Investment Research Associate, New York)

About The Role

• Investment Research Associate at a prominent multi-strategy hedge fund in New York, NY.
• Role sits at the intersection of fundamental equity analysis, primary intelligence, and compliance.
• Partners directly with Portfolio Managers, Analysts, and the Compliance organization.
• Conducts rigorous, compliant qualitative research across global supply chains.
• Develops deep sub-industry expertise and engages directly with private company executives and industry specialists.
• Uncovers differentiated insights and inflection points to inform high-conviction investment decisions.
• Seeks to expand the depth, scale, and strategic impact of the research platform.
• Works closely with Leadership and Equity Investment teams to interrogate investment theses, identify market blind spots, and synthesize complex primary data into actionable intelligence.
• Offers exceptional visibility into the investment process, direct exposure to industry executives, and the opportunity to become a subject-matter specialist in critical market verticals.

Key Responsibilities

• Cultivate relationships and conduct structured, compliant qualitative interviews with private company executives, supply chain participants, and sector specialists via expert networks, industry conferences, and proprietary sourcing.
• Partner closely with Investment Professionals to understand active investment theses, test variant perceptions, and identify critical operational or supply chain blind spots.
• Build and maintain thorough domain expertise across targeted sub-industries, mapping value chains, competitive dynamics, and structural trends.
• Synthesize primary interview findings and qualitative data points into concise, high-impact research notes and thematic reports that highlight key inflection points and commercial risks.
• Champion and adhere to the industry's highest ethical and compliance standards, strictly executing all protocols governing primary and supply chain research interactions.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Bachelor’s degree with a demonstrated track record of strong academic achievement.
• 0–3 years of experience in primary research, management consulting or expert network, investment banking, equity research or related roles.
• Specific sector expertise is not required.
• Exceptional written and oral communication skills, with a proven ability to distill dense, qualitative conversations into sharp, executive-level summaries.
• Instinctive business acumen, intellectual agility, and an investigative mindset focused on validating conclusions and uncovering non-obvious insights.
• Outstanding organizational skills, meticulous attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple research workstreams in a fast-paced environment.

This is a full-time role based in New York, NY.