Life Sciences Analyst
Somewhere
🇿🇦 Hirezar Summary for South African Applicants
This fully remote full time position at Somewhere is open to applicants from South Africa. The estimated monthly salary is R33,300 – R46,250 ZAR. This role is suited for mid-level professionals. As a remote position, you can work from anywhere in South Africa — whether you're based in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, or a smaller town.
Job Description
Life Sciences Analyst
Working hours: M- F 9am-5pm Australia Western TimeSalary: 1800-2500 USD/month
About Us
A highly regarded boutique investment bank and corporate advisory firm having facilitated over $1 billion in transaction value across capital markets. With a focus on emerging, high-growth ASX-listed companies.
We are expanding ourLife Sciences research verticalfocused on:
identifying emerging biological technologies and translating them into investable insights and capital raising mandates
This role sits at the intersection of life sciences, investing, and capital markets. Translating complex biology into actionable investment insight and supporting capital formation across emerging healthcare companies.”
Position Overview
We are hiring an additional Life Sciences Analyst to support institutional-grade research and idea generation.
The role focuses on:
* Identifying high-impact themes in life sciences
* Mapping scientific innovation, commercial opportunity, investable companies
* Contributing to initiation research, ongoing research updates and investment thesis
This is a remote role.
Key Responsibilities
Research & Coverage
* Identify, uncover and track new emerging themes across life sciences
* Initiate and maintain research coverage on ASX-listed emerging life sciences companies
Initiate and maintain research coverage on ASX-listed emerging life sciences companies
* Maintain a coverage universe of companies, including pipelines, trial stages, catalysts, and risks and produce regular research updates
Maintain a coverage universe of companies, including pipelines, trial stages, catalysts, and risks and produce regular research updates
* Monitor news flow, trial data, and announcements, highlighting stock-impacting developments via email
Monitor news flow, trial data, and announcements, highlighting stock-impacting developments via email
* Produce regular, high-quality written outputs, including breaking down company announcements and delivering the update in a fast, timely manner
Produce regular, high-quality written outputs, including breaking down company announcements and delivering the update in a fast, timely manner
* Contribute to the firm’s weekly research piece
Contribute to the firm’s weekly research piece
Scientific Analysis & Investment Insights
* Analyse company fundamentals across ASX and global peers, including:Products, pipelines, and technologiesClinical stage and probability of successKey risks and upcoming catalysts
Analyse company fundamentals across ASX and global peers, including:
* Products, pipelines, and technologies
Products, pipelines, and technologies
* Clinical stage and probability of success
Clinical stage and probability of success
* Key risks and upcoming catalysts
Key risks and upcoming catalysts
* Interpret and synthesise scientific and medical literature, trial data, and presentations
Interpret and synthesise scientific and medical literature, trial data, and presentations
* Translate complex biology into clear, structured, investable insights
Translate complex biology into clear, structured, investable insights
* Connect: Science, commercial potential, capital markets relevance
Connect: Science, commercial potential, capital markets relevance
* Map global innovation trends to ASX-listed or investable opportunities
Map global innovation trends to ASX-listed or investable opportunities
Industry Engagement & Information Gathering
* Attend company investor calls, presentations and industry webinars
Attend company investor calls, presentations and industry webinars
* Proactively source high-quality, differentiated information sources
Proactively source high-quality, differentiated information sources
* Conduct interviews and discussions with:Industry expertsScientists and clinicians
Conduct interviews and discussions with:
* Industry experts
Industry experts
* Scientists and clinicians
Scientists and clinicians
* Build a strong understanding of market dynamics, demand drivers, and future trends
Build a strong understanding of market dynamics, demand drivers, and future trends
Commercial Integration
* Support the Equity Capital Markets (ECM) team in preparing investor materials and bid documents. Assist in drafting term sheets, IM’s, Presentations and translating complex science into a clear, investable narrative.
* Support the ECM / Business Development team by:Identifying capital raising opportunitiesBuilding relationships with board members and leaderships teams of covered companies through research
Support the ECM / Business Development team by:
* Identifying capital raising opportunities
Identifying capital raising opportunities
* Building relationships with board members and leaderships teams of covered companies through research
Building relationships with board members and leaderships teams of covered companies through research
* Assist the Institutional and HNW investor client services team b
Tips for South African Applicants
Timezone Advantage
South Africa (SAST, UTC+2) overlaps well with European business hours and has a few hours of overlap with US East Coast. Mention your timezone flexibility in your application.
Salary in Context
At R33,300/month, this role is competitive with the average South African remote salary. The USD equivalent ($1,800/mo) benefits from the favourable exchange rate.
Application Tips
Tailor your CV to international standards — use a clean format, highlight remote work experience, and include your English proficiency. Many SA applicants succeed by emphasising their strong work ethic and cultural adaptability.
Load Shedding Preparedness
If you're applying for a remote role, having a backup power solution (UPS, inverter, or generator) and mobile data as a backup internet connection shows employers you're prepared for South Africa's infrastructure challenges.
About Somewhere
Somewhere is a company in the Recruitment & Staffing industry that hires remote workers from South Africa. They currently have 685 open positions on Hirezar. View all Somewhere jobs →