Each year, a significant number of Healthcare professionals apply to ISB. This article is relevant to these candidates.
Why this understanding is important
Healthcare professionals applying to ISB must have clarity on the post-ISB career options for two main reasons:
i) Essays: Clarity of thought in order to effectively articulate the post-ISB goals in the essays as part of the application
ii) Interview: Defend those goals more confidently during the interviews
While well thought-out essays increase your chances of receiving an interview invite, well-articulated goals will enable you to perform confidently in your interview, thereby increasing your chances of admission. To summarize, this understanding of goals helps candidates at every stage of the application process, including application and interview.
Background
A significant number of Healthcare professionals whom we work with during the ISB Application process, have prior work-experience in Clinical practice, Pharma, and Public Health. A background in healthcare, coupled with an MBA education, makes Healthcare professionals sought-after, post their MBA.
Most prominent post-ISB career pathways for Healthcare Professionals
1) Healthcare Consulting: All major Consulting firms have strong practices in Healthcare and Life-Sciences. These Consulting firms provide consulting services across a broad spectrum of stakeholders, including Providers, Payers, and Pharma sector.
2) Pharma, Biotech & MedTech Strategy: These are typically business-side leadership roles such as Product Manager, Commercial Strategy Manager, Business Development, Portfolio Strategy, and Corporate Strategy.
3) Public Health, Policy & Social Impact: Since healthcare policy interventions play a crucial role in global health, Healthcare Professionals can play a significant role in formulating such policies, as part of the Social Impact capability of consulting majors.
4) Healthcare Operations Leadership: Various hospital chains look for MBA graduates with prior experience in healthcare, for roles such as Center Head, Quality & Process Excellence roles, and COO-track roles.
This is not all!
This is not an exhaustive list. If you are a Healthcare professional applying to ISB and if you are wondering what the best post-ISB career pathway would be for you, do not hesitate to get in touch with us to discuss further.