience

• Management and training of junior staff

Locations:

Immersion program: Boston, MA

Full-time options include: New York, NY – Chicago, IL – Boston, MA – San Francisco, CA

About Us:

At Oliver Wyman, a Marsh (NYSE: MRSH) business, we bring deep industry insight, bold innovation, and a collaborative approach that cuts through complexity to help organizations navigate their most defining transformative moments.

As a business of Marsh, we work alongside the world’s leading experts across risk, reinsurance and capital, people and investments, and management consulting. Together with Marsh Risk, Guy Carpenter, and Mercer, we help organizations build resilience and competitive advantages from every angle. With annual revenue over $24 billion and more than 90,000 colleagues in 130 countries, Marsh helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective.

For more information, visit oliverwyman.com, or follow us on LinkedIn and X.

Full-Time Compensation: The applicable base pay for this role ranges from $120- $135K.

The base pay offered will be determined on factors such as experience, skills, training, location, certifications, and education. Decisions will be determined on a case-by-case basis. In addition to the base salary, this position may be eligible for performance-based incentives. We are excited to offer a competitive total rewards package which includes health and welfare benefits, tuition assistance, 401K savings and other retirement programs as well as employee assistance programs.

Oliver Wyman, a business of Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC), is a management consulting firm combining deep industry knowledge with specialized expertise to help clients optimize their business, improve operations and accelerate performance. Marsh McLennan is a global leader in risk, strategy and people, advising clients in 130 countries across four businesses: Marsh, Guy Carpenter, Mercer and Oliver Wyman. With annual revenue of $24 billion and more than 90,000 colleagues, Marsh McLennan helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information, visit oliverwyman.com, or follow on LinkedIn and X.

Marsh is committed to embracing a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age background, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, veteran status (including protected veterans), or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. If you have a need that requires accommodation, please let us know by contacting reasonableaccommodations@mmc.com.

Marsh is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one “anchor day” per week on which their full team will be together in person.