Jefferies Financial Group

Equity Research Senior Associate - Biotechnology (#1 ranked SMID Biotech/4x ranked team)

Jefferies Financial Group • $135K — $165K *
New York, NY 10025In-Person
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Advanced degree (PhD/MD/PharmD) in life sciences, with a focus on immunology, neuroscience, or oncology preferred.
  • Proven competitiveness, drive, and a strong work ethic.
  • Strong analytical skills for interpreting preclinical and clinical data.
  • Minimum of 1+ years of relevant experience in biopharmaceutical equity research or related fields.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Familiarity with statistical methods and proficiency in Python is desirable.
  • Experience in clinical trial design and statistics is a plus.

Responsibilities

  • Conduct proprietary research on drug pipelines through data analysis and industry engagement.
  • Build and maintain complex financial models for biotech companies.
  • Write comprehensive research reports for covered companies.
  • Create and implement statistical analyses related to clinical trials.
  • Analyze industry news, patent litigations, and clinical data.
  • Develop and execute innovative research project ideas.
  • Engage in communication with company management and institutional investors.

Benefits

  • Work within a highly ranked SMID Biotech team.
  • Opportunity to collaborate closely with top-tier analysts in a leading investment bank.
  • Engage with key opinion leaders and medical professionals.
  • Dynamic environment with a strong focus on personal and professional growth.
Full Job Description
Job Description

Summary: Top investment bank is seeking an Equity Research Associate with deep scientific background to support Biotechnology Analyst and Senior Pharma & Biotech analyst (#1 ranked SMID Biotech/4x ranked team).

Responsibilities will include:
  • Conducting proprietary research evaluating drug pipelines by analyzing preclinical and clinical data, attending medical conferences, and speaking with key opinion leaders
  • Building and maintaining financial models
  • Writing research reports for companies under coverage
  • Creating statistical models/analyses of clinical trials
  • Interpret and analyze industry/company news, patent law and litigations, and clinical data
  • Conceiving and executing differentiated project ideas
  • Communicating with company management, internal sales and trading personnel, and institutional investors


Key qualifications:
  • Advanced degree (PhD/MD/PharmD) in life sciences - immunology/neuroscience/oncology experience is a plus
  • Ideal candidate qualities include competitiveness, drive, strong work ethic, creativity, desire to be great, enthusiasm to learn, and a team player
  • Sharp analytical skills in dissecting preclinical/clinical data
  • 1+ years of experience in biopharmaceuticals equity research, buy-side, healthcare consulting, or biopharmaceutical industry
  • High proficiency in written/verbal communication
  • Statistical background/Python is desirable
  • Experience with clinical trial statistics and designs are a plus

Primary Location Full Time Salary Range of $135,000 - $165,000.

About Jefferies Financial Group

Jefferies Financial Group Inc. is a diversified financial services company that operates in investment banking, capital markets, asset management, and direct investing. The company was founded in 1962 and is headquartered in New York City. Jefferies Financial Group has operations in over 30 countries and employs over 4,000 people. The company's businesses include Jefferies, a global investment bank; Leucadia Asset Management, an asset management firm; and Berkadia, a commercial real estate company. Jefferies Financial Group is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol JEF.
Learn more about Jefferies Financial Group
Size
4,400 employees
Market Cap
$8 billion
Industry
Finance & Insurance
Net Income
$775.2 million
5 Year Trend
-9.8%
Revenue
$6.7 billion
* Ladders Estimates

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