Junior Research Analyst Job Description

Junior Research Analyst Job Description

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Junior research analyst provides analytical support to the market research team by analyzing consumer data through research and statistical techniques.

Junior Research Analyst Duties & Responsibilities

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Primarily support Portfolio Manager in his coverage of the Energy and Materials sectors
The core responsibilities will be to directly assist the Analysts in their day-to-day function by setting up research reports performance and 13F templates
Update IKB with new fund information, fund terms
Screening and analyzing investments into GPs and co-investments (not directly investing into securities)
Participate in a series of six month rotations between strategy teams to build a well-rounded understanding of the hedge fund universe
Work closely with senior analysts who are evaluating risk and return profiles of fixed income securities
Lead coverage of multiple stocks
Keep abreast of relevant Australian and International sector-related news flow
Market the ideas internally to sales and traders and externally to investors
Build or maintain relationships with management of corporates in the sector

Junior Research Analyst Qualifications

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Licensing or Certifications for Junior Research Analyst

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Education for Junior Research Analyst

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Employers hiring for the junior research analyst job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Economics, Engineering, Mathematics, Finance, Business, Statistics, Computer Science, Graduate, Science, Business/Administration

Skills for Junior Research Analyst

Desired skills for junior research analyst include:

Finance and accounting
Financial instruments and markets
No prior job experience
Databases
Debt Capital Market
Financial products and/
Operations research techniques
Statistical
Visualization platforms is helpful
Applying fundamental operations research and statistical techniques

Desired experience for junior research analyst includes:

Basic financial analysis knowledge is required
Team player able to work closely with a large number of internal and external business partners
Dedication to building a career in Global Research
6+ months of experience with Hedge Fund analysis
Understanding of the various businesses/products within CIB
Build strong relationships with equity division

Junior Research Analyst Examples

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Junior Research Analyst Job Description

Job Description Example
Our company is looking for a junior research analyst. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for junior research analyst
  • Help clients reach investment conclusions through fundamental data analysis and support
  • Apply analytical methods to collect and log data
  • Gain experience discovering, handling, and mitigating network intrusions
  • Keep abreast of news flow of those sectors
  • Research and write up reports with a company or sector specific focus
  • Over time, maintain an assigned portfolio of credits with respect to evaluating, analyzing, and reporting on each credit’s periodic financial reporting, major news releases, investor meetings and calls, rating agency actions
  • Support other team process and reporting responsibilities
  • The initiative and enthusiasm to build a high-quality product
  • The ORA will use of critical thinking skills to draw conclusions in support of customer recommendations to senior DoD decision makers
  • Provide results to the customer in the form of technical reports/briefings, studies and related documents
Qualifications for junior research analyst
  • Adequate written and oral communications skills are required (Japanese & English)
  • A university degree in Economics or Finance with excellent academic results
  • Previous experience in financial services industry, preferably in Equity Research
  • Must have financial modeling and/or recent and relevant industry experience with strong English writing skills
  • High level of initiative to find a way in unstructured and stressful situations
  • Strong Microsoft Excel skills are preferred for tasks related to working with large amounts of data
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Junior Research Analyst Job Description

Job Description Example
Our company is looking to fill the role of junior research analyst. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for junior research analyst
  • Analyses of Retail Audit data
  • Preparation of the overview presentations for clients
  • Working in close collaboration with Client Service Team in setting the deadlines for the analyses requested
  • Research customer buying practices, procurement strategies, budget trends
  • Analyze the data gathered to achieve insights into possible business opportunities (specific contracts) and associated organizational dynamics, performance parameters, customer issues
  • Present results of analysis and associated recommendations
  • Perform similar research and analysis as applied to competitors and/or possible teammates (e.g., corporate structure, core competencies, customer footprint, performance data)
  • Research and analyze the contracts in terms of past selections/RFPs (acquisition procedure utilized, SEB makeup, evaluation criteria, ), the actual contract and all associated modifications
  • Research and analyze incumbent performance per published info such as CPARs, websites, including managing the FOYI process
  • Research and analyze all publicly available OMB, IG, GAO, reports/assessments/findings regarding the contract and/or mission
Qualifications for junior research analyst
  • Bachelor’s degree with outstanding academic qualifications
  • Strong knowledge of Powerpoint is preferred
  • Candidates are expected to be adaptable and have the ability to work well under pressure in a deadline-driven environment
  • Familiarity with key syndicated research studies (Ipsos, comScore, JD Power, Erdos & Morgan) highly desirable
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related discipline, or equivalent years’ of relevant work experience
  • Understanding of basic networking concepts and technologies
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Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of junior research analyst. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for junior research analyst
  • Manages client requests
  • Identify the trends, the competitive landscape, the evolving content and services, differentiate investment opportunities in China Property sector
  • Identify the trends, the competitive landscape, the evolving content and services, differentiate investment opportunities in Hong Kong Property and Gaming sector
  • Initially focus on building and maintaining internal research models, handling client requests and generating trade ideas
  • Overtime, be expected to evolve towards leading coverage for a sub-set of Asia ex-Japan markets and developing client relationships.*LI-JG1
  • Work with FDA, internal, and external investigators to understand and interpret medical product safety questions, translate questions into routine queries, provide guidance and suggestions based on scientific and operational experience
  • Assist in the management of quality control testing of SAS programs, in accordance with internal standards and guidelines
  • Work with large medical claims datasets in a distributed data environment
  • Prepare summary reports/presentations
  • For senior-level position – supervise, train and mentor junior HPHCI staff, either directly or through other supervisors in group
Qualifications for junior research analyst
  • DoD 8570 compliant certifications or the ability to obtain certifications prior to hire date
  • Bachelor/Master degree in Management Studies/Finance/Accounting from a reputed college/institute
  • Close attention to details and ability to work to very high standards
  • Capacity to work under pressure and tight deadlines
  • Excellent bilingual communication skills in Korean and English
  • Financial modeling and advanced Microsoft Excel skills
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Our innovative and growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of junior research analyst. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for junior research analyst
  • Daily operational processing from data collection, analytics calculation, validation, and distribution
  • Maintain security reference data and assist with migration to a centralized data repository
  • Projects to improve data quality and operational efficiency
  • Primary contact point for EM Analytics & Data inquiries in the time zone
  • Operational Process and Analytics Methodology documentation
  • Disaster Recovery and U.S. Holiday contingency for New York operations
  • Work closely with Robin Bhar, David Schenck and Mark Keenan and Michael Haigh on commodity research projects
  • Digitialization of the research franchise, model automation and SGMarkets Analytics developments
  • The role will involve interaction with MARK sales people and traders
  • Some of the work done is likely to be publised to external clients
Qualifications for junior research analyst
  • A good sense of urgency
  • Bachelor/Engineer degree, or above
  • Proficient command of English written and oral (Polish is not required)
  • Advanced or proficient command of MS Excel and MS PowerPoint
  • Interest in macroeconomics, capital markets, corporate finance and business
  • 3+ years of experience with performing warfighting assessments and effectiveness analysis, advanced concept development and design, analytic support for the pre-acquisition, acquisition, and sustainment of Navy, Joint, and allied systems acquisition process, or modeling and simulations for operational analysis
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Junior Research Analyst Job Description

Job Description Example
Our company is looking for a junior research analyst. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for junior research analyst
  • Team-work independent thinking and a pro-active attitude are required
  • A very high standard of work and attention to detail is expected
  • The role has no managerial responsibilites
  • There will be a limited delegation of responsibility
  • Will be sitting next to David Schenck and Robin Bhar which makes control and feedback easy and frequent
  • Prepare various consumer and analytic research reports including media landscapes, consumer insight profiles and other reports
  • Track high frequency property and property related market data
  • Ability to understand and interpret economic and property data
  • Support the publication of the Property Risk Dashboard – a detailed presentation on the trends and risks of the Irish commercial property market and Irish commercial real estate lending market
  • In general, support Head of Research in the production of presentations and other written communications
Qualifications for junior research analyst
  • BA or BS degree in Engineering, Mathematics, Operational Research, Physics, or a related scientific discipline
  • Must have a Bachelor’s Degree in Operations Research or Applied Mathematics
  • We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer
  • Candidates must possess a Top Secret (TS) Clearance based on a Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI) completed within the last 5 years
  • Current SCI access is a plus
  • Knowledge and experience analyzing and/or supporting the U.S. Armed Forces

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