The type of work varies from structural re-organizations, to growth strategies, to operational performance improvements. He travels widely but has offices in New York City and northern New Jersey. Adam also notes the importance of teamwork. A team is the key working unit at McKinsey. It is as important to work well with others and be a clear and succinct communicator as it is to be a stellar problem solver.
Many opportunities are available in business for people with science backgrounds.
Of course making the jump from science to business can be agonizing. Next is to decide what arena you could envision yourself working and how you would enter such a field. Finally you should differentiate between the different companies and firms to figure which place would be the best for you to make a transition from medical science to business. In other words, it's important for graduate students and postdocs to apply their research skills to their career as well as to their science projects. The result can be rewarding, as Adam has clearly shown.