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American Century Investments® is a leading global asset manager focused on delivering investment results and building long-term client relationships while supporting research that can improve human health and save lives. Founded in 1958, the firm’s 1,400 employees serve financial professionals, institutions, corporations, and individual investors, offering a wide range of investment strategies across a variety of investment disciplines.

We are committed to providing institutional-quality, actively managed solutions with a performance-centered mindset. Our expertise spans global growth equity, global value equity, disciplined equity, multi-asset strategies, global fixed income, alternatives, and ETFs.

Privately controlled and independent, we focus solely on investment management. This empowers us to align our decisions with client expectations and concentrate on their long-term money management needs.

Our culture of winning behaviors exemplifies our dedication to clients every single day. Delivering investment results enables us to distribute over 40% of our dividends—more than $1.8 billion — to the Stowers Institute for Medical Research, a 500-person, non-profit basic biomedical research organization with a controlling interest in American Century Investments. Our dividend payments provide ongoing financial support for the Institute’s work of uncovering the causes, treatments, and prevention of life-threatening diseases, like cancer.

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Job Summary: We are seeking a multifaceted and analytical Investment Research Analyst to join our US Growth investment team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in healthcare therapeutics (or healthcare in general) and a keen interest in investment management. This role will focus on identifying investment opportunities, analyzing market trends, and supporting strategic initiatives to enhance our healthcare portfolio.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct in-depth market research and analysis to identify high-potential investment opportunities in the healthcare sector, particularly in therapeutics.
• Monitor and analyze industry trends, competitive landscape, and regulatory changes to inform investment strategies.
• Build and maintain financial models, dashboards, and reports to track and measure the effectiveness of investment initiatives.
• Collaborate with portfolio managers, analysts, and other team members to support the execution of investment strategies.
• Provide actionable insights and recommendations to senior management based on data analysis and market research.
• Assist in the development of investment theses and business cases to support investment decisions and strategic planning.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest advancements in healthcare therapeutics and emerging technologies.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in chemistry, biology or related field of study.
• Graduate degree in business or finance (MBA, MS Finance)
• Experience in a growth analyst or similar role, preferably within the investment management or healthcare industry.
• Strong analytical skills with proficiency in financial analysis tools and software (e.g., Excel, SQL, Bloomberg).
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to convey complex information to diverse audiences.
• Knowledge of healthcare therapeutics, market dynamics, and regulatory environment.
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

For New York and California based candidates, the salary range for this role is $135,000.00 = $165,000.00. Actual offers are based on various factors including but not limited to a candidate’s location, skills, experience, and relevant education and/or training. This position is eligible for cash incentive providing the potential to earn more.

Additional Requirements:

Employees are required to be in the office on a scheduled frequency. Adherence to this schedule is essential to fulfilling the expectations of the role.

American Century Investments is committed to complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act and all other applicable Equal Employment Opportunity laws and regulations. As such, American Century strives to provide a reasonable accommodation to any qualified individual under the ADA to perform essential job functions.

American Century Investments believes all individuals are entitled to equal employment opportunity and advancement opportunities without regard to race, religious creed, color, sex, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age for individuals forty years of age and older, military and veteran status, sexual orientation, and any other basis protected by applicable federal, state and local laws. ACI does not discriminate or adopt any policy that discriminates against an individual or any group of individuals on any of these bases.

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