Research Associate - Large Cap Growth Equity

About the role

The Research Associate will support the Large Cap Growth Equity team in identifying and evaluating investment opportunities across growth-oriented sectors (including consumer, industrials and technology).

Responsibilities

• Conduct fundamental equity research across growth-oriented sectors including company analysis, industry trends, and competitive positioning
• Build, maintain and enhance advanced financial models
• Research stock ideas and work on bespoke research projects
• Attend internal and external meetings with companies and analysts
• Build and maintain strong relationships with industry experts and sell-side analysts
• Leverage data tools to enhance research workflows and insight generation
• Identify opportunities to improve research efficiency through automation or data structuring
• Support the team in adopting data-driven approaches to tracking companies, industries and investment themes

Qualifications

• 1-3 years of experience as an Analyst/Associate
• Demonstrated ability to build and analyze financial models and synthesize complex information
• Expertise with Bloomberg, Excel and PowerPoint
• Demonstrates interest in AI and data-driven research, with hands-on experience independently leveraging tools such as Claude, ChatGPT, or similar platforms to build workflows, analyze information, and improve productivity
• Strong understanding of growth equity investing principles and valuation frameworks
• Ability to distill investment thesis and associated risks down to most impactful factors
• Establish priorities and meet deadlines while juggling multiple competing tasks and demands
• Strong attention to detail and ability to operate with limited direction in a fast-paced environment
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Experience covering consumer, industrials or technology a plus

Benefits

Jennison offers a generous benefits package including but not limited to: premier medical benefits, paid time off, a retirement profit sharing plan, wellness reimbursement, fully paid parental leave, family planning support, paid membership to concierge primary care, supplemental mental wellness benefit provides annual allotment of fully paid therapy sessions and unlimited coaching, additional health and wellness benefits, and life insurance.

Pay

The base salary range for this role is $125,000 - $150,000. Individual salaries for this role may vary based on various factors including but not limited to, years of experience, range in corporate level, candidate skills, and geographic location.

Schedule

Jennison offers a hybrid work model providing employees with the flexibility to work remotely 2 days a week.