Equity Research Associate, Healthcare

Job description

What You'll Do Principal's Global Equity team is searching for a Research Associate to support the needs of our senior Research Analysts on the Healthcare team. This candidate will help augment our commitment to deep fundamental sector expertise via highly differentiated and timely fundamental equity research. We are focused on hiring an exceptional candidate with a sincere, deep interest in the sector and overall passion for investing who can demonstrate the ability to earn one’s own coverage over time. Role Overview Under the direction of senior team members, assist with equity research on Healthcare equities across various subsectors, market capitalizations, and geographies. Assist in various diligence processes to help form and enhance investment recommendations. Analyze and synthesize researched data and presentation of trends and ideas which assist in our investment decision-making process. Interact with company management and industry experts to augment our differentiated views. Frequently present research findings and affiliated recommendations through highly articulate written and verbal communication. Who You Are Bachelor's degree 1+ years equity research experience in the Healthcare sector (more than two is preferred) High proficiency with financial statement analysis and fluent in overall financial accounting Outstanding knowledge of financial modeling, quantitative financial analysis, statistics and accounting…