Associate Healthcare Investment Banking

Investment Banking Associate – Healthcare Group We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Investment Banking Associate to join our Global Healthcare Group. As an Associate, you will play a pivotal role in executing complex financial transactions, managing client relationships, and leading deal teams. Our Healthcare Group is a market leader, advising top-tier corporations, private equity firms, and disruptive growth companies on mergers and acquisitions (M&A), initial public offerings (IPOs), leveraged buyouts (LBOs), and strategic restructurings. Sub-Vertical Focus Areas Depending on team placement, the Associate will deeply focus on one or more of the following sectors: Healthcare Services: Advising providers, payers, hospital systems, pharmacies, and outsourced services (e.g., CDMOs, CROs) navigating value-based care and industry consolidation. Healthcare IT (HCIT): Partnering with high-growth digital health companies, enterprise software vendors, SaaS platforms, and tech-enabled services transforming clinical and administrative workflows. Biotechnology & Pharma: Working with clinical-stage and commercial biopharmaceutical companies on licensing, joint ventures, follow-on offerings, and cross-border M&A driven by therapeutic innovation. Key Responsibilities Deal Execution: Lead the day-to-day execution of M&A transactions, equity financings, and debt raises. Draft key transaction materials including confidential information memoranda (CIMs), management presentations, and fairness opinions. Financial Modeling & Valuation: Supervise and construct advanced financial models, including discounted cash flow (DCF), leveraged buyout (LBO), merger consequences (accrution/dilution), and public/precedent transaction comparables. Team Leadership & Mentorship: Manage, train, and mentor analysts. Review financial models, pitch books, and industry presentations to ensure the highest quality of deliverables under tight deadlines. Client Management: Act as a primary point of contact for clients throughout deal lifecycles, presenting financial analyses and strategic recommendations directly to C-suite executives and Board members. Market Intelligence: Conduct deep-dive industry research on healthcare trends, regulatory changes (e.g., FDA approvals, reimbursement policy shifts), and competitive landscapes to identify new business opportunities. Qualifications & Skills Experience: * Minimum of 1–2 years of Investment Banking experience as a Direct-Promote Associate, * or 2–3 years as a Healthcare Analyst at a reputable peer firm. Alternatively, an MBA from a top-tier business school with a prior background in corporate development, healthcare consulting, or a technical healthcare field. Technical Acumen: Exceptional financial modeling skills with a flawless grasp of corporate finance principles and accounting. Healthcare Knowledge: Strong passion for and understanding of the healthcare ecosystem, including specific regulatory drivers, valuation nuances (e.g., pipeline valuation for Biotech or ARR metrics for HCIT), and macroeconomic trends. Soft Skills: Impeccable verbal and written communication skills; ability to command a room and project confidence to senior clients. Work Ethic: Proven ability to thrive in a fast-paced, high-intensity environment while managing multiple workstreams simultaneously. Licenses: Series 79 and 63 certifications (preferred; required shortly after onboarding). What We Offer Exposure to landmark, front-page healthcare transactions. A collaborative culture that prioritizes long-term career development and upward mobility. Competitive bulge-bracket compensation (base salary + performance-based bonus) and comprehensive benefits package. Compensation $300,000-$400,000 per year #J-18808-Ljbffr The Harrison Rush Group