Life Sciences Analyst

Working hours: M- F 9am-5pm Australia Western Time
Salary: 1800-2500 USD/month

About Us

A highly regarded boutique investment bank and corporate advisory firm having facilitated over $1 billion in transaction value across capital markets. With a focus on emerging, high-growth ASX-listed companies.

We are expanding our Life Sciences research vertical focused on:

identifying emerging biological technologies and translating them into investable insights and capital raising mandates

This role sits at the intersection of life sciences, investing, and capital markets. Translating complex biology into actionable investment insight and supporting capital formation across emerging healthcare companies.”

Position Overview

We are hiring an additional Life Sciences Analyst to support institutional-grade research and idea generation.

The role focuses on:

Identifying high-impact themes in life sciences
Mapping scientific innovation, commercial opportunity, investable companies
Contributing to initiation research, ongoing research updates and investment thesis

This is a remote role.

Key Responsibilities

Research & Coverage

Identify, uncover and track new emerging themes across life sciences
Initiate and maintain research coverage on ASX-listed emerging life sciences companies
Maintain a coverage universe of companies, including pipelines, trial stages, catalysts, and risks and produce regular research updates
Monitor news flow, trial data, and announcements, highlighting stock-impacting developments via email
Produce regular, high-quality written outputs, including breaking down company announcements and delivering the update in a fast, timely manner
Contribute to the firm’s weekly research piece

Scientific Analysis & Investment Insights

Analyse company fundamentals across ASX and global peers, including:
- Products, pipelines, and technologies
- Clinical stage and probability of success
- Key risks and upcoming catalysts
Interpret and synthesise scientific and medical literature, trial data, and presentations
Translate complex biology into clear, structured, investable insights
Connect: Science, commercial potential, capital markets relevance
Map global innovation trends to ASX-listed or investable opportunities

Industry Engagement & Information Gathering

Attend company investor calls, presentations and industry webinars
Proactively source high-quality, differentiated information sources
Conduct interviews and discussions with:
- Industry experts
- Scientists and clinicians
Build a strong understanding of market dynamics, demand drivers, and future trends

Commercial Integration

Support the Equity Capital Markets (ECM) team in preparing investor materials and bid documents. Assist in drafting term sheets, IM’s, Presentations and translating complex science into a clear, investable narrative.
Support the ECM / Business Development team by:
- Identifying capital raising opportunities
- Building relationships with board members and leaderships teams of covered companies through research
Assist the Institutional and HNW investor client services team by:
- Generating investor interest and passing through leads
- Supporting outreach with high-quality research insights
Interact with sales, trading, and external clients, contributing to idea flow and discussions

Experience & Skills

Academic background in a life sciences discipline (e.g. biology, biomedical science, pharmacology or related)
Strong ability to read, interpret, and analyse scientific and medical research
Demonstrated interest in financial markets, investing, and capital markets
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
High attention to detail with the ability to prioritise and manage multiple workstreams
Strong intellectual curiosity and desire to develop differentiated insights
Collaborative mindset with a team-first attitude

Cultural Fit / What We’re Looking For (Important Section)

Curious, analytical, and opinion-driven (not just summarising)
Comfortable working across science and markets
Motivated by real-world impact (capital allocation, company outcomes)
Interested in building long-term expertise in life sciences investing

Experience

1-4 years (research, lab, pharma, or healthcare exposure)
1-4 years of experience in biotech/healthcare equity research, investment banking, or consulting.
More than 4 years experience and currently in an existing role will be considered highly

Summary

We are looking for a scientifically literate, commercially aware thinker who can identify where life sciences is going and which companies will capture value. Be able to concisely communicate this in written form to institutional and HNW investors.

From the client: Applicants must submit a copy of previous equity/company or sector research reports they have written historically. Applicants will not be considered who submit a 100% AI/“deep research” generated report.

We will be able to tell
We will test
To not waste our time

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