A long standing & top performing public equity long/short life sciences hedge fund is looking for an Analyst to join its team.

In this role, the junior Investment Professional will

• Support senior analysts conduct diligence on potential investments, including analysis of: preclinical assays, medical literature, clinical data, statistics, financial modeling, regulatory documents, SEC filings, intellectual property, valuation
• Attend medical conferences worldwide and perform field research with management teams, practicing physicians and research scientists
• Analyze industry trends and capital market dynamics
• Maintain and improve proprietary databases and tracking tools used by the investment team
• Work directly with the Portfolio Manager on portfolio metrics and reports

As an Investment Professional at the firm, the analyst will work with an elite and tight-knit team, where culture fit will be of upmost importance.  This is an entry level buyside position and we will be looking for someone hard-working, open-minded, eager to learn.  We are committed to developing our team and talent, and invest heavily in the growth and development of the candidate so they may have a successful, long-term career at the fund.

Qualifications:
**Strong academic background in a relevant scientific discipline (Masters, PhD, PharmD, MD, undergraduate hard science degree)**

* At least two years of relevant work experience (investment banking, equity research, consulting)

* Resourceful

* Articulate

* Self-motivated

* Extremely detail-oriented

* Strong passion for investing in biopharmaceuticals

* Must be able to synthesize complex data and concepts into readily digestible formats

* Capable of thinking creatively to solve problems

* Complete fluency in the English language to ensure effective collaboration among team members

* Prior experience and/or coursework in finance, accounting and/or economics with a demonstrated interest in the financial markets

* Strong modeling skills in Microsoft Excel, with a plus if there is familiarity of any programming languages such as Python