2026 M&A Associate - Healthcare & Life Sciences

Harris Williams • San Francisco, CA

28d • Onsite

About The Position

Harris Williams seeks to hire an Associate to join the Healthcare & Life Sciences team in the San Francisco, CA office. As an associate, you will have a high level of exposure to clients and senior bankers, who will place value in your ideas and unique perspective. Associates are responsible for driving work forward, in partnership with analysts. Associates lead key workstreams throughout client engagements. Beyond client work, this role will expand your professional experience through recruiting initiatives, mentorship programming, efforts to generate new client engagements, and more. We are a global investment bank specializing in M&A and private capital advisory services. Clients worldwide rely on us to help unlock value in their business and turn ambitious goals into reality. We approach every engagement with boundless collaboration, pooling expertise and relationships across industries and geographies. For over 30 years, our clients have trusted us to think strategically, execute precisely, and deliver superior outcomes to help them grow. We are ambitious in our goals and steadfast in the belief that clients deserve our very best. To achieve our highest aspiration, we invest in world-class, team-oriented individuals who are smart, driven, and principled – those who are eager to be part of something bigger than themselves. When you join Harris Williams, you are welcomed into a collegial environment where every individual has the opportunity to make an impact in a powerful and significant way.

Requirements

• Ability to work in the U.S. without sponsorship.
• Excel – Understanding of formulas, data validation, macros, tables, conditional formatting.
• Accounting – Working understanding of how the income statement, cash flow statement and balance sheet connect and willingness to deepen accounting and valuation subject matter expertise over time.
• Problem solving and data analysis – Able to identify trends in complex data sets and articulate the impact of those patterns.
• Approach all tasks with humility and inspire collegiality and enthusiasm.
• View challenging tasks as opportunities for growth.
• Share ideas and credit among peers and teammates.
• Learn from mentors.
• Are curious self-starters.
• Exhaust available resources before asking senior deal team members for guidance.
• Offer creative suggestions and thoughtful solutions.
• Ask “What’s next?” and work ahead instead of waiting for direction.
• Seek feedback from teammates/peers during and at the end of a project.
• Be responsive: Answer emails and calls quickly, Attend deal team meetings in-person, Find moments of levity even when working long hours, Clarify deadlines as needed, Stay aligned with your team on active workstreams and upcoming tasks.
• University / college degree, with 5+ years of industry-relevant experience.
• In lieu of a degree, a comparable combination of education, job specific certification(s), and experience (including military service) may be considered.

Nice To Haves

• Specific certifications are often required.

Responsibilities

• Driving work forward, in partnership with analysts.
• Leading key workstreams throughout client engagements.
• Expanding professional experience through recruiting initiatives, mentorship programming, and efforts to generate new client engagements.
• Ensuring effective use of the analyst’s time, balancing delegation with a collaborative approach.
• Delivering accurate, thoughtful work product.
• Delivering real-time performance feedback to analysts.
• Articulating thoughts and ideas to teammates, both verbally and in writing.
• Speaking up during internal and external discussions, as directed by the deal team.
• Translating technical concepts, data, and analysis into a compelling story that resonates in the market.

Benefits

• Highly competitive compensation
• Pension
• 401(k) matching
• Eligibility for performance bonus
• Medical/prescription drug coverage (with a Health Savings Account feature)
• Dental and vision options
• Employee and spouse/child life insurance
• Short and long-term disability protection
• 401(k) with PNC match
• Pension and stock purchase plans
• Dependent care reimbursement account
• Back-up child/elder care
• Adoption, surrogacy, and doula reimbursement
• Educational assistance, including select programs fully paid
• A robust wellness program with financial incentives
• Maternity and/or parental leave
• Up to 11 paid holidays each year
• 9 occasional absence days each year, unless otherwise required by law
• Between 15 to 25 vacation days each year, depending on career level; and years of service.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level