Research Associates
Our industry teams are typically only two or three professionals in number, and you will have a high level of responsibility and be empowered to make an important contribution.
As a Research Associate you will:
- Acquire expertise in your dynamic sector working with Senior Analysts who are seasoned industry experts
- Become adept at in-depth analysis of your industry and companies
- Learn a rigorous level of financial analysis and build complex financial models
- Contribute to our highly differentiated written product
- Build relationships with company managements as well as sales, trading, and institutional clients
We make a strong commitment to Associate development, and give you opportunities to rapidly gain visibility and incremental responsibility. While our culture is intellectually challenging, it is also very collegial and fun – Associates lead and participate in a range of activities including philanthropy, leadership and development programs, social events, mentoring and annual off- and on-sites.
Qualifications
Our Research Associates typically possess:
- Track records of outstanding academic performance, including honors and awards. Academic credentials typically include test scores and grades in the 90th percentile and above
- Excellent broad-based analytical skills
- Relentless intellectual curiosity and a drive to excel at the highest level
- Strong quantitative backgrounds
- Outstanding verbal and written communication skills
We look for consummate team players who seek a highly rigorous and collegial environment for their development. Research Associates often advance to Senior Research Associate positions and/or go on to graduate school. These are typically 3-5 year positions with outstanding growth potential.
Application Instructions
Please hit APPLY ONLINE below and submit your resume and cover letter. Please include your overall undergraduate/graduate GPA and relevant test scores (SATs with breakdown, ACT, GRE, GMAT, etc.).
We look forward to learning more about you.
Company Description
Sanford C. Bernstein is widely recognized as Wall Street's premier sell-side research and brokerage firm, with a global equity trading platform that spans the US, Europe, and Asia. The firm was founded in the United States in 1967 and in the U.K. in 1999. Its research and its trading capabilities are sought out by leading investment managers around the world, and the firm is annually ranked at the top of its industry. In independent surveys of major institutional clients, Bernstein's research is ranked #1 for overall quality, industry knowledge, most trusted, best detailed financial analysis, major company studies, most useful valuation frameworks and best original research. In Institutional Investor’s latest annual client survey, the leading survey by which research analysts in this industry are evaluated, over 90% of the firm’s U.S. analysts and the majority of our European Analysts were recognized as among the best in their respective fields. The firm began operations in Hong Kong in 2010, and now covers a range of sectors across Asia. Our European research team is also home to Extel's #1-ranked analyst across Europe.
Research has always been Bernstein's calling card. The brand is defined by our renowned Blackbooks, known for their unbiased, in-depth company and industry forecasts. We have a community of Research Analysts who are acknowledged thought leaders that typically have many years of experience in the industries they cover. Our reputation is for the very highest caliber of independent and disciplined investment and industry analysis.
We are a wholly-owned subsidiary of our buy-side parent, AllianceBernstein.
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