EVERSANA CONSULTING APAC

Vault’s Verdict

EVERSANA is well known for an entrepreneurial, hard-driving culture that can lead to rapid career growth for those who perform well and stand out. Insiders love the variety of projects the firm conducts within the life sciences sector, plus the firm’s commitment to training. One standout offering is EVERSANA’s annual event for new employees, in which new staff from around the world fly to one of the company’s offices for a massive learning and networking event. 

Consultants at EVERSANA report working long hours, but they say the firm balances this out with lots of flexibility. While remote work opportunities are hard to come by, EVERSANA’s leaders allow employees to mostly set their own hours as long as they get their work done. The firm also rarely asks staff to work weekends. 

One other factor in EVERSANA’s favor is the firm’s positioning as a subsidiary as a much larger entity. This provides access to international networking opportunities, international projects, and brand recognition—which are especially useful if an industry exit is part of your career plan. 

Firm Culture

“The team I work with has individuals with a high IQ and EQ. This helps harness my growth to an excellent level. The leadership is quite supportive and offers challenging opportunities to work on.”

“The office culture is nice, with the upper management being very friendly and approachable. People genuinely care for each other since it is quite a small community and don't merely treat each other as a means.”

“We have great learning opportunities and an awesome peer group to grow alongside.”

“The firm is a meritocracy with swift career advancement.”

Quality of Life

“Work hours are generally fixed. Unless there’s a real emergency, the firm doesn’t ask us to work after hours or on weekends.”

“It’s easy to take time off. If you deliver your work on time, the firm is flexible.”

“The work-life balance is good. Junior staff get travel opportunities to other countries. Also, the firm has many team engagement activities.”

“The firm offers full flexibility, which helps us manage day-to-day requirements.”

Career Development

“Some of the best aspects of career development at EVERSANA are extensive training, accelerated learning and promotion, the opportunity to work across Asia-Pacific markets, and diverse culture and knowledge sharing sessions.”

“Upper management recognizes performance and contribution through project review processes, which ensures fair promotions. The firm also has extensive training on consulting knowledge and skills, conducted by both managerial-level consultants and upper management. Every year, we have a large-scale global training where all new staff and eligible employees fly to an office for a week of intense training and learning on valuation and analysis.”

“We get a wide area of projects, from simple PMR projects to conducting market surveys to make a strategy for a company to enter the market. The opportunities are quite balanced.”

“It’s a great place for fast learners.”

Compensation

“The compensation package allows faster promotions for those who exceed expectations and is competitive to other firms if not higher.”

“We have above-market compensation and benefits, with timely reviews and promotions. The compensation structure is good, and the bonus is paid on time.”

“The compensation is a bit below the industry standard, and sometimes the bonuses are also below industry standards, but not too low.”

“Healthy snacks are provided in the office. There are knowledge sharing sessions by employees on health and wellness.”

Community Engagement/DEI

“While there’s a push to have more women in leadership roles, the firm is doing little else in terms of DEI.”

“We have individuals from diverse backgrounds across the firm, including high representation from women.”

“Only contribution, character, and competence matter at EVERSANA, not an employee’s other characteristics such as their age, gender, or race.”

“The management team organizes some sessions to keep up with physical and mental health.”

Business Outlook

“EVERSANA has a unique value proposition in the life sciences industry, which has a robust outlook. The combination of these factors makes EVERSANA a unique service provider globally.”

“It’s a growing and stable sector, so EVERSANA’s opportunities are building up while the firm maintains stable growth.”

“The firm is being recognized well.”

“The firm actively expands its business regions, but the type of work and projects remain largely similar.”

Hiring Process

“The interview and callback processes are very smooth. The turnaround time is fast. The ideal candidate should have strategic thinking ability, a willingness to learn, and empathy for colleagues.”

“The process consists of four rounds. The first is with HR, the second is a case exercise with an associate principal, and the third involves meeting with some of the leadership team. The final round is with another member of the leadership team and includes a discussion on compensation.”

“The ideal candidate demonstrates the qualities needed to excel in a consulting environment, plus unique capabilities and pharma domain knowledge.”

“The ideal candidate can bring a fresh perspective to solving problems.”

Interview Questions

“Case examples include questions specific to the pharmaceutical industry, related to pricing and reimbursement strategies.”

“Typically, we use real-life examples with the objective of evaluating candidates’ problem-solving process.”

“Describe the strategies needed to launch a new vaccine.”

“Expect to do a market sizing exercise on a new pharmaceutical drug.”

Uppers

“The great leadership and colleagues.”

“Independence, plus working with some great team members.”

“International exposure.”

“No hierarchy.”

Downers

“It can be chaotic at times.”

“Work gets repetitive after a while because the learning curve flattens out.”

“There’s a lack of opportunities to move abroad or to other office locations.”

“The leave system.”