Senior Quantitative Researcher - Portfolio Modeling

Robinhood; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Robinhood in the United Kingdom is seeking a Staff Data Scientist (Quantitative Researcher) to report to the Chief Investment Officer and help shape our investment product offerings. You will build complex portfolio construction factor models and design high-performing investment solutions.

You will collaborate with Product, Engineering, Compliance and Legal to launch these products to customers, backtest models, and continuously improve methodologies using large datasets and advanced statistics.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in quantitative research or related field.
• Strong grounding in statistics and ML algorithms.
• Proficiency with Python and SQL for modeling.
• Ability to translate complex concepts for non-technical partners.

Responsibilities

• Build portfolio construction factor models.
• Backtest and implement models in live environments.
• Collaborate with Product, Engineering, Compliance, and Legal.
• Drive methodology improvements and test new data sources.

Skills

Quantitative research

Portfolio construction

Machine learning

Communication skills

Tools

Python

SQL

Job description

Robinhood in the United Kingdom is seeking a Staff Data Scientist (Quantitative Researcher) to report to the Chief Investment Officer and help shape our investment product offerings. You will build complex portfolio construction factor models and design high-performing investment solutions.

You will collaborate with Product, Engineering, Compliance and Legal to launch these products to customers, backtest models, and continuously improve methodologies using large datasets and advanced statistics.