Analyst, Healthcare Focus(Ph.D preferred) at Guidepoint

Shanghai Shi, ChinaFull-timeInsights Posted about 1 month ago

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Overview: Guidepoint Insight is seeking an Equity Analyst to support the expansion of our research coverage of China biotech, medtech and healthcare services companies. This role plays a critical part in building and scaling the Guidepoint Library, a central resource offering transcript-based insights through teleconferences with KOLs, and industry experts. These insights, conceptualized and hosted by former investment professionals, industry veterans and former scientists, help Guidepoint's institutional clients make well-informed decisions across sectors like healthcare, industrials, technology, consumer, and more. As an Equity Analyst, working in Shanghai you will be responsible for developing deep research coverage, facilitating expert-led discussions, and ensuring high-quality content creation. Reporting directly to the Director of Research, you will be instrumental in creating content that spans topics such as scientific basis of the platforms, competitiveness of existing and upcoming products of both public listed and private healthcare companies, industry landscape, regulatory decisions, product launches and go-to-market strategies. You will also lead efforts to recruit and vet experts, ensuring that the insights gathered are accurate, relevant, and valuable to our clients. What You'll Do: <ul> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Research Coverage: Monitor a coverage universe of Chinese public and private companies in biotech, pharma, medtech and services.</li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Industry Analysis: Track key market and business drivers, including material news flows, earnings releases, investor presentations, clinical trials, medical conferences, product launches within your coverage companies and therapeutic indications.</li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Report Creation: Collect and organize clinical trial information and results, analyze the mechanisms of action (MOA) of drug candidates, investigate clinical paradigms for disease treatment in China, and prepare reports.</li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Content Development: Create and moderate teleconferences featuring experts from Guidepoint’s network summarized in high-quality, detailed transcripts.</li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Content Editing: Ensure high-quality content creation and editing of teleconference transcripts. Summarize, edit, and vet key discussion points of these teleconferences.</li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Reporting: Collaborate with the Director of Research xxx to drive the growth of Guidepoint’s content library, scaling research coverage across multiple industries.</li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Strategic Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams, to align research initiatives with business objectives and market demands.</li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Compliance & Integrity: Uphold Guidepoint’s compliance policies by ensuring that expert profiles and teleconference content adhere to company protocols.</li> </ul> What You Have: <ul> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Master or Advanced degrees in medicine, biological sciences or equivalent academic qualifications in medical professional degrees. Candidates with Ph.D. degree are preferred.</li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">3+ years of experience in financial services, investment research, covering Biotech / Pharma sector.  3+ years of experience in pharmaceutical/biotech companies on competitive assessment, drug development, or business development will be considered as well.</li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Demonstrated ability to understand and analyze pathophysiology of the disease, biological rationale of therapeutic targets, clinical data, drug labels and competitive dynamics.</li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Strong understanding of institutional buy-side/sell-side research and investing workflows.</li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment with a strong sense of ownership.</li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Excellent organizational and time-management skills.</li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively with professionals at all levels.</li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Intellectual curiosity and a passion for learning about new industries and trends.</li> <li style="font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Fluent in English and Mandarin, both written and verbal.</li> </ul> What We Offer: <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">14 annual leave days (PTO Days), 13 legal holidays, and 7 full paid sick days </li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">Social insurances and housing fund </li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">Shanghai CBD location, Bund Center with line 10 and line 14 metro</li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">Free snacks and beverages in the office, including free coffee </li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">Competitive salary depending on experience</li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">Casual work environment</li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;">Monthly birthday celebration, team building, and other social events </li> </ul> If you are passionate about research and possess a proven ability to drive innovation, we invite you to apply for this exciting opportunity at Guidepoint Insight. Please submit your resume detailing your relevant experience and accomplishments. About Guidepoint:  Guidepoint powers end-to-end research workflows for the world’s best research teams. Backed by a global network of more than 2 million experts and over 1,600 employees, Guidepoint delivers real-time access to expertise, primary research, and actionable knowledge that help organizations make informed decisions. Through consultations, surveys, events, proprietary content, and AI-enabled tools, we support every stage of the decision-making process—from developing hypotheses and gathering insights to validating assumptions and building conviction for critical decisions. At Guidepoint, our success relies on the diversity of our employees, experts, and clients, which enables us to foster meaningful connections and a broad range of perspectives. We are committed to creating an inclusive and welcoming environment where individuals of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences can contribute and succeed. #LI-TH1 #LI-ONSITE

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