Quantitative Equity Alpha Research

Connor, Clark & Lunn group; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 125,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

RRSP matching

Health benefits

Family building benefits

Year-end bonus

Job summary

Connor, Clark & Lunn group in Vancouver seeks a Quantitative Research Analyst to join our fast-paced equity team. You will tackle challenges at the intersection of finance, data science, and technology to develop innovative investment insights.

The role emphasizes rigorous research, data-driven modeling, and collaboration with technology, portfolio management and investment process teams. Prior academic or professional experience in finance and statistics is valued; base salary ranges from CAD

Qualifications

• Experience in producing rigorous quantitative research in finance.
• Ability to source and evaluate novel data sets for predicting company performance.
• Graduate studies are valuable; exceptional achievements help demonstrate abilities.

Responsibilities

• Research and development of new investment models.
• Generating ideas for new investment insights.
• Apply finance, data science and statistics techniques to modeling.
• Collaborate with technology, portfolio management and investment process teams to deliver performance.

Skills

Analytical mindset

Domain expertise

Collaborative approach

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance, mathematics, statistics, computer science or related discipline

Job description

We are looking for a Quantitative Research Analyst to join our fast-paced and entrepreneurial Quantitative Equity team! We are a high-performance team embedded in a top-performing quant fund that manages over $75 billion in financial assets. We combine leading edge quantitative research with state-of-the-art technology to develop our unique algorithmic investment strategies. A culture of innovation, growth and success through collaboration has enabled us to deliver top tier performance for over two decades.

What You Will Do

As a member of the quantitative research team, you will help tackle a broad array of challenges at the Intersection of finance, data science, and technology. We seek to identify novel predictors of business outcomes and model complex inefficiencies in constantly evolving financial markets. Our focus is on developing cutting edge and uniquely powerful investment insights.

This is an exciting role for an individual who is passionate about quantitative research and wants to apply a disciplined and scientific approach to investing. You will work with key decision makers on the team and have a broad range of responsibilities, including:

• Research and development of new investment models
• Generating ideas for new investment insights
• Apply a variety of skills and techniques in finance, data science and statistics
• Collaborate with our technology, portfolio management and investment process teams to deliver exceptional investment performance

What You Bring

• Domain Expertise– You have a deep understanding of the drivers of business success, securities valuation, and markets. You can effectively apply both creativity and discipline to sourcing and evaluating novel data sets that are useful for predicting the performance of companies and securities.
• AnalyticalMindset– You have experience with producing rigorous quantitative research, particularly in finance, and are adept at balancing intuition with statistical validation.
• Academic Training– At a minimum, an undergraduate degree in finance, mathematics, statistics, computer science or related discipline. Graduate level studies are valuable in this role. Exceptional achievements and recognition (e.g., research or awards) are helpful in demonstrating your abilities.
• Collaborative Approach– You thrive in a collaborative environment and value shared success. You proactively solicit and provide input and excel at communicating complex and technical concepts.

We welcome applications from candidates with different levels of experience, including interns, new graduates, and experienced professionals.

The annual base salary for this position is $125,000 - $200,000 for new graduates.

• substantial variable compensation in the form of a year-end bonus
• RRSP contribution matching
• health benefits
• family building benefits

Compensation will be determined based on experience and qualifications.