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WHO YOU'LL WORK WITH
You'll join Bain's Healthcare & Life Sciences Center of Expertise as part of the Bain Capability Network.
This full-time role is based in Bain's Mexico office and supports global consulting teams across the healthcare and life sciences value chain, helping clients make strategic business and investment decisions.
The Healthcare & Life Sciences Center of Expertise partners closely with case teams as a thought partner, delivering high-quality, industry-specific analytical products and expertise to address the most critical strategic questions facing Bain's healthcare clients.
The practice serves leading organizations across Pharmaceuticals, MedTech, Providers, Payers, General Health and Digital Health.
As a Project Leader, you'll collaborate with teams across major regions, with a primary focus on the Americas.
You'll work closely with global Bain teams to deliver client-ready insights, proposals, case-specific outputs, go-to-market materials, intellectual property and thought leadership in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
WHERE YOU'LL FIT WITHIN THE TEAM
As a Project Leader, you'll lead a team of 3–4 Associates and Analysts focused on two or more core healthcare domains, including Pharmaceuticals, MedTech, Payers, Providers and Services.
You'll be responsible for high-quality project delivery, strong client relationships, and day-to-day coaching and mentoring.




You'll help your team set direction, build workplans, shape problem-solving approaches, generate hypotheses, and use Bain's research toolkit to deliver practical, high-impact answers for clients.
You'll also contribute to Bain's internal capabilities, including intellectual property, thought leadership, recruiting, training and business strategy initiatives.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
Lead case and proposal engagements across the healthcare landscape, including Pharmaceuticals, MedTech, Payers, Providers and Services
Collaborate with Partners and case teams to deliver active client work and develop domain-specific, client-ready proposals
Engage with practice leadership on existing intellectual property and help identify opportunities to develop new products and IP for healthcare clients
Build the team's understanding of healthcare concepts, pharmaceutical value chains and relevant IP
Drive structured problem solving and storytelling for client situations, ensuring alignment with Bain's quality standards
Provide direct, day-to-day management and coaching for a team of 3–4 members with limited guidance from the Manager
Ensure timely, high-quality delivery by defining deliverables, shaping workplans, prioritizing timelines, reviewing team output and maintaining quality control
Identify critical project and client issues, proactively resolve problems, remove roadblocks and escalated issues when needed
Use relevant analytical tools to deliver zero-defect workstreams; where appropriate, leverage Tableau, Alteryx, Python, R or SPSS to improve team efficiency
Foster collaboration across BCN and global Bain teams to promote knowledge sharing
Own and maintain client relationships by understanding client needs,



adapting to case expectations, communicating insights clearly and recommending actionable solutions
Manage client and team meetings effectively, delivering clear and professional presentations to teams, team leaders, managers and Partners across Bain
Develop and retain top talent through coaching, training, development plans, recognition, actionable feedback and performance review support
Serve as a role model and ambassador of Bain's culture by building trust-based relationships across levels
ABOUT YOU
Willing and able to work in a hybrid set-up, with 4 days per week on-site (Bain office in Polanco) or at a client location
Bachelor's degree with 5–8 years of experience, or master's/postgraduate degree with 3–6 years of experience; healthcare-related focus preferred, with experience in consulting, business research, or analytics for pharmaceutical, MedTech, or healthcare clients.
Proficient in written and spoken English at C1–C2 level, with strong stakeholder communication skills
Strong academic record, analytical skills, and experience in consulting, proposal development, or client-ready delivery, preferably within Healthcare & Life Sciences
Deep understanding of the pharmaceutical value chain, MedTech, and broader Healthcare & Life Sciences sectors
Demonstrated ability to manage and motivate teams, deliver high-quality work under tight deadlines, and balance attention to detail with effective delegation
Strong problem-solving and project management skills, with the ability to navigate ambiguity and turn open-ended ideas into practical, actionable results
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to support senior client and stakeholder discussions and build trusted working relationships across functions and geographies
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint, with the ability to develop structured, high-impact outputs
Ability to travel regionally as needed; travel frequency and destinations will vary based on project needs
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