Jefferies Group

Equity Research Associate/Senior Associate – Managed Care (US)

Our Nashville-based team covers multiple subsectors in healthcare and the life science supply chain, including managed care, contract research organizations, contract manufacturing organizations and related.

Responsibilities will include:

• Working underneath publishing analysts to cover the managed care subsector.
• Understanding the U.S. healthcare system and, by extension, the managed care sector within healthcare
• Building, maintaining, analyzing and forecasting “3-statement” financial models
• Identifying and building models around managed care KPIs, such as cost trend, pricing, and enrollment
• Identifying correlations and predictive indicators of covered company fundamental performance
• Transforming complicated datasets into compelling graphics
• Monitoring, digesting and synthesizing industry and company news and communicating implications to senior team members and investor clients
• Assist with writing research reports, earnings analyses, and industry/company news Working in a fast-paced environment without compromising attention to detail
• Interfacing with company management teams, internal sales/trading personnel, and institutional investors
• Identify and cultivate relationships with relevant industry experts and executives to identify corporate access events including company non-deal roadshows, conferences, summits, and expert interactions (some travel may be required)

Summary of Qualifications:

We are looking for a candidate who has healthcare services experience with a particular emphasis on managed care. The job also requires advanced Excel and data analysis skills, in addition to clear and concise written/oral communication skills. The candidate should be a fast learner, self-starter, detail-oriented, and able to learn and work independently with limited direction, while communicating project progress and findings timely and effectively. The candidate should enjoy the challenge of making contributions that directly impact the growth of the franchise.

This person should like to take on significant responsibility, be able to balance multiple overlapping projects, and prioritize. With demonstrated competence and accountability, associates on our team should expect to enjoy interesting projects; autonomy in modeling and writing; and exposure to sales, institutional investor clients, and top management at companies. The team’s weekly schedule is dependent on particular assignments, with higher volumes of workload during quarterly reporting periods.

Primary Location Full Time Salary Range of $100,000 - $165,000.

Jefferies Financial Group Inc. (‘‘Jefferies,’’ ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us’’ or ‘‘our’’) is a U.S.-headquartered global full service, integrated investment banking and securities firm. Our largest subsidiary, Jefferies LLC, a U.S. broker-dealer, was founded in the U.S. in 1962 and our first international operating subsidiary, Jefferies International Limited, a U.K. broker-dealer, was established in the U.K. in 1986. Our strategy focuses on continuing to build out our investment banking effort, enhancing our capital markets businesses and further developing our Leucadia Asset Management alternative asset management platform. We offer deep sector expertise across a full range of products and services in investment banking, equities, fixed income, asset and wealth management in the Americas, Europe and the Middle East and Asia.

The salary offered will take into consideration an individual’s experience level and qualifications. In addition to salary, Jefferies Financial Group is proud to offer a comprehensive benefits package to eligible, full-time employees or part- time employees, who are scheduled to work at least 30 hours or more per week, including an annual discretionary incentive and retention bonus, competitive employee benefits, including: medical, dental & vision coverage; 401(k); life, accident, and disability insurance; and wellness programs. Jefferies also offers paid time off packages that include planned time off (e.g., vacation), unplanned time off (e.g., sick leave), and paid holidays, and for full time employees, paid parental leave.