Investment Banking Associate | Healthcare (Life Sciences)

Investment Banking Associate | Life Sciences

GROUP DESCRIPTION:

Jefferies Global Healthcare Group provides a full suite of advisory and capital markets capabilities to clients across several sectors, including biotechnology, healthcare services, medical technology, and pharmaceuticals. The Healthcare Group consists of a team of approximately 100 bankers focused on providing services to clients in these sectors in North and South America, Europe, and Asia. The Global Healthcare Group is actively looking for experienced Associates for our New York office.

POSITION:

The Global Healthcare Group is actively looking for Investment Banking Associate that will support Life Sciences for Jefferies, a leading investment bank in the space. Scientific understanding is key to evaluating prospects, idea generation, etc. Clients range from large cap to small companies.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Participate in the execution of equity and debt financings, M&A, and restructuring and recapitalization transactions

• Perform financial valuation, discounted cash flow, pro forma merger, precedent transaction, and comparable companies’ analyses

• Prepare pitch books and live deal materials, including offering memoranda, confidential information memoranda, management presentations, lender presentations, and prospectuses

• Analyze detailed corporate and financial information, as well as conduct due diligence

• Attending client meetings with MDs

• Build financial / three-statement operating models

• Conduct industry and product research

REQUIRED BACKGROUND:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university

• Currently living in New York, or willing to relocate

• 3 years of investment banking experience ideally in a healthcare (biotech/biopharma) coverage

DESIRED EXPERIENCE:

• Detail-oriented with exceptional critical thinking and problem-solving abilities

• Ability to manage a variety of transactions and projects simultaneously

• Resourceful self-starter; able to work autonomously

• PhD in a biotechnology-related field

• Demonstrated team player and leader

• Outgoing personality who can engage clients and team members

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

The salary range for this role is $150,000-$225,000.

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 an equal employment opportunity employer. We practice equal opportunity for all, and 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 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 qualified disabilities, as appropriate, under applicable law.