Fixed Income Research Associate - Fidelity Investments, Merrimack, NH

website: www.fidelity.com/jobs

COMPANY DESCRIPTION:
Fidelity Investments is one of the world's largest providers of
financial services, with managed assets of $1.0 trillion. Fidelity
offers investment management, retirement planning, brokerage, human
resources and benefits outsourcing services to 18 million individuals
and institutions as well as through 5,500 financial intermediaries.
The firm is the largest mutual fund company in the United States, the
No. 1 provider of workplace retirement savings plans, one of the
largest mutual fund supermarkets and a leading online brokerage firm.

POSITION DESCRIPTION:
Fidelity's Fixed Income Division is one of the country's leading fixed
income managers with over $400 billion in bond and money market assets
managed by a staff of 97 investment professionals. Fundamental
research on domestic and international debt issuers is combined with
macroeconomic and quantitative analysis to form investment decisions
with a total return objective. The Fixed Income Research Department
consists of 23 Credit Analysts, 9 Quantitative Analysts and 15
Research Associates. The research group is an essential component in
the overall investment process for the Fidelity Fixed Income mutual
funds.

The Role of the Research Associate

The Fixed Income Research Associate will support Credit Analysts in
the evaluation of fixed income investment opportunities. The
Associate will analyze both issuers and industries pertaining to the
corporate sector of the fixed income markets, including valuation
analyses. Responsibilities will frequently be project oriented in
close conjunction with senior analysts. Past projects have included
the in-depth review of individual issuers and comparative performance
evaluations of selected industries. The Research Associate will
interact with analysts, portfolio managers, and traders on a daily
basis.

The Fixed Income Division's Research Associate Program is designed for
students who recently completed an undergraduate degree program. The
program offers experience in fixed income research and the ability to
gain insight into the Fidelity Fixed Income Investment process,
typically prior to attending graduate school. Participation in this
program can last up to 4 years.

REQUIREMENTS:
The candidate should have successfully completed a four-year
undergraduate degree program and have one to two years of relevant
industry experience. The candidate should possess proven credit
research and analytical skills and have a strong foundation in
accounting, modeling and financial statement analysis. Expertise in
Excel, strong oral and written communication skills, and the ability
to conduct independent research are required.

APPLY TO:
Interested candidates should email their resume to fixedincomeresumes@fmr.com