About the role
Choose a workplace that empowers your impact.
Join a global workplace where employees thrive. One that embraces diversity of thought, expertise and experience. A place where you can personalize your employee journey to be — and deliver — your best.
We are a purpose-driven, dynamic and sustainable pension plan. An industry leading global investor with teams in Toronto to London, New York, Singapore, Sydney and other major cities across North America and Europe. We embody the values of our 600,000+ members, placing their best interests at the heart of everything we do.
Join us to accelerate your growth & development, prioritize wellness, build connections, and support the communities where we live and work.
Don’t just work anywhere — come build tomorrow together with us.
Know someone at OMERS or Oxford Properties? Great! If you're referred, have them submit your name through Workday first. Then, watch for a unique link in your email to apply.
OMERS Life Sciences provides non-dilutive financing solutions to the life sciences industry, with a focus on drug royalty monetization. The program leverages specialized sector knowledge and industry relationships to gain exposure to attractive biopharma assets to generate a reliable source of absolute return with low correlation to the broader financial markets. OMERS is well positioned as a long-term investor with the capital, resources and expertise to support innovative life science companies as they address unmet medical needs and improve the quality of life of patients around the world.
Under the direction of the Managing Director and Head of Life Sciences, the Investment Associate, Life Sciences will support all aspects of the investment process as part of a small, specialized and highly collaborative team. Working alongside experienced investors, the Associate will play a key role in the continued growth of the Life Sciences platform at OMERS.
Responsibilities
- Conduct in-depth qualitative and quantitative research (e.g. reviewing scientific literature, interviewing physicians, market research on product profiles, pricing and adoption in the market) to support investment decisions in the Life Sciences sector.
- Support the deal team as it reviews new investments and monitors existing investments.
- Analyze the treatment landscape and assess the clinical profile of pharmaceutical products.
- Develop and maintain sales forecasts and valuation models for products and companies of interest.
- Prepare investment presentations and memos, synthesizing key findings from research and financial analysis into actionable investment recommendations.
- Provide support for the initiatives of the Life Sciences Team as needed.
- Contribute to a flexible, team-oriented culture characterized by active, constructive debate.
Qualifications
- A strong academic background combined with 2-4 years of experience in asset management, investment banking or consulting, with a focus on biopharma or healthcare.
- Excellent analytical, quantitative and financial modeling skills.
- Intellectually curious and detail oriented.
- Commitment to stay current on a variety of issues impacting the Life Sciences sector.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to explain complex ideas simply.
- Proven ability to produce clear, logical and convincing arguments backed by insightful analysis.
- Ability to prioritize competing tasks while producing high-quality deliverables under demanding timelines.
As one of Canada’s largest defined benefit pension plans, our people-first culture is at its best when our workforce reflects the communities where we live and work — and the members we proudly serve.
From hire to retire, we are an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection process that extends all the way through your employee experience. This sense of belonging and connection is cultivated up, down and across our global organization thanks to our vast network of Employee Resource Groups with executive leader sponsorship, our Purpose@Work committee and employee recognition programs.
About OMERS
Founded in 1962, OMERS is one of Canada’s largest defined benefit pension plans, with $133.6 CAD billion in net assets as of June 30, 2024.
With employees in our offices in Toronto, London, New York, Amsterdam, Luxembourg, Singapore, Sydney and other major cities across North America and Europe, OMERS invests and administers pensions for over half a million active, deferred and retired employees of 1,000 municipalities, school boards, libraries, police and fire departments, and other local agencies in communities across Ontario.
About the role
Choose a workplace that empowers your impact.
Join a global workplace where employees thrive. One that embraces diversity of thought, expertise and experience. A place where you can personalize your employee journey to be — and deliver — your best.
We are a purpose-driven, dynamic and sustainable pension plan. An industry leading global investor with teams in Toronto to London, New York, Singapore, Sydney and other major cities across North America and Europe. We embody the values of our 600,000+ members, placing their best interests at the heart of everything we do.
Join us to accelerate your growth & development, prioritize wellness, build connections, and support the communities where we live and work.
Don’t just work anywhere — come build tomorrow together with us.
Know someone at OMERS or Oxford Properties? Great! If you're referred, have them submit your name through Workday first. Then, watch for a unique link in your email to apply.
OMERS Life Sciences provides non-dilutive financing solutions to the life sciences industry, with a focus on drug royalty monetization. The program leverages specialized sector knowledge and industry relationships to gain exposure to attractive biopharma assets to generate a reliable source of absolute return with low correlation to the broader financial markets. OMERS is well positioned as a long-term investor with the capital, resources and expertise to support innovative life science companies as they address unmet medical needs and improve the quality of life of patients around the world.
Under the direction of the Managing Director and Head of Life Sciences, the Investment Associate, Life Sciences will support all aspects of the investment process as part of a small, specialized and highly collaborative team. Working alongside experienced investors, the Associate will play a key role in the continued growth of the Life Sciences platform at OMERS.
Responsibilities
- Conduct in-depth qualitative and quantitative research (e.g. reviewing scientific literature, interviewing physicians, market research on product profiles, pricing and adoption in the market) to support investment decisions in the Life Sciences sector.
- Support the deal team as it reviews new investments and monitors existing investments.
- Analyze the treatment landscape and assess the clinical profile of pharmaceutical products.
- Develop and maintain sales forecasts and valuation models for products and companies of interest.
- Prepare investment presentations and memos, synthesizing key findings from research and financial analysis into actionable investment recommendations.
- Provide support for the initiatives of the Life Sciences Team as needed.
- Contribute to a flexible, team-oriented culture characterized by active, constructive debate.
Qualifications
- A strong academic background combined with 2-4 years of experience in asset management, investment banking or consulting, with a focus on biopharma or healthcare.
- Excellent analytical, quantitative and financial modeling skills.
- Intellectually curious and detail oriented.
- Commitment to stay current on a variety of issues impacting the Life Sciences sector.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to explain complex ideas simply.
- Proven ability to produce clear, logical and convincing arguments backed by insightful analysis.
- Ability to prioritize competing tasks while producing high-quality deliverables under demanding timelines.
As one of Canada’s largest defined benefit pension plans, our people-first culture is at its best when our workforce reflects the communities where we live and work — and the members we proudly serve.
From hire to retire, we are an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment and selection process that extends all the way through your employee experience. This sense of belonging and connection is cultivated up, down and across our global organization thanks to our vast network of Employee Resource Groups with executive leader sponsorship, our Purpose@Work committee and employee recognition programs.
About OMERS
Founded in 1962, OMERS is one of Canada’s largest defined benefit pension plans, with $133.6 CAD billion in net assets as of June 30, 2024.
With employees in our offices in Toronto, London, New York, Amsterdam, Luxembourg, Singapore, Sydney and other major cities across North America and Europe, OMERS invests and administers pensions for over half a million active, deferred and retired employees of 1,000 municipalities, school boards, libraries, police and fire departments, and other local agencies in communities across Ontario.