Investment Banking Associate | Pharma Services

Business Unit:

Corporate Finance

Industry:

Healthcare

Overview

Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (NYSE:HLI) is a global investment bank with expertise in mergers and acquisitions, capital solutions, financial restructuring, and financial and valuation advisory. Houlihan Lokey serves corporations, institutions, and governments worldwide with offices in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, and the Asia-Pacific region. Independent advice and intellectual rigor are hallmarks of the firm’s commitment to client success across its advisory services.

The firm is the No. 1 investment bank for all global M&A transactions for the past two years, the No. 1 M&A advisor for the past 10 years in the U.S., the No. 1 global restructuring advisor for the past 11 years, and the No. 1 global M&A fairness opinion advisor over the past 25 years, all based on number of transactions and according to data provided by LSEG.

Corporate Finance

Houlihan Lokey has extensive expertise in mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, activist shareholder and takeover defense, and other related advisory services for a broad range of U.S. and international clients. Our experience in M&A has earned us consistent recognition throughout the industry. In 2024, we were ranked the No. 1 M&A advisor for all U.S. transactions.

Pharma Services

Houlihan Lokey’s Pharma Services team offers M&A advisory and capital raising to entrepreneur-owned, private equity-backed, and public companies. We work with companies that provide services and technology to the life sciences end market and regularly collaborate with other Houlihan Lokey industry and product groups to bring the highest level of knowledge, services, and relationships to our clients.

Job Description

Associates are primarily responsible for creating and overseeing marketing materials, financial models, and due diligence, as well as performing research and various analyses in support of new business generation and the execution of M&A transactions.

Associates are afforded meaningful responsibility and are generally members of lean deal teams comprising a Managing Director, Vice President, Associate, and Analyst.

As an Associate, you will be expected to:

• Coordinate and perform business due diligence and execute M&A transactions

• Prepare marketing materials, confidential information presentations, management presentations, and other presentations as needed

• Prepare, analyze, and explain historical and projected financial information

• Perform valuation and ad hoc financial analyses

• Assist in the marketing and execution of existing engagements

• Build relationships and maintain direct contact with clients, prospective clients, and professional advisors

• Communicate effectively with all members of the team, including the supervision and mentoring of junior staff members

Basic Qualifications

• Advanced knowledge of accounting and finance

• An undergraduate degree, including an exemplary academic record, from an accredited institution

• Strong analytical/technical and qualitative abilities

• 3-4+ years of investment banking experience

Pharma Commercialization Focus

• Associates will be members of the Pharma Commercialization practice within the broader Pharma Services group

• The Pharma Commercialization team works with a wide range of services and technology providers to life sciences companies, including commercial, medical affairs, market access, regulatory, and clinical

• The team has an outstanding track record of advising large-scale pharma commercialization clients

Preferred Qualifications

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Strong public speaking and presentation skills

• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple project deliverables simultaneously

• Extensive operational, financial modeling, and valuation experience 

• Hands-on M&A experience

Compensation and Benefits

Houlihan Lokey is committed to providing its employees with an exciting career opportunity and competitive total compensation package, which may include other components such as discretionary incentive compensation. The firm’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the possible salary range for this role at the time of posting is:

$175,000.00-$225,000.00

Actual salary at the time of hire may vary and may be above or below the range based on various factors, including, but not limited to, the candidate’s relevant qualifications, skills, and experience and the location where this position may be filled.

Houlihan Lokey provides a competitive benefits package. Our current benefits offerings can be found here:

2025 Benefits

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.



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