Research Associate - Large Cap Growth Equity

Jennison Associates; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Paid time off

Retirement profit sharing

Wellness reimbursement

Parental leave

Life insurance

Hybrid work model

Job summary

Jennison Associates is seeking a Research Associate for its Large Cap Growth Equity team in New York. The role emphasizes deep fundamental research, financial modeling, and data-driven workflows to identify investment opportunities across growth sectors.

The position targets a junior analyst with 1–3 years’ experience who can contribute to idea generation, financial analysis, and efficient research processes while collaborating with senior team members in a hybrid work setting.

Qualifications

• 1–3 years of experience as an Analyst/Associate.
• Ability to build and analyze financial models and synthesize complex information.
• Experience with Bloomberg, Excel and PowerPoint is required.
• Interest in AI and data-driven research with hands-on tool use (Claude, ChatGPT) to boost productivity.
• Understanding of growth equity investing and valuation frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Conduct fundamental equity research across growth sectors (consumer, industrials, technology).
• Build, maintain and enhance advanced financial models.
• Research stock ideas and bespoke projects.
• Attend meetings with companies and analysts and maintain industry relationships.
• Leverage data tools to improve research workflows and insights.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Financial modelling

Data-driven research

AI workflow tools

Strong communication

Tools

Bloomberg

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Job Title

Research Associate – Large Cap Growth Equity

Location

New York, NY

Who We Are

Jennison Associates is a global investment management firm with over $200 billion in Assets under Management spanning across a range of various equity and fixed income investment strategies. Jennison was founded in 1969 on the principle that doing what’s best for clients will always be right for the business. Grounded in our firm values of integrity, collaboration and client focus, the mission across all areas of our firm is to deliver superior long-term investment returns and excellence in client service. This singular focus is embedded in our culture and reflected in the way we invest, the service we provide to our clients, and the people we hire. We recognize that each employee plays a key part in achieving our mission, regardless of their role or title. As a result, we continually strive to make Jennison a fulfilling and rewarding place to work for all employees.

Our Function

The Research Associate will support the Large Cap Growth Equity team in identifying and evaluating investment opportunities across growth-oriented sectors (including consumer, industrials and technology).

This role is designed for a high-performing junior analyst with 1-3 years of experience who combines strong fundamental research capabilities with a technology-enabled approach to research, data analysis, and investment process.

The individual will contribute to idea generation, financial analysis, and research efficiency.

Your Impact

Your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to the following:

• Conduct fundamental equity research across growth-oriented sectors including company analysis, industry trends, and competitive positioning
• Build, maintain and enhance advanced financial models
• Research stock ideas and work on bespoke research projects
• Attend internal and external meetings with companies and analysts
• Build and maintain strong relationships with industry experts and sell-side analysts
• Leverage data tools to enhance research workflows and insight generation
• Identify opportunities to improve research efficiency through automation or data structuring
• Support the team in adopting data-driven approaches to tracking companies, industries and investment themes

Your Required Skills / Job Requirements & Qualifications:

Your required skills must include:

• 1-3 years of experience as an Analyst/Associate
• Demonstrated ability to build and analyze financial models and synthesize complex information
• Expertise with Bloomberg, Excel and PowerPoint
• Demonstrates interest in AI and data-driven research, with hands-on experience independently leveraging tools such as Claude, ChatGPT, or similar platforms to build workflows, analyze information, and improve productivity
• Strong understanding of growth equity investing principles and valuation frameworks
• Ability to distill investment thesis and associated risks down to most impactful factors
• Ability to establish priorities and meet deadlines while juggling multiple competing tasks and demands
• Strong attention to detail and ability to operate with limited direction in a fast-paced environment
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Experience covering consumer, industrials or technology a plus

What We Offer

Jennison offers a generous benefits package including but not limited to: premier medical benefits, paid time off, a retirement profit sharing plan, wellness reimbursement, fully paid parental leave, family planning support, paid membership to concierge primary care, supplemental mental wellness benefit provides annual allotment of fully paid therapy sessions and unlimited coaching, additional health and wellness benefits, and life insurance. Our hybrid work model provides employees with the flexibility to work remotely 2 days a week.

The base salary range for this role is $125,000 - $150,000. Individual salaries for this role may vary based on various factors including but not limited to, years of experience, range in corporate level, candidate skills, and geographic location. Eligibility to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program is subject to rules governing the program, whereby an award, if any, depends on various factors including but not limited to, individual and organizational performance.

Jennison is committed to treating all applicants and employees fairly and to providing equal opportunity in compliance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Jennison does not and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of race, religion, ancestry, color, gender, gender identity, pregnancy, age, physical or mental disability, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, citizenship status, covered-veteran or military status, genetic information, and/or any other factor protected by law.