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William Blair · 1 day ago

Equity Research Associate - BioTech

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Full-time

Onsite

Entry Level

$140K/yr - $155K/yr

1+ years exp

William Blair is a premier global partnership dedicated to providing trusted advice and solutions for clients across various markets. The Equity Research Associate role involves conducting fundamental research and analyses on quality growth companies, developing financial models, and preparing reports to communicate investment ideas and insights.

BankingFinanceWealth Management

Growth Opportunities

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Conduct research, build and/or update financial models and other statistical data for use in the formulation of security analysis

Prepare internal and external written reports, notes, and other documents to communicate investment ideas, research, news events and opinions regarding security analysis

Visit companies, attend conferences and other relevant events. Build and maintain relationships with company executives, prepare records and files to develop and maintain sources of information to assist in analysis activities

Answer inquiries from customers, personnel of the firm and the general public regarding individual securities or industry groups

Identify and formulate new investment ideas, and issue opinions and recommendations to clients on securities and companies in one or more industry groups targeted to follow, in order to generate new business activity

Participate in other projects as requested by management

Qualification

M.D.Ph.D.Financial modelingAccounting skillsMicrosoft Office proficiencyWriting skillsCritical thinkingCustomer satisfactionInternet researchSimplifying informationSIE ExamSeries 7Verbal communicationTeam collaboration

Required

M.D. or Ph.D. in biology or chemistry (or related life sciences field) strongly preferred

Minimum of 1-2 years related work or internship experience

Strong writing skills required

Strong conceptual and critical thinking skills

Strong accounting and financial statement analysis skills

Capable of building computer generated financial models

Delivers clear, effective verbal and written communication and takes responsibility for understanding others

Proficient in Internet searches and Microsoft Office products

Practical and capable of simplifying and summarizing complex information

Commits to satisfying internal and external customers

SIE Exam, Series 7, 63, 86, and 87 required (must be obtained within first 180 days)

Benefits

Medical, dental and vision coverage

Employer paid short & long-term disability and life insurance

401(k)

Profit sharing

Paid time off

Maven family & fertility benefit

Parental leave (including adoption, surrogacy, and foster placement)

Other voluntary benefits

Company

William Blair

Glassdoor4.2

William Blair is a global investment banking and asset management firm.

Founded in 1935

Chicago, Illinois, USA

1001-5000 employees

http://www.williamblair.com

H1B Sponsorship

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