Senior Member of Research Staff
Core
Lead applied research projects in statistical machine learning for financial market prediction and portfolio optimization, bridging basic research to live trading validation.
Role type
Senior applied research scientist (financial ML)
Builds
Predictive models and portfolio optimization solutions for live trading
Domain
Finance / Statistical Machine Learning
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
strategic vision for complex systems, large-scale project management, modern statistical methods, machine learning, mathematical modeling, software development (Python/R), experimental design, cross-functional collaboration, mentorship, technical communication
Preferred skills
Ph.D. degree, prior finance industry experience
Technologies
Python, R
Responsibilities
Oversee complex research projects affecting mission-critical areas; develop and validate new models for production; design and conduct experiments to evaluate models in live environments; mentor researchers and provide technical guidance; analyze datasets to assess predictive efficacy; keep up to date on academic research to identify novel approaches
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship responsibilities