Investment Banking Associate, Healthcare (Biotech and Specialty Pharma)

Jefferies; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

Jefferies is seeking an experienced Investment Banking Associate for their Global Healthcare Group in New York. The role involves executing complex financing transactions, conducting financial analyses, and engaging with senior management teams across healthcare sectors. Ideal candidates will have substantial investment banking experience with a focus on biotech or similar industries, strong analytical skills, and the ability to manage multiple projects effectively.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of investment banking experience in healthcare or M&A.
• Detail-oriented and resourceful self-starter.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Execute equity and debt financings, M&A, and recapitalization transactions.
• Perform financial valuations and analyses.
• Build financial operating and valuation models.

Skills

Critical Thinking

Problem Solving

Interpersonal Skills

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

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, life science tools and diagnostics, healthcare technology, and pharmaceuticals. The Healthcare Group consists of a team of approximately 120+ bankers focused on providing services to clients in these sectors in North and South America, Europe, and Asia.

POSITION:

The Global Healthcare Group is actively looking for an experienced Investment Banking Associate for our New York or Palo Alto, California office that will support our Biotech and Specialty Pharma team.

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
• Build financial operating models and valuation models
• Conduct industry and product research
• These responsibilities afford direct and active interaction with the senior executive management teams of our clients. Associates are expected to attend and participate in client meetings and contribute to building and maintaining client relationships. You will work on several projects simultaneously with teams of professionals, both within the group and across the firm, including with product partners such as bankers in our Equity Capital Markets, Leveraged Finance, Private Capital Advisory, and Restructuring teams, collaborating to develop and execute solutions to meet client needs.

REQUIREMENTS / DESIRED EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university
• Currently living in New York or willing to relocate
• 2+ years of investment banking experience ideally in a Healthcare (biotech/biopharma) coverage or in a M&A product team
• 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 and a team player
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Strong technical, written and verbal communication skills

Primary Location Full Time Salary Range of $150,000 - $225,000

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