Equity Research Science Associate

6 months ago


London, United Kingdom UBS Full time

United Kingdom
- Research
- Investment Bank

**Job Reference #**
- 288548BR

**City**
- London

**Job Type**
- Full Time

**Your role**We’re looking for someone like that who can:
- learn to build and maintain financial models to evaluate historical information and generate projections
- use social science frameworks and industry knowledge to arrive at understandable investment opinions
- remain current on market developments to help frame investment strategies- come to an informed view under a tight deadline
- test hypotheses about companies, their customers, and their competitors
- clearly communicate investment recommendations based on all of that work (via both verbal presentations and in written reports)
- help to educate colleagues about replicable statistical computing workflows and habits

**Your Career Comeback**

**Your team**
- You will be part of a small equity research franchise within a large, globally distributed investment bank research department. Your role will be to analyze and discuss the prospects and operations of publicly traded companies. We help our clients identify and access the investments that match their specific objectives. As an equity research associate with deep expertise in the empirical social sciences, you will have skills that are non-traditional in this environment. You will be a pioneer, helping to establish the next frontier of sell-side equity research.

**Your expertise**
- Ideally 3-5 years' experience designing and executing hypothesis-driven empirical research projects (research experience gained while earning a degree counts).
- Experience conducting research to inform business decisions would be a major plus.
- PhD in an empirical social science like economics, sociology, political science, demography, population health, public policy, education, or related field. (Masters’ degree holders can also be competitive, with sufficient experience).
- Significant experience or formal training in statistical computing, and an ability to work in MS Excel. (Experience in Python would be a major plus).
- Intellectual curiosity, excellent communication skills, and ability to stay organized and work independently on multiple projects under extremely intense time pressure.
- Teaching experience would be a plus
- Interest in equity (or stock) markets
- LI-GB

**About us**
- UBS is the world’s largest and the only truly global wealth manager. We operate through four business divisions: Global Wealth Management, Personal & Corporate Banking, Asset Management and the Investment Bank. Our global reach and the breadth of our expertise set us apart from our competitors..
- We have a presence in all major financial centers in more than 50 countries.

**Join us**
- At UBS, we embrace flexible ways of working when the role permits. We offer different working arrangements like part-time, job-sharing and hybrid (office and home) working. Our purpose-led culture and global infrastructure help us connect, collaborate, and work together in agile ways to meet all our business needs.
- From gaining new experiences in different roles to acquiring fresh knowledge and skills, we know that great work is never done alone. We know that it's our people, with their unique backgrounds, skills, experience levels and interests, who drive our ongoing success. Together we’re more than ourselves. Ready to be part of #teamUBS and make an impact?

**Disclaimer / Policy Statements**
- UBS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We respect and seek to empower each individual and support the diverse cultures, perspectives, skills and experiences within our workforce.



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