What is this position about?

We are creating a new position of Industry Consultant that will cover the Pharmaceutical/Healthcare services sector for APAC [1] region. This role will be created in our “EIS [2] APAC” team located in Hong Kong.

The main missions of the EIS team are:

• To contribute to the development of BNP Paribas APAC Corporate client base, by proactively identifying commercial prospects corporate in key sectors exhibiting sustainable growth potential and identifying new priority sectors in the frame of client franchise development.
• To provide unbiased and independent judgement / industrial opinion in the form of analyses and/or screening of companies or projects or sectors, to be used in credit decision processes.
• To support more generally global EIS sectoral and anticipation studies.

What would be your typical day at BNPP Paribas look like? 

The industry consultant in charge of the APAC Pharmaceutical/Healthcare services sector will work in strong coordination with the EIS Pharmaceutical/Healthcare services team located in BNP Paribas Headquarters in Paris.

He/she will specifically cover the regional players of Pharmaceutical/Healthcare services sector.

In this role, you will

• To provide industry research reports regarding corporates (clients or prospects of BNP Paribas APAC) and industrial sector studies aimed at identifying business opportunities and/or assessing risks to be addressed to the Business and RISK teams in APAC.
• To identify and to monitor prospects being, or positioned to become industry leaders in the covered industrial sectors with a focus on APAC region.
• To join client meetings and to perform industry related visits.
• To anticipate changes (of which technology, industry, regulation, market) that might affect the sectors and the corporates.
• To enhance in-depth knowledge of the sectors and corporates under her/his coverage.
• To manage data providers, in collaboration with other functions of the bank.
• To contribute to the global industrial analysis activities of the EIS team, RISK or business.

 Communication and efficiency:

• To interface, to develop interactions and to enhance networking with the main stakeholders of which Investment Banking CIB APAC, RISK APAC, and EIS Paris.
• To work closely with EIS Paris, to fulfill EIS’s best practices and quality insurance procedures, and to ensure compliance with BNP Paribas processes.
• To efficiently communicate pertinent and concise opinions at credit and screening committees.
• To debrief industrial sector studies to BNP Paribas APAC employees and management.
• To be exposed to BNP Paribas APAC including at high level, and to safeguard EIS / Industry Research positioning as the reference for industrial knowledge of the covered sectors.
• To enhance external networking and to keep up-to-date her / his industrial knowledge in a fast-evolving environment.

What is required for you to succeed?

• Degree in Pharmacy preferably or University/Masters degree (advanced degree is preferred), preferably complemented by a finance degree (e.g. MBA).
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in Pharmaceutical/Healthcare services industry (e.g. pharmaceutical laboratory, API/pharmaceutical ingredient production, Medtech,…) . Alternatively, senior Financing / risk position in banking and / or business management; senior analyst having covered industrial companies in APAC.
• Industrial and financial analysis experience and/or capabilities, understanding of companies’ financial report (Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow).
• Analytical & synthesis skills; track record of providing unbiased and independent judgement.
• Agile and anticipation mind-set; proactive and autonomous within defined framework.
• Strong team player.
• Communication skills, both written and oral, to interact effectively with colleagues, with external clients and with stakeholders such as senior management of BNP Paribas APAC.
• Presentation skills to deliver key messages in an effective way, and to adapt to the audience.
• Proficiency in MS Office.
• English language. Chinese Mandarin and / or French speaking is an advantage.
• Knowledge in Biotech and big data and/or artificial intelligence is an advantage.

[1] BNP Paribas’s APAC region includes following territories, Australia & New Zealand, Greater China (including Hong Kong and Taiwan), South East Asia (including Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam), India, Japan, Korea, and others.

[2] Industry Research department, or « EIS » Etudes industrielles et Sectorielles in French.

As the leading European Union bank, and one of the world’s largest financial institutions with an uninterrupted presence in the region since 1860, BNP Paribas offers a wide range of financial services for corporate, institutional and private investors spanning corporate and institutional banking, wealth management, asset management and insurance. 

We passionately embrace diversity and are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace where all employees are valued and encourage applicants of all backgrounds, including diversity of origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion applicants who may be living with a disability. We have a number of internal employee networks in place to empower our staff to act and challenge the status quo.

•BNP Paribas PRIDE is highly active in favour of the LGBTQIA+ community

•BNP Paribas MixCity which fosters better representation of women at all levels of the organization

•Ability, the mutual aid network for employees with a disability or a disabling or chronic illness

•BNP Paribas CulturAll which celebrates diverse backgrounds

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