Quant Researcher - Open Systems Technologies : Job Details

A financial firm is looking for a Quantitative Researcher to join their team in New York, NY.

Compensation: $200-250k

Qualifications: Required

• 10+ years preferred, as a quant, strategist, or quantitative risk officer, at leading hedge funds and/or asset management firms.
• Strong academic background (masters/doctorate) in quantitative fields such as math, physics, engineering, statistics, economics, or finance.
• Excellent command of statistics, time series analysis, numerical optimization, and machine learning dealing with large data sets.
• Strong coding skills required (Python, SQL, pandas, numpy, Kdb+q, C++) & experience in GUI development.
• Strong experience in factor models and analysis, portfolio optimization, and portfolio performance analytics in commodities, equity, FI, and/or systematic trading environments.
• Exposure to commodities markets such as electricity, congestion markets, natural gas, crude oil, refined products, energy assets, agricultural commodities, metals, structured transactions, and shipping strongly preferred.

Preferred

• Advanced Python knowledge including management of virtual environments, release process, or multi-processing.