Manager - Transaction Services & Private Equity - Healthcare & Life Sciences

Simon-Kucher’s sole focus is on unlocking better growth for our clients, increasing their long-term sales, value, and profit. We achieve this by optimizing every lever of their commercial strategy, including customer engagement, product, pricing, innovation, marketing, distribution, and sales. Our Transaction Services Private Equity, or TSPE, specialist team combines deep experience in transaction services, especially commercial due diligence, with Simon-Kucher’s commercial expertise. We collaborate closely with our industry practices to deliver segment-specific analyses and actionable value-creation strategies. The Healthcare Life Sciences, or HC LS, TSPE practice advises both strategic and financial investors pre-deal and post-deal across the Healthcare Life Sciences industry. The core focus is commercial due diligence, or CDD, as well as pricing due diligence, or PDD, delivered by the TSPE specialist team in close collaboration with our HC LS practice. Our Healthcare Life Sciences Division works across the highly innovative and complex healthcare sector, including pharmaceuticals and biotech, medical technology, diagnostics, digital health and healthcare IT, healthcare B2B, providers, consumer health, and animal health. Our North America Healthcare Life Sciences teams are based in Boston, Chicago, New York, and San Francisco. As a global division, our project teams often include colleagues from around the world. We value the expertise and perspectives each of our diverse colleagues brings to the table and encourage collaboration across offices and disciplines. What makes us special: Become part of a unique entrepreneurial team. Think independently, use your initiative, and take some risks. Entrepreneurship is a powerful force that drives the growth not only of our firm but our clients and people. Unlock the power of opportunity. Advance your career in a thriving company with a startup feel. We invest in your professional development every step of the way. Enjoy balance and flexible working. Be empowered to do your best work – whether it’s from home or in the office. Prioritize your health and well-being. No matter where you live, we offer a competitive suite of health benefits to help keep you and your loved ones safe. Invest in your future. All US and Canadian employees enjoy 401(k) RRSP benefits with company matching. Our Employee Bonus Opportunity Program ensures that when our firm grows, you grow with us. Work in a values-driven culture. At Simon-Kucher, our vision is to become the world's leading growth specialist. Our values guide the way we do business and communicate our distinctiveness. They sum up what we stand for, influence our culture, and drive how and why we do things. How you will create an impact: As a Manager, you will be a critical member of the Healthcare Life Sciences TSPE practice in North America. You will help build and expand the practice in the US in collaboration with local partners, the TSPE lead partner, and global TSPE colleagues. You will: Advise private equity funds, corporate clients, and strategic investors on transactions, with a focus on commercial due diligence and value-creation opportunities. Lead commercial due diligence engagements from project acquisition through final report delivery, including work planning, project execution, timeline management, and client communication. Analyze market size, growth, trends, customer behavior, competitor dynamics, and competitive positioning to help clients evaluate investment opportunities and growth potential. Guide customer interviews, expert interviews, market research, and surveys to uncover customer behaviors, perceptions, buying criteria, and growth opportunities. Prepare client-ready deliverables and present clear findings and recommendations to senior client audiences, incorporating client feedback as needed. Develop trusted senior-level advisory relationships by delivering high-quality, tailored recommendations that clients can execute. Collaborate with TSPE and HC LS partners to expand the practice, strengthen methodologies, improve tools and processes, and support business development. Manage multiple engagements and project teams concurrently, including defining team roles, overseeing deliverable quality, and balancing timelines and expectations. Lead, coach, and develop junior consultants by providing clear guidance, training, and timely feedback. Work on cross-border projects with Simon-Kucher colleagues around the world. Stay current on business, transaction, and industry trends relevant to clients’ businesses. Support broader team development and market activities, including recruiting, marketing, and integration of new TSPE consultants. Demonstrate empathy and emotional intelligence when managing conflict, communicating change, and leading teams through demanding project environments. Be a leader in the firm and contribute to Simon-Kucher’s culture and continued success. About you: You bring: 4–6 years of experience in consulting or in the strategy, M A, or corporate development function of a company. Required experience conducting commercial due diligence engagements. Experience leading commercial due diligence and/or growth strategy projects, preferably within Healthcare Life Sciences. An undergraduate degree; MS, MA, MBA, or another advanced degree is preferred but not required. A track record of managing multiple projects, including work plans, deliverables, budgets, schedules, and accounts receivable. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with comfort in financial modeling, market analysis, and synthesis of quantitative and qualitative insights. Ability to solve complex problems, direct teams, and complete challenging project activities within tight timelines. Strong project management capabilities and ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced transaction environment. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Effective presentation skills, with the ability to present findings, takeaways, and recommendations to senior audiences. Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work seamlessly and collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders. A positive, open, and team-oriented mindset. High client-service orientation and the ability to communicate effectively, even during challenging or unexpected situations. Total compensation for this role includes base salary, yearly performance bonus and eligibility for annual merit-based increases, and a comprehensive benefits package. The base salary range for this position is between $170,000 to $180,000 per year for U.S. roles. Specific compensation within these ranges will depend on factors such as experience, skills, and location. Salary ranges are reviewed periodically to ensure alignment with market conditions. Benefits for eligible employees include paid time off, 13 paid holidays, medical, dental, and vision coverage, life insurance, and a 401(k) plan. About Simon-Kucher Simon-Kucher is a global consultancy with more than 2,000 employees in 30 countries. Our sole focus is on unlocking better growth that drives measurable revenue and profit for our clients. We achieve this by optimizing every lever of their commercial strategy – product, price, innovation, marketing, and sales – based on deep insights into what customers want and value. With nearly 40 years of experience in monetization topics of all kinds, we are regarded as the world’s leading pricing and growth specialist. Simon-Kucher is an Equal Employment Opportunity (“EEO”) employer. Our employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran or militarily status, or any other legally protected status. We believe in building a culture that embraces belonging, creating an environment in which our people feel valued, are able to be themselves and feel their contribution matters. If we get that right, great things will happen; people will grow faster, innovate, feel valued, and create better outcomes for everyone – our people, our clients and, of course, our business. Simon-Kucher North America Talent Acquisition Team [email protected] simon-kucher.com/careers