Quantitative Data Analyst Jobs

• Work directly with Director of Quant Research to ingest and evaluate new datasets for alpha generation and other quantitative models.
• Access, clean, and organize data, to facilitate the team’s ongoing research.
• Build industry-leading data models, APIs and standards for storing and accessing data to support ongoing quantitative research and live trading.
• Ensure that data analysis can be widely used among the team by keeping code in good order and by building appropriate user interfaces to allow for deployment among non-technical team-members.

Quantitative/Strategy Development

• Communicate research results through reports and presentations, supported by tables and visual aids.
• Extract predictive signals from financial data through both traditional statistical analysis methods and cutting-edge machine learning techniques.
• Collaborate on team research projects, as well as work independently on individual research assignments.
• Research quantitative questions of importance to portfolio managers. This research will include risk management, trading strategies, and assessing market and economic conditions.
• Develop and continuously improve upon mathematical models, and convert algorithms into code

Qualifications

• Prior experience in a quantitative role within a trading asset management environment.
• Experience, or aptitude to learn machine learning techniques including clustering and regularized regression.
• Experience with database architecture, data extraction, design and management.
• Undergraduate and/or Master’s degree, (or equivalent experience) in a technical discipline such as engineering, statistics, mathematics, or computer science.
• Strong knowledge of financial mathematics and statistics.
• Experience using statistical models for data analysis, including probability, regression, and time-series models for investments or financial service application

Technical Skills

• Experience with processing and cleaning data, including the use of API’s. Knowledge of Bloomberg API, S&P capital IQ and/or Alpha Factor Library preferred.
• Demonstrate thorough understanding of system design, ETL and data ingestion techniques.
• Working knowledge of Linux OS
• Strong programming experience in Python and SQL (3+ years preferred)

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