Quantitative Researcher

Venture Up; Oxford; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Bonus

Greenfield research

Elite team

Autonomy

Job summary

Venture Up partners with a highly innovative hedge fund in Oxford to recruit a Quantitative Researcher for Equity Mid/High Frequency Trading. You will research large-scale datasets, develop predictive signals, and collaborate with leading researchers and engineers in a cutting-edge environment.

The role requires an advanced degree in a quantitative field, 2+ years in market making or high-frequency trading, strong Python skills, and a rigorous approach to statistics and data analysis.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Computer Science or a related quantitative discipline.
• 2+ years' experience in Market Making, High-Frequency Trading, or a similar quantitative trading environment.
• Strong Python skills, including data analysis, modelling, and machine learning.
• Deep understanding of statistical research and inference using large datasets.
• Curious, analytical mindset with exceptional attention to detail.

Skills

Python programming

Statistical analysis

Machine learning

Data analysis

Attention to detail

Education

Advanced degree in Mathematics/Statistics/Physics/CS

Job description

Quantitative Researcher | Equity Mid/High Frequency Trading

We're partnering with a highly innovative hedge fund in Oxford that's expanding its world-class quantitative research team. This is an opportunity to work at the forefront of systematic trading, developing alpha-generating strategies from idea generation through to live execution.

You’ll be researching complex, large-scale datasets, uncovering predictive signals, and collaborating with some of the industry's brightest researchers and engineers in a genuinely cutting-edge environment.

What we're looking for:

• Advanced degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Computer Science or a related quantitative discipline
• 2+ years' experience in Market Making, High-Frequency Trading, or a similar quantitative trading environment
• Strong Python skills, including data analysis, modelling, and machine learning
• Deep understanding of statistical research and inference using large datasets
• Curious, analytical mindset with exceptional attention to detail

What's on offer?

• Extremely competitive salary, bonus, and benefits
• Greenfield research environment with significant impact and autonomy
• Work alongside elite quantitative researchers and engineers
• Challenging problems, cutting-edge technology, and genuine intellectual freedom