AI Sell-Side Finance Tutor
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Senior Financial Analyst, Investor Relations
Illumina
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: San Diego • California • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $96,500 - $144,700 per year
Job Level
Senior
About the role
- Drive preparation of quarterly earnings and investor conference deliverables, including drafting scripts, Q&A, and presentations for senior management, while ensuring alignment across internal stakeholders
- Serve as a primary liaison for investors and sell-side analysts, managing inquiries while collaborating with internal subject-matter experts to deliver accurate and timely responses that align with the corporate narrative
- Summarize market insights and equity research for distribution to internal stakeholders, including senior management and the Board of Directors
- Monitor and benchmark peer company performance by reviewing earnings, investor events, and disclosures; deliver actionable analyses that influence Illumina’s investor messaging and shape leadership narratives
- Oversee maintenance and communication of the company’s consensus model, investor ownership changes, and peer benchmarking analyses
- Lead strategy, planning, and execution for investor-facing events (e.g. earnings calls, conferences, investor days, non-deal roadshows, investor meetings), partnering with internal and external stakeholders to ensure seamless coordination
- Manage and analyze investor interactions, ensuring accurate documentation and delivering insights on engagement trends to senior leadership
- Oversee operational workflows for the IR team, including IR mailbox management, calendar coordination, travel planning, expense reporting, and management of shared team resources
- Identify and implement process improvements by streamlining workflows, automating tasks, and enhancing team tools
- Drive cross-functional projects and strategic initiatives, contributing to investor strategy, C-suite communications, and operational priorities
Requirements
- Typically requires a minimum of 5 years of related finance experience with a Bachelor’s degree; or 3 years and a Master's degree; MBA (preferred)
- Finance background required; exposure to investor relations, equity research, or corporate finance strongly preferred
- Industry experience (life sciences, diagnostics, biotech, etc.) a plus but not required
- Familiarity with financial modeling and strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret financial statements and complex market data
- Exceptional organizational and project management skills; able to prioritize competing priorities in a high-visibility, fast-paced environment
- Advanced proficiency in Excel (e.g., pivot tables, INDEX/MATCH, XLOOKUP), PowerPoint, Outlook, and Word
- Familiarity with investor relations and financial platforms (e.g. NASDAQ IR Insight, FactSet, Bloomberg)
- Outstanding written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to craft concise, investor-ready messaging
- Ability to operate with executive presence and tailor communication styles with diverse audiences, including leadership, investors and external stakeholders
- Proven ability to work independently and collaboratively across functions, including frequent interactions with senior management, investors, and sell-side analysts
- Professionalism and responsiveness, as well as discretion when handling confidential information
- Proactive, solutions-oriented mindset with strong work ethic
- Must be able to travel domestically and internationally up to 10% of the time to support team collaboration, attend key business meetings, and engage with stakeholders across multiple locations. A valid passport is required and/or additional documentation (e.g., travel visas) may be necessary based on destination-specific requirements
Benefits
- Access to genomics sequencing
- Family planning
- Health/dental/vision
- Retirement benefits
- Paid time off
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
financial modelinganalytical skillsproblem-solving skillsinterpret financial statementsmarket data analysisproject managementExcelPowerPointOutlookWord
Soft skills
organizational skillscommunication skillsexecutive presencecollaborative skillsprofessionalismresponsivenessdiscretionproactive mindsetsolutions-oriented mindsetability to prioritize
Certifications
Bachelor's degreeMaster's degreeMBA