Biotech Equities Analyst (Hedge Fund)

Highly reputable hedge fund in New York seeks Equities Analyst to support Portfolio Manager/Partner, head of the Biotech investment team.

Group covers both public and private biotech companies research and investments.

Among this multi-strategies fund's top operations, this team's investments in biotech domain range from mid to long term, public as well as privates' Capital Markets activities.

Highly successful, tracked team utilizes unique combination of science, medicine, technology and finance, within an investment management firm that uses multi-disciplinary approach for its investment process.

In this highly collaborative role one will utilize experience in both academic/scientific (expertise/knowledge of therapeutic areas pursued by covered companies, drug mechanisms, associated safety/efficacy profiles, clinical design strategies, etc.) and non-scientific (analyzing intellectual property, financial status and capital markets trends).

Responsibilities:

• Will gather and analyze industry information, build financial models and write reports on the biotech sector, market trends and biotech companies.

• Perform technical analysis for both prospective and existing public and/or private biotech investments

• Review, synthesize and present disease pathophysiology, drug mechanism of action, PK/PD, pre-clinical and clinical data, CMC/regulatory considerations and prevalence/incidence data for internally-generated reports and presentations

• Know how to evaluate the above data points to generate actionable investment theses

• Monitor a variety of data sources to detect changes in fundamental and sentiment changes for companies and areas of interest while also identifying potential risks

• Maintain a skeptical approach to data interpretation with a focus on independent verification of assumptions

• Balance fundamental analysis with an appreciation for markets driven guidance, sentiment and indicators when performing research

Experience/Skills Requirements:

• Must have Strong educational background AND 2-4 years of practical industry experience in biotech investment research and analysis (buy or sell-side, biotech/pharma)

• Experience synthesizing and distilling highly complex information, generating an investment thesis and testing one's thesis objectively

• Excellent analytical, organizational, written and verbal communication

• Ability to take detailed notes in real time during presentations, company meetings and calls

• Self-starter, quick learner, able to work with minimum supervision

Upside:

• Great opportunity on am expanding team; role involves collaborating with top investment/portfolio manager, and biotech scientific and business community

• Firm offers very competitive compensation and benefits, collegiate/collaborative/professional culture

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