Research Associate, Asset Allocation Research

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Research Associate, Fidelity Asset Management Solutions

The Department

With over $625 billion in assets under management, Fidelity Asset Management Solutions (FAMS) is a leading provider of asset allocation solutions for institutional and retail clients. The range of investment solutions includes target date funds, target allocation funds, income and real return strategies, managed volatility strategies, alternative investment, and custom institutional solutions.

The Team

The Asset Allocation Research Team (AART) consists of 13 members in Boston, Massachusetts under the leadership of the Managing Director of Research. The team leverages quantitative, qualitative, economic, and market insights to provide robust, research-based recommendations to investment teams across the Asset Management division of Fidelity Investments. With diverse backgrounds in economics, finance, political science, engineering and math disciplines, the primary focus of the research team is providing strategic and dynamic asset allocation insights for Fidelity Asset Management Solutions (FAMS) and Strategic Advisers (SAI). The team also produces thought leadership and broad asset-class positioning and insights to the broader Fidelity asset management community and to Fidelity’s clients and distribution channels.

The Role

Reporting to the Senior Vice President of Asset Allocation Research, the research associate will work closely with the research analysts on the Asset Allocation Research Team and other colleagues to support day-to-day research needs. You will play a role in developing and communicating key conclusions to the investment staff. The position is located at the company’s headquarters in Boston, Massachusetts.

The Value You Deliver

• Contribute to AART’s analysis of global macroeconomic trends including timely business-cycle developments as well as longer-term themes. Participate in research activities involving active asset allocation signals, longer-term capital market projections, and strategic portfolio construction and design.
• Through the application of fundamental economic and investment analytical tools, undertake projects across a wide variety of both macro and investment-related topics. This includes self-initiated independent work, as well as collaborative on team projects.
• Assist with programming and automation of econometric models, Excel, and Powerpoint chart updates. This includes developing and providing clean data and charts for both internal research and external thought-leadership publications.
• Provide updates, both written and verbal, that communicate key economic and investment trends and their investment implications. This includes regular interaction with investment teams across Fidelity asset management.

The Expertise And Skills You Bring

• Excellent Excel and programming skills required
• Strong personal and professional integrity
• Strong academic record and/or 2-4 years of meaningful work or internship experience
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability and confidence to work effectively in both independent and group settings
• Validated interest/experience in conducting research projects
• Capable of completing multiple tasks at a time with great organizational skills
• Strong intellectual curiosity and interest in global events, history, economics, and finance
• Undergraduate degree in Economics or significant economics course work with a Finance or related degree
• Experience in econometrics (coursework or work related)
• Dedication to building a career at Fidelity
• Strong fundamental understanding of economic data required

Values

The following values are fundamental to the way in which our company operates:

• Integrity
• Enthusiasm
• Respect
• Accountability
• Teamwork

Company Overview

At Fidelity Investments, our customers are at the heart of everything we do. As a privately held company with a rich 75-year history, our mission has remained the same since our founding: to strengthen the financial well-being of our clients. We help people invest and plan for their future. We assist companies and non-profit organizations in delivering benefits to their employees. And we provide institutions and independent advisors with investment and technology solutions to help invest their own clients’ money.

At Fidelity, you’ll find endless opportunities to build a meaningful career that positively impacts peoples’ lives, including yours. You can take advantage of flexible benefits that support you through every stage of your career, empowering you to thrive at work and at home. And you don’t need a finance background to succeed at Fidelity—we offer a range of opportunities for learning and growth so you can build the career you’ve always imagined. We welcome associates from different backgrounds and with different perspectives to help us innovate and make a difference for our customers and our communities.

We invite you to Find Your Fidelity at fidelitycareers.com.

Fidelity Investments is an equal opportunity employer. We believe that the most effective way to attract, develop and retain a diverse workforce is to build an enduring culture of inclusion and belonging.

Fidelity will reasonably accommodate applicants with disabilities who need adjustments to participate in the application or interview process. To initiate a request for an accommodation, contact the HR Leave of Absence/Accommodation Team by sending an email to [email protected], or by calling 800-835-5099, prompt 2, option 2.

Fidelity will continue to keep the safety of associates and customers as our top priority and this will never change. As the pandemic evolves and Federal, State, and Local regulations emerge, it has become clear that knowing the vaccination status of all associates is critical to our safety efforts.

Therefore, Fidelity will require all candidates to disclose their COVID-19 vaccination status during the hiring process, and if vaccinated, provide proof of vaccine.

This is not a requirement to be vaccinated. It is a requirement to report vaccination status and, if vaccinated, provide proof.

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Company Overview

Fidelity Investments is a privately held company with a mission to strengthen the financial well-being of our clients. We help people invest and plan for their future. We assist companies and non-profit organizations in delivering benefits to their employees. And we provide institutions and independent advisors with investment and technology solutions to help invest their own clients’ money.

Join Us

At Fidelity, you’ll find endless opportunities to build a meaningful career that positively impacts peoples’ lives, including yours. You can take advantage of flexible benefits that support you through every stage of your career, empowering you to thrive at work and at home. Honored with a Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Award, we have been recognized by our employees as a Best Place to Work in 2023. And you don’t need a finance background to succeed at Fidelity—we offer a range of opportunities for learning so you can build the career you’ve always imagined.

At Fidelity, our goal is for most people to work flexibly in a way that balances both personal and business needs with time onsite and offsite through what we’re calling “Dynamic Working”. Most associates will have a hybrid schedule with a requirement to work onsite at a Fidelity work location for at least one week, 5 consecutive days, every four weeks. These requirements are subject to change.

We invite you to Find Your Fidelity at fidelitycareers.com.

Fidelity Investments is an equal opportunity employer. We believe that the most effective way to attract, develop and retain a diverse workforce is to build an enduring culture of inclusion and belonging.

Fidelity will reasonably accommodate applicants with disabilities who need adjustments to participate in the application or interview process. To initiate a request for an accommodation, contact the HR Accommodation Team by sending an email to accommodations @fmr.com, or by calling 800-835-5099, prompt 2, option 3.

At Fidelity, we value honesty, integrity, and the safety of our associates and customers within a heavily regulated industry. Certain roles may require candidates to go through a preliminary credit check during the screening process. Candidates who are presented with a Fidelity offer will need to go through a background investigation and may be asked to provide additional documentation as requested. This investigation includes but is not limited to a criminal, civil litigations and regulatory review, employment, education, and credit review (role dependent). These investigations will account for 7 years or more of history, depending on the role. Where permitted by federal or state law, Fidelity will also conduct a pre-employment drug screen, which will review for the following substances: Amphetamines, THC (marijuana), cocaine, opiates, phencyclidine.