Associate, Research
Core
Provide financial analysis reports and materials for individual industries and sectors-specific companies, combining quantitative processes with fundamental insights to identify key performance indicators, develop sector-specific signals, and predict stock returns.
Role type
Associate, Research (Quantitative/ML focus)
Builds
Financial analysis reports, sector-specific signals, trading strategies, and statistical/ML models.
Domain
Financial Services / Quantitative Research / Machine Learning
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Deep Neural Networks, LSTM, Convolutional Neural Networks, Tree-based Methods, PCA, Regression methods, Classification, Time-series Modelling, Financial Modelling, Statistical Analysis, Big Data Analysis, Forecasting, Probability Theory, Data Set Evaluation, Back-testing, Geospatial Analysis, Python, SQL, Git, Linux, Q/KDB
Preferred skills
Investment Report Writing, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Stochastic Calculus
Technologies
Python, Git, Linux, Q/KDB, SQL, MS Office Suite
Responsibilities
Analyze industry data to develop an industry-specific vision; Update and create financial models; Assess relative stock valuations; Develop, back-test, and implement statistics models, machine learning, and AI to test the efficacy of sector data; Explore and evaluate alternative data to gain insights into new alpha and develop trading strategies; Build tools to query, clean, analyze raw data through databases; Publish leading research insight notes and present at industry conferences.
Seniority
Associate (Entry-level to Mid-level IC)