Investment Banking Healthcare Life Sciences - Associate

Who We Are:

Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. (“Oppenheimer”) is a leading middle-market investment bank and full service broker-dealer, With roots tracing back to 1881, the Company is engaged in a broad range of activities in the financial services industry, including retail securities brokerage, institutional sales and trading, investment banking (both corporate and public finance), equity & fixed income research, market making, trust services and investment advisory and asset management services.

Our Investment Banking Team is committed to providing in-depth industry knowledge and delivering creative, market-based strategies to clients in all major industries, with a specific focus on Consumer and Retail, Energy, Financial Institutions, Healthcare, Industrial Growth and Services, Industrials, as well as Technology, Media and Communications. Our range of services includes Equity Capital Markets, Debt Capital Markets, Mergers and Acquisitions, Debt Advisory & Restructuring, Debt Private Placements and Fund Placement & Advisory. This combination of industry and product groups enables the firm to deliver advice, strategies and capital with a universal banking approach to our target clients – high growth, entrepreneurial, middle market companies.

Job Description

Our Healthcare Life Sciences team is actively looking for an experienced Associate for our New York office. The candidate will be working closely with senior members of the Healthcare Group to prepare valuations, prepare analyses and participate in due diligence and drafting sessions for public offerings. Additionally, the candidate will also be responsible for structuring and executing transactions, and often function as a backup for relationships with important clients as well as be the key contact for some clients.

Responsibilities:

• Conduct scientific and clinical analysis of therapeutic areas, drug mechanisms, development pipelines, and competitive landscapes to inform strategic positioning and transaction narratives
• Support new business (for both public and private clients) and marketing initiatives as appropriate
• Lead day-to-day transaction execution under direction of Managing Directors
• Lead pitch drafting as well as transaction marketing documents
• Originate and execute transactions including Initial Public Offerings, Follow-on Public Offerings, CMPOs, RDs, PIPEs, Private Placements, Convertible Note Offerings, and Mergers and Acquisitions
• Manage and execute on buyer interaction, transaction due diligence, etc.
• Review and oversee development of financial models, valuation analyses, research
• Liaise with both internal and external parties (including corporate issuers, financial sponsors, legal counsel, among others) to expand corporate relationships and drive day-to-day deal process
• Review and oversee development of financial models, valuation analyses, research

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree required
• 3-6 years of investment banking, equity research or healthcare industry experience required
• Science background with an MD, PhD or PharmD strongly preferred
• Sales driven mentality with confident interpersonal skills to interact with clients and manage team members
• Demonstrated aptitude for quantitative and qualitative analysis
• Exceptional communication skills and executive presence, both verbal and written
• Elevated attention to detail and consistency in work product
• High degree of maturity, integrity, demonstrated leadership skills and work ethic
• Self-starting team player who excels in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial, challenging work environment
• SIE, 79, 63 FINRA registrations required at time of hiring or shortly thereafter

Compensation:

For job postings in New York City, Oppenheimer is required by law to include a reasonable estimate of the salary range for this role. This salary range is specific to New York and takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making salary decisions including but not limited to your skills, qualifications, experience, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs. A reasonable estimate of the current base salary range is $170,000.00 - $190,000.00 at the time of this posting. Also, certain positions are eligible for additional forms of compensation such as discretionary bonus.