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

West Monroe•Chicago, IL

3d•$89,300 - $120,800

About The Position

West Monroe’s Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) Practice is hiring an Experienced Consultant for its Healthcare & Life Sciences Value Creation team. The role serves 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 delivers transaction advisory and value creation work, 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 experienced consultants and industry leaders to help clients make informed investment decisions and accelerate value creation. The role includes client delivery, practice development, and business development. Client work involves assessing technology and business capabilities, participating in interviews and workshops, preparing client-facing materials and analyses, managing workstreams, and collaborating with client stakeholders and engagement leaders. The consultant also contributes to practice methodologies and growth, supports coaching and recruiting, and assists with proposals, pricing, research, and client relationship development. Travel may be up to 50%, typically 1–2 days on-site for diligence engagements and potentially 50–75% during post-close engagement work.

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 these 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 and ability to analyze and interpret financial statements, including 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 explain complex concepts clearly and concisely.
Experience integrating AI tools such as ChatGPT into day-to-day workflows, with critical thinking to assess accuracy, mitigate bias, and ensure high-quality outputs.
Ability to travel up to 50%; travel is typically 1–2 days on-site for diligence engagements and 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.

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 facilitate 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.
Partner with engagement leadership to identify, communicate, and mitigate project risks.
Collaborate with West Monroe team members 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, enhance insights and delivery efficiency, and support data-driven client recommendations while evaluating outputs with sound judgment.
Contribute to methodologies, tools, templates, training materials, and intellectual property that enhance 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, and professional development activities.
Support campus and experienced-hire recruiting initiatives as opportunities arise.
Help develop project approaches, proposals, statements of work, pricing estimates, and work plans.
Conduct research to support client pursuits and identify opportunities to expand Healthcare & Life Sciences client relationships.
Participate in industry events and networking activities to build professional relationships and strengthen West Monroe’s market presence.
Develop an understanding of client investment objectives and help tailor solutions to business needs.