Position Description

We are looking for a Senior Research Associate to join our Global Biotech & Specialty Pharmaceuticals team in New York. Our industry teams are typically only two or three professionals in number, and you will have a high level of responsibility and be empowered to make an important contribution.

As a Senior Research Associate on the Biopharma team, you will:

• Acquire expertise in life sciences sector and the issues facing these dynamic companies and the industry by working with a Senior Analyst who is a seasoned industry expert 
• Become adept at in-depth analysis of your industry and companies
• Demonstrate thought leadership and make significant contributions to our highly differentiated written product and forward-looking financial analysis
• Develop relationships with institutional clients, sales, trading as well as interact with senior management of companies in your industry

We make a strong commitment to Associate development, and give you opportunities to rapidly gain visibility and incremental responsibility. While our culture is intellectually rigorous, it is also very collegial and fun – Associates participate in a range of activities including philanthropy, development and leadership programs, social events, mentoring and annual on- and off-sites.

Qualifications

Our Senior Research Associates should meet the following general criteria: 

• Track records of outstanding academic performance or professional acheivement 
• Excellent broad-based analytical skills
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills
• Relentless intellectual curiosity and a drive to excel at the highest level
• Advanced life sciences or medical degrees preferably combined with an MBA or finance qualifications such as the CFA
• 2 to 4 years of experience in the life sciences sector (specifically Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology, or Medical Devices) in a consulting, research or commercial capacity

We look for consummate team players who seek a highly rigorous and collegial environment for their career development. These are typically 3-5 year positions with outstanding growth potential. Historically, our associate positions have proven to be excellent platforms for successful professional careers in investing.

Company Description

Bernstein is widely recognized as Wall Street's premier sell-side research and brokerage firm, with a global equity trading platform that spans the U.S., Europe, and Asia. Our firm was founded in the U.S. in 1967 and in the U.K. in 1999. Our research and trading capabilities are sought out by leading investment managers around the world, and we are annually ranked at the top of our industry by acknowledged arbiters. In independent surveys of major institutional clients, Bernstein's research is ranked #1 for overall quality,   industry knowledge, most trusted, best detailed financial analysis, major company studies, most useful valuation frameworks and best original research. In Institutional Investor’s latest annual client survey, the leading   survey by which research analysts in our industry are evaluated, 100% of our U.S. analysts and the majority of our European Analysts were recognized as among the best in their respective fields – more than any other firm in our industry. We began operations in Hong Kong in 2010, and now cover a range of sectors across Asia. 

Research has always been Bernstein's calling card. The brand is defined by our renowned Blackbooks, known for their unbiased, in-depth company and industry forecasts. We have a community of Research Analysts who are acknowledged thought leaders that typically have many years of experience in the industries they cover. Our reputation is for the very highest caliber of independent and disciplined investment and industry analysis. We are a wholly-owned subsidiary of our buy-side parent, AB.