William Blair
Investment Banking Vice President - Healthcare
William Blair, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Overview
Join William Blair, the Premier Global Partnership. William Blair has delivered trusted advice for nine decades, and we continue to deepen our expertise and relationships across regions, asset classes, and markets throughout North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. We are committed to our people and culture, values, clients, and local communities. We are an independent partnership providing advisory services, strategies, and solutions to meet clients’ evolving needs amid dynamic market conditions and varying industries. We strive to attract qualified, passionate candidates who specialize in investment banking, investment management, private wealth management, and a variety of other business functions. We work to foster an inclusive culture and support employees’ professional and personal growth, empowering them to deliver tailored, thoughtful work for our clients. For more information, visit williamblair.com.
Responsibilities
Assist in targeting and closing of new deal opportunities. Participate in selling/pitching William Blair’s services/products to clients and prospects, leveraging understanding of macro trends and strategic direction of clients to win business. Drive day-to-day activities for presentation development. Suggest methods for positioning William Blair’s advantages versus competitors. Build and maintain relationships with client senior executives. Consistently exceed client expectations. Serve as day-to-day client contact for questions, comments, inputs and deal-related matters. Provide direction on financial/valuation analyses for valuing debt and equity. Serve as a sounding board for unique and creative approaches for analyses. Execute extensive financial/valuation analyses for complex and high-impact deals. Leverage expertise of products, industries, and finance/accounting topics to develop key themes for positioning of research/analytic deliverables. Suggest innovative approaches for due diligence, research and analysis efforts. Anticipate and address needs of senior team members and proactively identify probable deal issues, providing thoughts and perspective on resolution. Review all analyst and associate work for consistency, correctness and formatting, taking responsibility for client materials and reports. Offer creative and insightful resolution to issues or problems arising in execution and origination. Provide thought leadership to streamline processes and improve efficiency and effectiveness. Provide ongoing guidance and spot corrections to improve team efficiency. Act as lead on-the-job trainer for associates and analysts, providing constructive feedback. Articulate roles and objectives for junior team members. Share relevant deal/client context with the junior team. Provide motivation and guidance for the team. Actively participate in recruiting and training activities. Ensure all activities are in compliance with applicable rules, regulations, policies and procedures. Additional responsibilities as requested.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree required MBA strongly preferred Prior investment banking experience required, preferably with relevant sector coverage; 4+ years experience, with 1 being at the Vice President, strongly preferred SIE Exam, Series 79, and Series 63 must be acquired within 150 days of employment Detail oriented with deep analytical abilities Superior mathematical, writing, verbal and computer skills Ability to adapt to new tasks with little notice Ability to manage expectations of senior bankers while working on multiple projects simultaneously Effective leadership and coaching skills Ability to lead transaction processes and pitch new business with moderate senior banker oversight Strong desire to win Sound judgement Remains calm and focused under pressure Demonstrates respect for individuals Expertise in accounting and finance Exhibits creativity and originality in approach to analysis and work product Commitment to satisfying internal and external customers Travel required: 20 to 40% Role can be located in Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, or New York
Notes
This role is eligible for a discretionary annual bonus and/or commission-based incentives. Our benefit offerings include medical, dental and vision coverage, employer-paid short & long-term disability and life insurance, 401(k), profit sharing, paid time off, parental leave, and other voluntary benefits. Salary range and location details are provided in the posting. William Blair is an equal opportunity employer and notes about hiring scams and recruitment practices may apply as part of standard compliance.
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Join William Blair, the Premier Global Partnership. William Blair has delivered trusted advice for nine decades, and we continue to deepen our expertise and relationships across regions, asset classes, and markets throughout North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. We are committed to our people and culture, values, clients, and local communities. We are an independent partnership providing advisory services, strategies, and solutions to meet clients’ evolving needs amid dynamic market conditions and varying industries. We strive to attract qualified, passionate candidates who specialize in investment banking, investment management, private wealth management, and a variety of other business functions. We work to foster an inclusive culture and support employees’ professional and personal growth, empowering them to deliver tailored, thoughtful work for our clients. For more information, visit williamblair.com.
Responsibilities
Assist in targeting and closing of new deal opportunities. Participate in selling/pitching William Blair’s services/products to clients and prospects, leveraging understanding of macro trends and strategic direction of clients to win business. Drive day-to-day activities for presentation development. Suggest methods for positioning William Blair’s advantages versus competitors. Build and maintain relationships with client senior executives. Consistently exceed client expectations. Serve as day-to-day client contact for questions, comments, inputs and deal-related matters. Provide direction on financial/valuation analyses for valuing debt and equity. Serve as a sounding board for unique and creative approaches for analyses. Execute extensive financial/valuation analyses for complex and high-impact deals. Leverage expertise of products, industries, and finance/accounting topics to develop key themes for positioning of research/analytic deliverables. Suggest innovative approaches for due diligence, research and analysis efforts. Anticipate and address needs of senior team members and proactively identify probable deal issues, providing thoughts and perspective on resolution. Review all analyst and associate work for consistency, correctness and formatting, taking responsibility for client materials and reports. Offer creative and insightful resolution to issues or problems arising in execution and origination. Provide thought leadership to streamline processes and improve efficiency and effectiveness. Provide ongoing guidance and spot corrections to improve team efficiency. Act as lead on-the-job trainer for associates and analysts, providing constructive feedback. Articulate roles and objectives for junior team members. Share relevant deal/client context with the junior team. Provide motivation and guidance for the team. Actively participate in recruiting and training activities. Ensure all activities are in compliance with applicable rules, regulations, policies and procedures. Additional responsibilities as requested.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree required MBA strongly preferred Prior investment banking experience required, preferably with relevant sector coverage; 4+ years experience, with 1 being at the Vice President, strongly preferred SIE Exam, Series 79, and Series 63 must be acquired within 150 days of employment Detail oriented with deep analytical abilities Superior mathematical, writing, verbal and computer skills Ability to adapt to new tasks with little notice Ability to manage expectations of senior bankers while working on multiple projects simultaneously Effective leadership and coaching skills Ability to lead transaction processes and pitch new business with moderate senior banker oversight Strong desire to win Sound judgement Remains calm and focused under pressure Demonstrates respect for individuals Expertise in accounting and finance Exhibits creativity and originality in approach to analysis and work product Commitment to satisfying internal and external customers Travel required: 20 to 40% Role can be located in Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, or New York
Notes
This role is eligible for a discretionary annual bonus and/or commission-based incentives. Our benefit offerings include medical, dental and vision coverage, employer-paid short & long-term disability and life insurance, 401(k), profit sharing, paid time off, parental leave, and other voluntary benefits. Salary range and location details are provided in the posting. William Blair is an equal opportunity employer and notes about hiring scams and recruitment practices may apply as part of standard compliance.
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