Top investment bank is seeking an equity research vice president to support senior biotechnology analyst covering mid- and small-cap companies out of our New York or San Francisco offices.

Responsibilities will include:

  • Conducting proprietary research evaluating biotech companies’ therapeutic pipeline by analyzing scientific literature, attending medical conferences, and consulting industry experts
  • Writing research reports for initiations of coverage, analysis of data, deep dive in disease/technology, and industry/company news
  • Building and maintaining financial models
  • Conceiving and executing on differentiated project ideas
  • Interfacing with company management teams, internal sales and trading personnel, and institutional investors

Key qualifications:

  • 3+ years of experience in biopharmaceutical investment research, consulting, or industry
  • CFA and/or programming skills a plus
  • Advanced degree (PhD/MD/PharmD) in life sciences preferred
  • Proficiency in written/verbal communication
  • Experience building financial valuation models using excel as a plus
  • Motivated, hard-working, attention to detail, team player

The senior analyst covers small- to mid-cap biotechnology companies at Jefferies LLC. He joined Jefferies in 2015 following one year of covering biotech and pharma at Guggenheim Securities. He completed a post-doctorate fellowship at The Yale School of Medicine in Rheumatology, received a Ph.D. in Cellular and Molecular Biology from the University of Notre Dame, and graduated from Wabash College with a B.A. in Biology.

Primary Location Full Time Salary Range of $175,000-$235,000. 

The salary offered will take into consideration an individual’s experience level and qualifications. In addition to salary, Jefferies offers, for eligible employees, 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 (vacation), unplanned time off (sick leave), and paid holidays and paid parental leave. 

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. 

At Jefferies, we believe that diversity fosters creativity, innovation and thought leadership through the infusion of new ideas and perspectives. We have made a commitment to building a culture that provides opportunities for all employees regardless of our differences and supports a workforce that is reflective of the communities where we work and live. As a result, we are able to pool our collective insights and intelligence to provide fresh and innovative thinking for our clients. 

Jefferies is committed to creating and sustaining a diverse workforce and encourages applicants from all backgrounds to apply. This includes applicants from historically underrepresented groups, including women, racial and ethnic minorities, members of the LGBTQ+ community, military veterans, and individuals with disabilities or who are neurodiverse. 

Jefferies is an equal employment opportunity employer, and takes affirmative action to ensure that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, gender, pregnancy, age, physical or mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, genetic information, reproductive health decisions, or any other factor protected by applicable law. We are committed to hiring the most qualified applicants and complying with all federal, state, and local equal employment opportunity laws. As part of this commitment, Jefferies will extend reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities, as required by applicable law. 

All employees must follow Jefferies’ COVID-19 protocol policy, which is subject to change.  

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