Senior Quantitative Researcher

My client is a leading Quantitative hedge fund that deploys systematic trading strategies across multiple liquid asset classes, including equities and futures. They are seeking a researcher with a background in alpha research.

• Manage all aspects of the research process, including data analysis, alpha signal discovery, backtesting, trading, idea generation, alpha signal/portfolio analysis and the management of production code
• Evaluate new datasets for alpha potential
• Follow, digest, analyze and improve upon the latest academic research

• 2+ years of research experience in Equities
• Ph.D. or M.S. in finance, accounting, economics, mathematics, statistics, physics, computer science, operations research, or another quantitative discipline
• Programming in any of the following: Python, C++, or R
• Demonstrated ability to learn and apply new methodologies to alpha generation
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively within a team

• Mid-Senior level

• Full-time

• Research and Finance

• Capital Markets and Financial Services