Senior Associate - Healthcare Research - Biotech & Pharmaceuticals - Medical Professional

Senior Associate - Healthcare Research (Biotech & Pharmaceuticals, Medical Professional) Medical degree must

Firm Global investment fund with c24bn USD AUM, specializing in public investments.

Role Overview Rare opportunity for a physician-scientist with strong financial training to build and lead a specialist healthcare research team. The role combines deep clinical and scientific expertise with rigorous financial analysis to drive high-conviction investment decisions in global biotech & pharma companies.

Key Responsibilities:

- Lead and mentor a focused research team covering biotech, specialty pharma, generics, CDMO, med-tech & diagnostics

- Perform scientific & clinical due diligence on drug pipelines (small molecules, biologics, cell & gene therapy, RNA platforms, etc.)

- Build and maintain proprietary valuation models (rNPV, DCF, sum-of-the-parts, probability-adjusted forecasts, PTRS frameworks)

- Author investment theses and event-driven updates (clinical data, regulatory milestones, M&A, IP events)

- Present and defend recommendations to CIO and investment committee

- Cultivate relationships with KOLs, company management, and sell-side analysts

- Identify early-stage private investment opportunities in the life-sciences ecosystem

Ideal Candidate:

- MD/MS (any specialty) OR M.Sc/PhD in Microbiology, Biotechnology, Pharmacology or allied fields, familiarity with oncology/specialty drugs. AND Full-time MBA from Tier-1 institute OR CFA/CA

- 5-10 years total experience with at least 2-5 years in healthcare-focused equity research, investment banking, private equity, or venture capital (buy-side preferred)

- Physicians who have successfully transitioned into finance highly desired

- Proven expertise in interpreting clinical trial data, statistical endpoints (PFS, OS, ORR, p-values), and regulatory documents (IND, NDA/BLA filings, FDA/EMA briefing books).

- Hands-on experience building risk-adjusted NPV models and assessing probability of technical & regulatory success

- Outstanding communication skills - ability to distill complex science for non-medical investment professionals

Compensation & Benefits Highly competitive fixed + performance bonus structure. Strict confidentiality assured. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted