Senior Quantitative Equity Researcher

Candriam; Brussel; Sur place; EUR 90 000 - 120 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Candriam, a global asset manager, seeks a Quantitative Equity Researcher to strengthen its Equity Management team in Brussels. You will conduct applied quantitative research to enhance stock-selection models and develop new strategies.

The role emphasizes producing robust, production-ready investment solutions, collaborating with fund managers, and presenting findings to committees. A master’s degree or PhD and at least five years in the field are required.

Qualifications

• Master's degree or PhD in finance, econometrics, statistics, mathematics, engineering, data science or another quantitative discipline.
• At least five years of relevant professional experience in quantitative equity research, systematic investing or a closely related field.
• Strong knowledge of equity markets, quantitative stock selection, factor investing and portfolio construction.
• Advanced programming skills, preferably in Python, combined with strong data-handling capabilities.
• Sound understanding of statistical methods, research design, model validation and the risks of overfitting.

Responsabilités

• Conduct quantitative research into new equity signals, datasets and investment strategies.
• Enhance and extend the team’s existing stock-selection models and research framework.
• Identify complementary sources of alpha across investment styles, regions and market environments.
• Assess the robustness, economic rationale and scalability of new signals and strategies.
• Design and perform rigorous backtests, including transaction costs, liquidity constraints and implementation considerations.
• Analyse signal interactions, factor exposures, portfolio risks and performance across different market regimes.
• Explore alternative and unstructured datasets, as well as advanced statistical, machine-learning and AI techniques where relevant.
• Translate successful research into robust, production-ready investment solutions.
• Collaborate closely with Quantitative Fund Managers on portfolio construction, strategy implementation and ongoing model monitoring.
• Clearly present research findings and investment recommendations to colleagues and internal decision-making committees.
• Contribute to the team’s research agenda and challenge existing approaches constructively.

Connaissances

Python

Data handling

Statistics

Model validation

Machine learning

AI in investment

Team collaboration

Formation

Master's degree

PhD

Description du poste

Candriam, a global asset manager, seeks a Quantitative Equity Researcher to strengthen its Equity Management team in Brussels. You will conduct applied quantitative research to enhance stock-selection models and develop new strategies.

The role emphasizes producing robust, production-ready investment solutions, collaborating with fund managers, and presenting findings to committees. A master’s degree or PhD and at least five years in the field are required.