Experienced Consultant, M&A (Healthcare & Life Sciences)

West Monroe•Minneapolis, MN

About The Position

West Monroe is seeking an Experienced Consultant to join its Healthcare & Life Sciences Value Creation team within the Mergers & Acquisitions practice. The role supports corporate and private equity clients investing in or operating software, services, and technology-enabled services businesses across payer, provider, and life sciences sectors. The team provides value creation and transaction advisory services, including technology due diligence, platform acquisitions, mergers and integrations, corporate divestitures and carve-outs, sell-side readiness, and post-close value creation. The consultant works with clients, portfolio companies, colleagues, and industry leaders to assess how technology supports operations, creates enterprise value, and enables growth. The role involves identifying improvement opportunities and investment risks, developing client deliverables and recommendations, owning assigned workstreams, and contributing to practice development and business development. AI tools and technologies are used to accelerate analysis, generate insights, improve delivery efficiency, and support client outcomes, with critical judgment applied to their outputs. The role requires the ability to travel up to 50%. Travel is typically one to two days onsite for diligence engagements and may increase to 50–75% during post-close engagement work. Candidates must be able to work permanently in the United States without sponsorship. The posted salary ranges vary by location: Seattle or Washington, D.C., $93,800–$110,300; Los Angeles, $98,200–$115,500; New York City or San Francisco, $102,700–$120,800; and locations not listed, $89,300–$105,000. Individual compensation depends on factors including geography, experience, skills, education, and internal equity.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree preferred or equivalent professional experience.
At least 2 years of experience in consulting or team-based roles across at least two of the following areas: Healthcare, Healthcare IT, Mergers & Acquisitions, or Corporate Development.
Experience working with payer, provider, life sciences, healthcare software, or healthcare technology organizations.
Strong financial acumen, including the ability to analyze and interpret financial statements and understand key healthcare and technology business drivers.
Exceptional analytical, quantitative, and problem-solving skills.
Ability to manage multiple priorities and adapt in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate complex concepts clearly and concisely.
Experience integrating AI tools such as ChatGPT into day-to-day workflows to improve productivity and insight generation, with critical thinking to assess accuracy, mitigate bias, and ensure high-quality outputs.
Ability to travel up to 50%; travel may increase to 50–75% during post-close engagement work.
Commitment to inclusion and diversity, and openness to new ideas and perspectives.
Ability to work permanently in the United States without sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

Interest in healthcare economics, reimbursement models, healthcare policy, regulatory trends, healthcare technology, and interoperability.
Bachelor’s degree.

Responsibilities

Assess how technology supports client and portfolio company operations, creates enterprise value, and enables growth; identify improvement opportunities and potential investment risks.
Prepare for and participate in management interviews and workshops to understand business models, strategic priorities, operational challenges, and technology initiatives.
Develop client-ready communications and presentations to support decisions, communicate project status, identify risks, and recommend actionable solutions.
Contribute to technology due diligence reports, assessments, implementation roadmaps, communication plans, project plans, and financial analyses.
Work with engagement leadership to identify, communicate, and mitigate project risks.
Collaborate with West Monroe colleagues and client stakeholders to establish high-performing project teams.
Evaluate client and target company capabilities against Healthcare & Life Sciences industry leading practices.
Own assigned workstreams and deliverables, ensuring quality, completeness, and accuracy.
Build relationships with stakeholders across client and target organizations.
Use AI tools and technologies to accelerate analysis, synthesize information, improve delivery efficiency, and support data-driven recommendations, while evaluating their outputs with sound judgment.
Contribute to methodologies, tools, templates, training materials, and intellectual property that improve client delivery.
Support growth of the Healthcare & Life Sciences M&A practice by contributing to new offerings and delivery capabilities.
Participate in performance management, coaching, professional development, and recruiting initiatives as opportunities arise.
Support business development by helping develop project approaches, proposals, statements of work, pricing estimates, and work plans.
Conduct research for client pursuits and identify opportunities to expand client relationships.
Participate in industry events and networking activities to build relationships and strengthen West Monroe’s market presence.
Develop an understanding of client investment objectives and help tailor solutions to business needs.