What does life science consulting involve day to day at firms like IQVIA or LEK in the US?

Life science consulting applies problem-solving frameworks to pharma and biotech questions. Common project types include pricing strategy for drug launches, market sizing for rare disease entry, and patient strategy, primary research with patients and caregivers to assess drug adoption feasibility.

• Patient strategy involves up to five or six one-hour stakeholder interviews in a single day.
• IQVIA is strong in market access and pricing. LEK has a large life sciences arm and is harder to get into than most.
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