Analyst, Investment Banking – Healthcare Life Sciences (San Francisco)

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About Moelis:

Moelis & Company (“Moelis”) is a leading global independent investment bank that provides innovative strategic advice and solutions to a diverse client base, including corporations, governments, and financial sponsors. The Firm assists its clients in achieving their strategic goals by offering comprehensive integrated financial advisory services across all major industry sectors. Moelis’s experienced professionals advise clients on their most critical decisions, including mergers and acquisitions, recapitalizations and restructurings, capital markets transactions, secondary transactions and primary fundraising, and other corporate finance matters. The Firm serves clients from locations across North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific. For further information, please visit: www.moelis.com.

The Opportunity:

We are currently seeking an experienced Analyst to join our Healthcare Life Sciences financial advisory practice in San Francisco. This is a role for an analyst whose edge is scientific and clinical fluency: you will be a core member of the team who reads the data, develops a view on an asset, and translates that view into valuation, positioning and transaction materials. You will work alongside execution bankers on biopharma M&A, licensing and partnering, private and public financings, and strategic advisory mandates, and directly with Executive Directors and Managing Directors on live mandates and client deliverables.

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Primary Responsibilities:

Our Life Sciences coverage spans biopharma and therapeutics, life science tools and diagnostics, and the platform and technology companies serving them. As an Analyst, you will:

• Support senior managers in origination activities including (but not limited to): preparing historical and projected financial statements, provide analysis of financial implications of mergers and acquisitions and conducting public & private valuation analysis for major corporations
• Participate in execution activities, including basic responsibilities such as data gathering, analysis and material preparation, as well as taking responsibility for managing standard processes such as preparing deal documentation
• Build and apply valuation models based on financial research & analysis including comparable company analysis, discounted cash flow analysis and comparable acquisitions analysis
• Prepare analytical materials to support necessary credit, compliance, engagement committee and balance sheet approvals
• Conduct corporate operations reviews, portfolio analytic reviews and prepare risk/return valuations
• Gather and process market share data and shareholder and investor profile

Required Skills & Experience:

• Results driven and able to perform well under pressure and against tight deadlines
• Strong analytical and numerical skills that put you at ease with financial data
• Proven team player who is able to effectively interact with a wide variety of internal groups and clients
• Strong multi-tasking skills
• Strong Microsoft Office suite (Excel a must) and financial reporting skills

Education:

• Undergraduate degree; focus in finance, business, accounting, economics, mathematics is preferred

Salary Expectations: $110,000 - $135,000

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