Consultant

Boston · Ignite | Putnam · USD 120,000-145,000 · 3+ years experience · Posted Oct 15, 2026

At a glance

As a Consultant at Putnam, you will help lead and manage a team of Associate & Life Sciences Consultants to complete projects across all practice areas.
You will interact with clients to understand problems, develop and refine hypotheses to test, and break down complex strategic and analytical problems.
The role involves leading daily operations, synthesizing analyses into key findings and actionable recommendations, and coaching junior staff.

Interact with clients to understand problems, and develop and refine hypotheses to test
Break down and structure complex strategic and analytical problems that constitute the core of the team’s work
Lead the daily operations of the team in executing and synthesizing analyses into key findings and actionable recommendation
Participate in delivering recommendations to clients
Prepare and deliver key findings and recommendations against key business problem to clients
Coach junior staff on project execution and management

Minimum 3 years work experience or 2 years with an advanced degree with other top-tier consulting firms or within the Pharmaceutical or Biotechnology industries
Proven analytic abilities
Presentation skills
Team management experience
Team-oriented attitude
A working knowledge of the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry

Direct interaction with clients necessitates a reasonable level of travel to client sites.