Associate - Equity Research, Smid Biotech

Bank of America Bank of America · Banking · New York, NY

Associate role in Equity Research for SMid Biotech at Bank of America. Focuses on oncology, CNS disorders, and rare diseases. Responsibilities include writing reports, financial modeling, conducting surveys and interviews, and monitoring news flow. Requires a life science background, financial modeling skills, and strong communication abilities.

What you'd actually do

  1. Write industry and company reports and company launch initiations
  2. Develop doctor/patient surveys and conduct doctor interviews to understand market dynamics, demand and future projection
  3. Build financial models to quantitatively analyze company valuations
  4. Demonstrate industry knowledge (such as regulatory, pricing) from early-stage study to market approval
  5. Build relationships and facilitate information flow with contacts at covered companies

Skills

Required

  • life science background
  • financial modeling
  • writing skills
  • communication skills
  • attention to detail
  • multi-tasking
  • teamwork

Nice to have

  • Advanced degree in life science discipline
  • sell-side research experience
  • healthcare investment banking experience
  • buy side experience

What the JD emphasized

  • Strong writing and financial modeling skills is a must
  • Must enjoy following the stock market and doing desktop and field research
  • Must have excellent communications skills, written and verbal
  • Must have strong attention to detail, ability to multi-task
  • Must work well in a collaborative team environment
  • Must have strong desire to be a team player and view team’s success as a reflection of individual success