Having a lot of trouble exiting from consulting to Pharma / Biotech this year - lost track of how many applications but 0/6 on final rounds since January. Almost 4 YOE at LEK with a PhD. Any advice or is it just not the right time to exit given the macroeconomic environment?

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Market is tough and not many openings. Which level and function are you aiming?

Super tough right now. I have been looking at ED/SrD…even the occasional D-level role. Some close contact ex-clients helped me get to final rounds with a couple but was up against 100+ qualified applicants that applied in first week of posted role. I’m Big4 competing with tons of MBB layoffs with few relevant open roles. Where I haven’t had a close connection, ive struggled to even land a phone screen. Havent seen the industry/non-consulting market this challenging in last 10+ years. Seems to be on an upward trajectory in last ~3 months, but very tough still.

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Not that many BD openings for sure in fact with all these acquisitions a lot of teams are getting trimmed (you'd expect to be the opposite). Most BD teams are also hunkering down or i'd imagine focus on internal pipeline development now.

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