Junior Analyst for the Novo Growth

Novo Holdings is looking for a Junior Analyst to join the Novo Growth team.

Novo Holdings is offering a unique opportunity for personal and professional development in a dynamic and ambitious work environment, characterized by a global outlook and significant investment capacity.

As a Junior Analyst, you will undertake challenging and varying tasks that offer real insights into both investment processes and active ownership of growth equity companies within life sciences. The job will offer you a comprehensive skillset that constitutes a steppingstone for a career within investment banking, management consulting, private equity, growth equity, or venture capital.

The Job
As a Junior Analyst you will become part of the Novo Growth team. The team makes sizeable investments in highly innovative, scalable life science companies that have recently reached, or are close to, the commercial stage, with strong long-term potential.

Your tasks will include:

• Contributing to financial analyses of potential investment cases through valuation models
• Conducting strategic analyses of potential investments and the market they operate in
• Collecting, structuring, and efficiently communicating information on potential or existing investments

Your primary function will be to support the Novo Growth team, which is based in San Francisco. However, you will work from Novo Holdings’ Copenhagen office, and will join a dynamic team of 6+ other Junior Analysts who primarily support the Principal Investments team.

The workload will be approximately 20 hours a week with flexibility in relation to your studies. You will receive continuous feedback from – and engage in sparring with – a strong team with international experience from management consulting, private equity, investment banking, and the life science industry.

Academic & Professional Qualifications
We are looking for a candidate who:

• Is on the 2nd or 3rd year of a bachelor’s degree (HA Almen, International Business, Economics or equivalent)
• Has achieved excellent academic results and is ranked within the top of his/her line of study
• Possesses strong verbal and written skills in English
• Has experience with the MS Office package, especially Excel and PowerPoint
• Shows an interest in the life science industry

Personal Qualifications
We are looking for a candidate who:

• Is analytically strong with an ability to see the bigger picture while maintaining attention to detail
• Possesses strong communication skills and works in a structured and independent manner
• Is a team player who thrives in a collaborative and international work environment
• Shows dedication in his/her work and a willingness to learn

Working at Novo Holdings
Our work environment is driven by purpose and values, and we strive to be recognised by our stakeholders and people as an exceptional enterprise: 

• We strive to create an environment where our people can develop to their full potential.
• We offer a professional workplace with great colleagues and with rich opportunities for professional development.

We employ more than 100 professionals from various nationalities and backgrounds, all sharing the same goal: To generate attractive long-term returns on the assets of the Novo Nordisk Foundation. Our headquarters are just north of Copenhagen in Hellerup, sharing premises with the Novo Nordisk Foundation.

About Novo Holdings A/S
Novo Holdings A/S is the holding and investment company of the Novo Group and is wholly owned by the Novo Nordisk Foundation – one of the world’s largest foundations. Novo Holdings employ around 100 people across offices in Copenhagen, Boston, San Francisco, London and Singapore.  Novo Holdings has around USD 62 billion asset under management and is recognized as a leading global life science investor across all stages of the life science development cycle. In addition Novo Holdings also manages a broad portfolio of none life science investments through the Novo Capital Investors team.