Investment Banking Associate – Healthcare M&A
Bulge Bracket Bank is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Associate to join our dedicated healthcare investment banking team. This is a critical role for a professional with a proven track record in middle-market sell-side M&A who is looking to leverage their expertise in a fast-paced, high-deal-flow environment.
Key Responsibilities
Deal Execution: Lead the execution of sell-side M&A transactions, ensuring high-quality output across all phases of the deal lifecycle.
Team Leadership: Manage and mentor analysts on deal teams, overseeing financial modeling, valuation analysis, and the preparation of marketing materials (CIMs, Teasers, etc.).
Financial Excellence: Construct complex financial models and utilize healthcare-specific valuation methodologies to provide strategic insights.
Client Interaction: Act as a primary point of contact for clients and senior-level professionals, delivering exceptional communication and strategic advice.
Strategic Thinking: Apply deep industry knowledge of healthcare services and Healthcare IT (HCIT) to identify trends and solve complex transaction hurdles.
Qualifications & Requirements
We are looking for candidates who possess a "deal-first" mentality and meet the following strict criteria:
Experience: 4-6 years of investment banking experience, specifically within an elite boutique or bulge bracket firm.
Education: Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business, Economics, Life Science, or a related field (Advanced degree preferred).
M&A Track Record: Must have closed three or more sell-side M&A transactions
Training Background: Experience at a firm with 10+ professionals, ensuring exposure to formal training and structured deal teams.
Licensing: Series 79 is required; Series 63 is preferred (open to discussion).
Specific Industry Experience
Primary Focus: Healthcare (Services and HCIT).
Secondary Experience Considered: TMT, Consumer, Industrials, or Financial Sponsors (specifically PE Portfolio Company transactions).
Exclusions: Experience in Real Estate, Public Finance, Power & Utilities, Public Markets, or Biotech Financings is not applicable for this role.
Eligibility Note
Candidates must have completed a 2 or 3-year full-time Analyst program
No MBA Associates, unless a full-time investment banking analyst program was completed prior to the MBA.
Skills & Professional Attributes
Advanced proficiency in Excel and financial modeling software.
Exceptional analytical, problem-solving, and project management skills.
A high level of professionalism, integrity, and obsessive attention to detail.
Ability to prioritize effectively and thrive in a fast-paced environment.
Founded in 2009, Harrison Rush was established to help the many financial services professionals, who had been displaced by the dislocation in the credit markets, find sustainable employment. We have always differentiated ourselves by our ability to move quickly in response to our client’s needs and changing market conditions. Today, Harrison Rush has grown into a leading global financial search firm that provides a wide range of services to a substantial and diversified client base that includes investment banks, asset managers, hedge funds and operations groups. Staying true to our original mission of helping people, we are proud to offer a dedicated practice towards the recruitment of women and minorities in financial services.
Harrison-Rush is headquartered in New York and maintains offices in all major financial centers around the world.
