Outside of roles in PE/VC, what types of opportunities might experience at McKinsey or BCG open up within life sciences versus a company like ZS, assuming only a bachelors science degree?

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Just so we're clear, PE/VC roles are among the rarest types of exits from McKinsey and BCG as well.

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I've also seen people exit to VC from ZS, but not common. I think MBB people would get an easier time Lansing roles in strategy teams unless you have very relevant experience from ZS

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Not much. Maybe some more prestige focused banking opportunities? Racking my brain to think of a situation. Certainly 95% of industry is open to you either way.

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Some start-ups as well as strategy roles within Life Sciences companies will be (much) easier to get to with McK / BCG

ZS’s brand is variable depending on the person’s exposure to ZS teams (ie only sales or basic-ish analytics) but McK / BCG have a solid brand in strategy

That being said, it’s ALL about how you pitch yourself. I know people who have gone to wherever from ZS - but depending on the role, expect to be surrounded by more people from BCG / McK

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Would agree with this based on my personal (n=1) experience. Have had a couple of people assume i worked on sales-ish topics based on their exposure to ZS but was able to get a few VC/Strategy interviews based on relevant project experience. YMMV

Can still get PE roles at a T2 firm

I’ve heard rumors that certain roles at Novartis would only go to MBB. Less explicitly, I’ve had recruiters tell me that ZS is not known for strategy so I may have to explain people out of that assumption / might face some unspoken bias when recruiting

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