National Healthcare & Life Sciences Research Director

Transwestern is a vertically integrated commercial real estate firm dedicated to serving investors, partners and clients through expertise in investment, development, brokerage and property management. Our experience spans diverse property types, including logistics, multifamily, retail, mixed-use, healthcare, office, data centers, hotel, and life sciences.

About the role

Serve as a Healthcare & Life Sciences market expert with the ability to communicate this expertise through both presentation and writing. Working with the Research & Analytics team, you will help develop research standards, templates, and tools specific to healthcare and life sciences property types. This role involves analyzing economic, demographic, and commercial real estate data to identify unique insights and maintain a competitive advantage. You will author thought leadership pieces, collaborate with marketing and design teams, and provide state-of-the-market presentations to clients.

Responsibilities

• Analyze economic, demographic, and commercial real estate data to identify unique insights on Healthcare & Life Sciences market activity, conditions, and trends.
• Perform strategic real estate market analysis, including evaluation of competitors' locations, acquisitions strategy, talent location, site selection, sales volumes, and other relevant information.
• Author local thought leadership pieces on trending Healthcare & Life Sciences topics to drive business for internal and external clients.
• Collaborate with national marketing, media relations, and graphic design teams to provide research thought leadership and media coverage on trending topics.
• Develop and deliver state-of-the-market presentations to internal and external clients up to twice a year or as needed.
• Develop and leverage relationships with research peers and experts externally in the real estate community to exchange information and learn about industry trends.
• Manage and maintain accurate Healthcare & Life Sciences data within Curve Analytics to run U.S. market reports.
• Identify, organize, distribute, and implement best practices within the Research & Analytics team.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Real Estate, Business, Urban Planning, Economics, or related field. Advanced education preferred.
• 8+ years minimum experience in commercial real estate research and/or analytics, with at least 4+ years focused on Healthcare & Life Sciences.
• Proven understanding of commercial real estate and/or capital markets metrics.

Skills

• Expert in Microsoft Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
• Deep familiarity with common data vendors such as Real Capital Analytics, ZoomInfo, Revista, Pitchbook, Advisory Board, and CoStar.
• Proficiency in ESRI Suite, ArcGIS, PowerBI, and Adobe Creative Cloud is helpful but not required.
• Strong analytical and writing capabilities with a high attention to detail.
• Deep understanding of economics, demographic, and related platforms such as Moody’s, Lightcast, Oxford Economics, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Bureau of Economic Analysis, and the Census Bureau.
• Solid organizational, project management, and multi-tasking skills.
• Ability to work independently and proactively as well as in a team setting.
• High-level customer service with a desire to help internal and external clients succeed.
• Ability to resolve complex situations by defining strategies and leading cross-functional collaboration efforts.
• Flexible, highly creative, and able to work well under pressure within tight schedules.
• Superb interpersonal, collaboration, and consensus-building skills.

Location: Houston, TX