Job Description
We are seeking a Healthcare Strategist to join top ranked II Healthcare Strategy and Trading team. We are open to an Analyst, Associate, and Vice President. The role will be focused on Biopharma (Pharma, Biotech, Specialty Pharma, Generics). The ideal candidate would come from sell side equity research, banking, buyside or Biopharma industry with 1.5+ years of experience. We expect the candidate to start immediately and work out of our New York City office (this is not a remote position).
Responsibilities will include:
- Leveraging broad Biopharma research teams and proprietary research to come up with actionable single stock and thematic investment ideas
- Real time interpretation, communication and comparative analysis of early and late stage clinical data
- Conceiving and executing on differentiated project ideas across the Biopharma investment landscape
- Real time tracking and monitoring of Biopharma pipelines for both single companies and broader indications and therapeutic modalities and mechanisms
- Interfacing with company management teams, internal sales and trading personnel, and the firm's institutional investor client base
- Building and maintaining Biopharma macro models
- Building and maintaining Biopharma sub sector performance tracking models
- Transformation of analyses into actionable insights through succinct written summarization and data visualizations
Key qualifications:
- Ideal candidate qualities: competitive, creative, analytical/quantitative orientation, intellectually curious, organized, team player, outcomes focused
- Deep understanding or experience with drug development and the FDA approval process for pharmacologic treatments
- 1.5+ years of experience in Biopharma sell side equity research, banking, buyside or industry
- Understanding of IP and patent law along with familiarity of the IP and patent litigation process is a plus
- Understanding of clinical trial statistics is a plus
- Proficiency in written and verbal communication of complex topics with the ability to simply and succinctly communicate complex topics is required
- Proficiency with Excel and Microsoft Office Software Suite required
- Experience with Bloomberg, Python (or other coding languages), Visible Alpha is a plus
Education:
- BA required, major in science, medicine, math/statistics preferred
- Advanced degree in biomedical sciences (PhD/MD/PharmD) a plus
Primary Location Full Time Salary Range of $100,000 to $200,000.
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.
About Us
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 e mployees must follow Jefferies’ COVID-19 protocol policy , which is subject to chan ge.
