What are the responsibilities and job description for the Investment Associate, Global Health Investing position at AXA?
Job Purpose
Support the global health private equity investment strategy
Transaction diligence, modelling, execution and monitoring
Build relationships with co-investors, entrepreneurs and strategics to access deal flow, help with deal execution and drive exits
Model the impact generated through investments
Key Accountabilities
Deal Execution
Support the execution of direct investments in global health companies
Due diligence, investment analysis and financial modelling for fund, pipeline and portfolio companies
Pipeline
Leverage the existing manager relationships to build a co-investment universe
Analyse the fund and company exposure to-date as an input to sourcing
Help find, screen and rank the pipeline opportunities
Investing Team
Support the team in sourcing, meeting management, due diligence, database maintenance, valuation exercises, reporting, analysis and investment recommendations
Work with team to manage portfolio through internal analysis and working relationships with portfolio companies
External Stakeholder Management
Interface with third party service providers relating to due diligence and deal execution
Internal Stakeholder Management
Liaise with all internal stakeholders including risk, compliance, legal, operations, audit and build effective working relationships and processes to ensure efficient execution
Project Management
Assist in co-ordinating projects in the impact investing team including new product development; process improvement; system implementation; portfolio management; reporting
Extract impact data from transactions and build a methodology to report
Your Profile
Role Requirements
Skills and experience required :
- Private Equity/Venture Capital/Investment analyst or associate
- Track record of supporting private equity deals from sourcing, performing due diligence and structuring through to execution
- Experience at building sophisticated financial models and valuation techniques is advantageous
- Previous experience in the impact investment sector is preferable
- Emerging market experience is preferable
- Familiarity with medical device/pharmaceutical/vaccine clinical and regulatory pathways
- Comfort with life sciences
- Ability to bring new ideas to the investment process
- Entrepreneurial attitude and highly motivated individual
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills with interest and ability to travel to meetings and conferences
- Self-starter with the ability to work to deadlines and manage multiple projects effectively
- Highly numerical and analytical
- Sufficient experience in private equity, venture capital, investment banking, consulting, technology transfer and relevant scientific University degree and preferably with a PhD or medical degree.
About AXA
The AXA Group is a global leader in insurance and asset management, with 160,000 employees serving 105 million customers in 62 countries.
We protect and advise our clients at every stage of their lives, offering products and services that meet their needs in the areas of insurance, personal protection, savings and asset management.
Our mission: To act for human progress by protecting what matters
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About the Entity
At AXA IM we are investing with a clear purpose – to make the world a better place. We act for human progress by investing for what matters. Our conviction-led approach enables us to uncover what we believe to be the best global investment opportunities across alternative and core asset classes. We are already entrusted by our clients with more than €887 billion in assets.
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Grow your potential: Be part of a forward-thinking business with internal opportunities and personalized learning paths available to help constantly develop your skills and abilities.
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