Experienced Associate – Investment Banking, Healthcare Services (Pharma Services)
About the role
Guggenheim Securities (“GS”) is seeking an experienced Associate to join its Healthcare Services team in Richmond. This position will focus on covering pharma services. The Healthcare Services Group at Guggenheim Securities is a rapidly growing and a critically important strategic initiative for the firm.
Responsibilities
- Lead day-to-day project management and oversee execution on a range of advisory and financing transactions
- Develop and oversee financial and accounting analyses and help identify, research, and analyze M&A and financing opportunities
- Analyze and manage the analysis of market trends, competitive landscapes, and publicly traded company financials to identify potential client solutions and new market opportunities
- Develop and monitor the development of complex financial models for a broad range of corporate finance alternatives
- Analyze and supervise the analysis of current and past accounting and financial records to advise management through financial projections preparation
- Integrate strategy ideas derived from various analyses, forecasts, business plans, and research into presentations for various stakeholders
- Conduct due diligence investigations of client companies to ascertain the soundness of their business model and forecasts
- Transaction evaluation, preparation, due diligence, and execution of transactions; and managing the preparation of marketing materials including teasers, information memoranda, and other transaction-related documentation
- Help lead deal pitches including idea generation
- Act as the financial and strategic advisor for clients of core accounts in conjunction with senior coverage officers
- Build and develop relationships with clients through ongoing engagement and demonstration of financial and industry knowledge
- Generate potential ideas and new business opportunities to clients to help solve problems
Requirements
- Significant level of maturity and the ability to work as a team interfacing with top company executives and senior management
- Highly organized, with the initiative and ability to work with limited supervision
- Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- Effective process management abilities
- Sell-side advisory experience is a plus
Qualifications
- Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree required
- IB Analyst promotes to Associate or MBA hires with 1-2 years of relevant experience
- Core modeling and valuation experience in professional setting
- SIE Exam, Series 79 and Series 63 must be acquired within 150 days of employment
Pay
Annual base salary between $175,000 - $200,000
Schedule
Currently, this role is expected to be in the Richmond office at least 4 days per week.
Benefits
GS offers an unparalleled opportunity to work as part of small client teams on major strategic and financing assignments, providing meaningful exposure to senior bankers and client representatives.
Skills
Candidates should be top performers who are willing to work hard in a dynamic environment where initiative, creativity, maturity, and enthusiasm for learning are highly valued.
Benefits
GS considers any resume or application to be unsolicited if (a) received from an entity or individual without a current recruiting agreement with GS or (b) submitted to anyone at the firm other than through the process set forth in the recruiting agreement between GS and the submitting entity or individual, and GS will not pay a fee to any entity or individual for such submission.