Equity Research Analyst - Healthcare L/S Equity

Company Description

Soros Fund Management LLC (SFM) is a family office with approximately $28 billion in net assets under management. The majority of the assets are managed on behalf of the Open Society Foundations (OSF), which was founded by George Soros and is one of the largest charitable foundations in the world. OSF supports civil society groups across the world and promotes justice, human rights, democracy, education, public health, and independent media. SFM has approximately 200 employees and is headquartered in New York with offices in London, Dublin, and Hong Kong. The majority of the assets are managed internally, and SFM can invest globally in a wide range of investment strategies and asset classes, including equities, credit, fixed income, macro, and private equity.

Position Overview

Key Relationships

Reports to: Healthcare PM

Other Key Relationships: SFM Investment Professionals, Risk, Trade Support and IT

Major Responsibilities

• Create and maintain company financial models
• Participate in due diligence on potential investments including company fundamentals, industry backdrop, market considerations, and catalysts (i.e scientific and clinical trial data, earnings, corporate events)
• Analyze news and events, attend industry and scientific conferences, conduct expert due diligence
• Assist in evaluating and underwriting investment opportunities in the Healthcare portfolio, with subsector focus based on the analyst’s expertise
• Collaborate on disciplined investment committee process and related materials

Requirements

• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and expeditiously
• High proficiency in Microsoft Excel
• Ability to conduct research independently, identify and assess key opportunities and risks, and summarize results
• Excellent written and oral communication
• Ability to work effectively with a team
• 5+ years of relevant experience within the Financial Services Industry. Some combination of investment banking including industry, equity research, and buy side analyst experience preferred
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills
• Hiring multiple analysts. For therapeutics-focused analyst(s), understanding of science/medicine is necessary; advanced science degree in medicine, biology, or pharmacology (MD, PhD, PharmD, Masters) is a plus. For non-therapeutics analyst(s), industry knowledge/expertise is necessary

Core Values

In all respects, needs to reflect the following SFM core values:

• Owner’s Mindset
• Smart risk-taking
• Integrity
• Humility
• Teamwork

Anticipated Salary Range

We anticipate the base salary for this role will be in the range of $150k – $200k

In addition to a base salary, the successful candidate will also be eligible to receive a discretionary year-end bonus, as well as other benefits.