CareerPlan

Quant Researcher

Hamburg, NY, USFull-time$120k–$130k2026-10-15 → 2026-11-09

Core

Develop and improve quantitative investment strategies in equity markets, managing the full research lifecycle from idea generation and data sourcing to signal construction, testing, portfolio construction, and trade execution.

Role type

Quantitative Researcher (Equity Markets)

Builds

Predictive models, trading cost models, risk models, and optimized portfolios for systematic investment strategies.

Domain

Financial Services / Quantitative Equity Research

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Advanced quantitative skills (econometrics/statistics), Python programming, statistical/ML analysis, data modeling, signal construction, portfolio optimization

Preferred skills

Experience with LLMs/AI techniques, live trading experience, cross-asset class research

Technologies

Python, statistical tools, ML frameworks

Responsibilities

Identify new investment ideas and innovative data sources; Source, gather, and refine complex data for modeling; Code and perform statistical/ML analysis to build and test predictive models; Interpret and implement research results; Conduct research on trading cost, risk, and portfolio construction models; Collaborate with adjacent research teams (fixed income, macro).

Seniority

Mid-level (3+ years experience)