Careers
The Foundation is currently accepting applications for the following open positions.
Investment Analyst
Job Description
The Investment Team at the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation is currently seeking an Investment Analyst to assist with the management of a $2 billion, broadly diversified portfolio including investments in various asset classes such as public equity, fixed income, hedge funds, hybrid credit, and private investments.
The base salary range for this position is $87,000 - $97,000
This position is a three-year program intended for early career investment professionals. Over this time, Analysts will gain broad experience and exposure to portfolio management, fund selection, investment strategies and techniques. The Investment Team is seeking a candidate with 0-2 years’ work experience, pre-MBA, for this role. Assignments and duties of the Investment Analyst include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Lead efforts in data collection, performance monitoring, and updating of external investment analysis systems
- Work with colleagues in Information Systems, Investment Operations, and Finance to identify and validate key information for investments and financial reporting
- Assist with cash management, monthly accounting reconciliations, performance reporting, and other investment operations functions
- Support in preparing investment and analytic materials for Investment Committee members, Board members, and internal/external stakeholders
- Attend meetings and conference calls with existing and prospective investment managers. Have engaged discussions and take detailed meeting notes
- Maintain electronic database housing relevant investment reporting and manager information
- Participate in and support special projects on an ad hoc basis
- Other responsibilities, as assigned
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, and/or related field; pre-MBA
- Zero-to-two years of experience in a financial services firm and/or similar role
- Strongly proficient with Microsoft Office applications (e.g., Word, Outlook, PowerPoint)
- Experience with Microsoft Excel and other tools to create financial models/analysis is essential
- Understanding of capital markets and investments
- Demonstrated understanding of statistical methods, such as econometrics, statistics, etc.
- Knowledge of business and investment landscape
- Knowledge of investment systems and ability to learn new information management systems for investment monitoring and reporting
- Experience with Bloomberg, eVestment, Backstop Solutions, Caissa, Preqin, and Burgiss is preferred, but not required
- Strong analytical, critical analysis/reasoning, and problem-solving skills. Ability to identify key problems and suggest solutions is essential
- Superior attention to detail and excellent organizational skills
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills; professional, collegial, energetic, able to develop productive relationships with colleagues and stakeholders
- Ability to work independently as well as in a group
- Ability to work under pressure and tight deadlines
- Interest and motivation in supporting the Foundation’s mission and goals
No Visa sponsorship is provided for this position.
To Apply
The Foundation is currently operating on a hybrid work schedule with required in-office participation on Tuesday through Thursday and the opportunity to work from home on Monday and Friday except when there is a job-related reason that requires your presence in the office.
The Foundation maintains an emphatic commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion among its staff. Those whose backgrounds and experiences would diversify the staff, including women and people from groups underrepresented in philanthropy, are encouraged to apply.
If you are interested in the Investment Analyst position, please apply following the directions below:
- Required Documents: Resume, Cover Letter (both PDF format)
- Email to: [email protected]
- Subject Line: Application – Investment Analyst – [Last Name], [First Name]
You will be contacted directly should your background and qualifications be a match. Work samples and references may be requested during the interview process. The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Thank you and we look forward to hearing from you!
Program Associate, Matter-to-Life Program
The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation seeks to hire an intellectually curious, self-motivated Program Associate who will support grantmaking in its Matter-to-Life program. The Program Associate will work with the Program Director to identify compelling opportunities for supporting research that advances our understanding of living systems and of how matter complexifies towards life. This is a full-time, three-year staff position with the possibility of extension for an additional two years.
Major Responsibilities
The Program Associate will have significant responsibilities related to soliciting, screening, evaluating, and managing grant proposals for the Matter-to-Life program. A central element of the work will involve working closely with the Program Director to identify and evaluate grantmaking opportunities by collecting, assimilating, and summarizing information from various sources (proposals, written reviewer comments, discussions with proposers, journal articles, websites, etc.). The Program Associate must be skilled at grasping complex ideas and expressing them using language accessible to nonexperts.
Other responsibilities include working with the Program Director to develop and implement practices that facilitate communication and collaboration amongst grantees, triaging inbound Letters of Inquiry, helping to coordinate the proposal review process, and supporting various grantmaking and grant management processes.
Over time, the Program Associate will—under supervision of the Program Director—take increasing responsibility for the workflows associated with grantmaking and grant management. A modest amount of travel is expected and the Program Associate will need to display integrity, discretion, and judgment when representing the Foundation at workshops and other meetings.
Education and Experience
The ideal candidate will have earned a PhD in a natural science or engineering discipline related to biology, physics, or chemistry. As the scope of science covered by program grantmaking exceeds the expertise held by any one individual, the successful candidate will be a self-motivated learner who is enthusiastic about engaging with a broad range of science and scientists. Strong written and verbal communication skills are essential, as are strong organizational skills and the ability to work both independently and collaboratively as appropriate. A nuanced understanding of research at universities is also helpful.
Job Expectations
The Program Associate will gain exposure to a network of leading scholars and emerging technologies positioned to drive important advances at the interface of biology, physics, and chemistry; experience that could be valuable to any number of career trajectories.
This is a term-limited position lasting three years with the option of extending for an additional two years.
Employees of the Foundation are expected to work in the Sloan offices in Rockefeller Center, NYC during normal work hours from Tuesday-Thursday and may work remotely on Mondays and Fridays, except when job commitments require presence in the office.
Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa.
The salary range for this position is $95,000 - $105,000.
How To Apply
Interested candidates must submit a cover letter and resume/CV via email to [email protected] with “LAST NAME – Program Associate, Matter-to-Life” in the subject line.
The Foundation is emphatically committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in its grant programs and among staff. As such, the Foundation strongly encourages applications from people of color, people from working class backgrounds, women and LGBTQ+ people, and members of other marginalized communities.