McKinsey & Company is a global management 
consulting firm with 82 offices in 43 countries, 
advising the top management of leading companies 
and institutions on issues of strategy, 
organization, technology and operations. Our 
mission is twofold: to help our clients make 
positive, lasting and substantial improvements in 
their performance and to build a great Firm that 
is able to attract, develop, excite and retain 
exceptional people. 

THE GLOBAL HEALTHCARE PRACTICE
The Firm serves multiple industries and is 
organized around industry-specific Practices. 
Since 2000, our Global Healthcare Practice, which 
consists of 70 partners, 200 clinicians and over 
500 consulting staff, has undertaken over 4,200 
healthcare studies. The practice consists of two 
segments: a Healthcare Payor and Provider 
segment, which also includes the Health Systems 
Group, and the Pharmaceuticals and Medical 
Products segment. 

The Healthcare Payor and Provider practice (HPP) 
creates new solutions to challenges facing health 
care organizations. We advise clients on 
organization, marketing, and strategy; health 
care reform; analysis of market trends and 
epidemiological data. We also help companies find 
ways to grow and provide strategic guidance, 
research, and analytical support in launching new 
products and services. The practice serves three 
types of clients: healthcare payors (i.e. private 
insurance companies, HMOs, NHS, etc), providers 
(i.e. academic medical centers, hospital systems, 
physicians) and health system leaders 
(governments) on a broad range of strategic, 
organizational and operations effectiveness 
issues. 

Since 2002, McKinsey’s Health Systems Group (HSG) 
has led work related to the third segment of the 
HPP practice. We serve governments worldwide to 
help them build and improve their health 
systems. We have participated in major health 
systems reform programs in regions and countries 
as diverse as the UK, Scandinavia, Cyprus, 
Canada, US, Egypt, Singapore, the Middle East and 
Tanzania. We have helped them to fundamentally 
improve health outcomes through policy and 
organisational reforms that have increased access 
to health services, improved quality of care, and 
helped governments and their citizens to more 
effectively utilise health resources.

The Health Systems Institute (HSI) works to 
fundamentally improve health outcomes around the 
world by helping our clients to increase access 
to health services, improve quality of care, most 
effectively utilize health resources and deliver 
better patient experiences. We will do this by 
becoming the leading provider of meaningful and 
credible health systems performance information, 
analysis and advice to health system leaders.

PURPOSE OF POSITION
As a high achiever with an entrepreneurial 
mindset, you will be able to apply your proven 
analytical and strategic skills to build 
sophisticated datasets and analysis. You will 
work as an integral member of our project teams 
to respond to the need for credible data and 
analysis on health system performance, helping 
healthcare leaders make healthcare reform 
decisions. Successful candidates will achieve 
significant impact by applying their 
understanding of healthcare and health data to 
modeling, providing expert data analysis support 
in areas such as operational efficiency, 
productivity and system quality to McKinsey 
client service teams. 

Client service/ Client development
• Work as an integral member of Client Service 
Teams to inform and guide data collection, 
develop quantitative analysis using existing data 
and give oral and written presentation of findings.
• Lead efforts to develop health-specific 
diagnostic tools (database, framework, analytical 
data metrics) that shall be piloted, refined, 
stored and disseminated, including new delivery 
approaches and service models.
• Build, maintain, and leverage a network of 
relationships with external healthcare data 
modeling experts in order to provide teams with 
industry/functional-specific trend expertise.
• Assist leaders in proactively identifying new 
client situations and topics where the Practice 
can deliver substantial, lasting value through 
analytical service offerings.

Knowledge building/ Knowledge transfer
• Undertake independent analysis and modeling of 
healthcare statistics and trends, and producing 
internal documents and tools. 
• Develop and codify knowledge of key health 
datasets and databases globally. 
• Make substantive, intellectual contributions to 
knowledge efforts through problem structuring, 
research, and analysis. 
• Participate in the preparation of speeches and 
articles. 

We are actively hiring this position for a 
December 2009/January 2010 start date.

GENERAL QUALIFICATIONS:
The Senior Biostatistician/Epidemiologist serves 
as the point person for many core Practice 
activities and therefore must demonstrate 
excellent strategic capabilities, a strong sense 
of entrepreneurship, and an ability to engage 
effectively with consultants. Therefore, strong 
interpersonal skills and the ability to develop 
networks are of high importance. The successful 
candidate will also already have many of the 
problem-solving and analytical skills that make 
our work insightful. A strong academic record to 
PhD level is required, with a Masters in 
Biostatistics, Applied Epidemiology, Health 
Informatics or a similar degree in analysis of 
health-related data. MBA, MPH or Masters in 
Health Policy is desirable. Previous work 
experience may include working in a top research 
& data analysis firm, strategy consulting, top 
tier accounting or International Health bodies. 
Impressive and relevant career development and 
academic background. 

KNOWLEDGE / SKILLS:
• Computing: Statistical software (SAS + ideally 
R), database querying (MS Access, MS SQL Server), 
spreadsheet development (Excel), programming 
(ideally VB + R).
• Numerical skills: Mathematics and (bio) 
statistics, quantitative problem solving and 
model abstraction.
• Statistical analysis: Experience in statistical 
analysis, hypothesis testing, clustering, 
prediction modeling, survival analysis, 
epidemiologic causal modeling, experimental 
design.
• Presentation skills: clear oral and written 
presentation of methodology and findings to 
specialist and non-specialist audiences.
• Health background: Experience in epidemiology 
and/or health informatics is required.
• Health system expertise: Several year of work 
experience in epidemiology and/or 
bio-informatics. In-depth knowledge of at least 2 
health system domains [health system financing, 
quality, workforce, organisational structures].
• Statistical analysis: Solid expertise and 
several years of work experience at a senior 
level in different kinds of statistical analysis 
as listed above.
• Model building and programming: Development of 
spreadsheet and database models, data collection 
templates and automated reporting tools.
• You will demonstrate solid skills in 
statistical and data analysis, sound business 
insight, impressive and relevant career 
development and a strong academic record.
• Statistical and data analysis, sound business 
insight, expertise in Epidemiology and Health 
System components (financing, capacity planning, 
quality) is a strong advantage.

COMPENSATION/RELOCATION:
We offer a competitive starting salary, and 
experts qualify for a discretionary 
performance-based bonus, which last year ranged 
up to 20% of base salary. There is also an 
attractive benefits package including a 
contribution to pension fund equal to 12% of base 
salary plus bonus. We will also offer relocation 
for this position.


APPLICATION/DEADLINE:
Please contact Mykyung Kang, McKinsey Recruiter, 
to submit your application and/or to discuss this 
position further-

Mykyung_Kang@mckinsey
781-522-3223