Associate - Life Science

Alexandria Real Estate; North Carolina; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Alexandria Real Estate’s Life Science Team seeks an Associate to support East Coast operations from the Research Triangle, focusing on scientific and financial diligence for prospective tenants and investments. The role includes monitoring existing tenants, tracking industry trends, and supporting strategic projects in a growing portfolio.

The Associate will assess business models, development programs, financing strategies, and management teams to identify opportunities and risks related to

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in life sciences required; advanced degrees preferred.
• At least 5 years in life sciences; venture investment, investment banking, or BD preferred.
• Deep understanding of drug development, US healthcare, and regulatory landscape.
• Strong research, analytics, and attention to detail.
• Excellent written communication and reporting skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects independently.
• Proficiency in MS Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint; familiarity with Salesforce/Tableau is a plus.
• Willingness to travel occasionally within North America.

Responsibilities

• Assist scientific and financial due diligence of prospective tenants.
• Support venture capital activity by due diligence and investment memos.
• Research performance indicators for tenants and investments.
• Participate in meetings with portfolio companies and review R&D plans and fundraising.
• Engage in business development and ecosystem networking.
• Research disease areas, capital markets, healthcare regulations, and industry trends.
• Collaborate across leasing, accounting, finance, and regional leadership.
• Prepare background information and copy for event materials.

Skills

Research skills

Analytical skills

Written communication

Independent work

Project management

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree in life sciences

Master's or PhD preferred

Tools

Microsoft Word

Outlook

Excel

PowerPoint

Salesforce

Tableau

PitchBook

Evaluate Pharma

Job description

Alexandria’s Life Science Team serves a highly strategic role at the intersection of Alexandria’s real estate, venture investment, thought leadership, and regional business development activities to grow and support the local innovation clusters in which we operate.

The Life Science Team contributes significantly to evaluating and supporting life science companies across Alexandria’s real estate portfolio, the Alexandria Venture Investment portfolio and the broader innovation ecosystem. The team provides scientific, clinical, financial, and market-based insights that inform tenant underwriting, venture investments, portfolio monitoring, leasing strategy, ecosystem engagement, and regional business development activities.

We are seeking an Associate to support Alexandria’s East Coast operations, based in Research Triangle, with a primary focus on the scientific and financial diligence of prospective tenants and investments, the ongoing monitoring of existing tenants and investments, tracking of industry and ecosystem trends, as well as other strategic projects. The Associate will assess companies’ business models, development programs, financing strategies, capital positions, management teams, and key operating and value-creation milestones to identify opportunities and risks relevant to Alexandria’s real estate portfolio. In addition, the Associate will support ecosystem activities in the Research Triangle region as well as life science initiatives across Alexandria’s other East Coast regional markets, as needed.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assist in scientific and financial diligence and underwriting of prospective tenants for Alexandria’s portfolio, including monitoring of various performance indicators relevant to companies in Alexandria’s network.
• Contribute to Alexandria’s venture capital activity by supporting related due diligence and composing investment reports and memos.
• Conduct research and analyze performance indicators for specific tenants, investments, or other companies of interest.
• Participate and support one-on-one meetings with prospective and current portfolio companies, ongoing evaluation of their research and development plans and fundraising efforts, review of pitch decks, etc.
• Engage in business development and networking activities across the local life science ecosystem and provide periodic support to other regions as needed.
• Conduct in-depth research relevant to various disease and therapeutic areas, capital markets, U.S. healthcare and regulatory activities, and broader trends in the life science and technology industries.

Other Responsibilities:

• Collaborate cross-functionally across Alexandria’s leasing, accounting, finance, and regional leadership teams to support core business objectives and strategic initiatives.
• Prepare correspondence, background information, and/or copy for event materials, as needed.

Qualifications and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in a life science-related field required. Master’s or PhD a plus.
• Minimum 5 years’ prior work experience (or equivalent educational experience, e.g., PhD work) within the life science industry; experience in venture investment, investment banking, consulting, and/or business development preferred.
• Solid understanding of the life science and broader healthcare industry, including, but not limited to, chemistry and biology fundamentals, the drug development process, the U.S. healthcare and regulatory landscape, venture and equity financing, and human disease.
• Knowledge of capital markets and finance a plus.
• Strong research and analytical skills, as well as high attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently and to effectively manage and organize multiple projectsconcurrently.
• Excellent written communication skills a must, along with the ability to create concise and impactful written reports, correspondence, and responses to requests from team members and executive-level members within the Company.
• Ability to communicate and collaborate with coworkers, management, and others in a courteous and professional manner.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint. Capabilities in Salesforce, Tableau, PitchBook, Evaluate Pharma, and other industry databases a plus.
• Occasional travel to Alexandria’s other North American regions may be required.