Equity Research Expert - Fully Remote

mercor; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; CAD 208,000 - 283,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercor is seeking a Senior Investment Analyst (Buy-Side) for a remote contract role. You will develop detailed investment theses across equities or asset classes, and perform advanced financial modeling.

You will critically assess AI-generated research outputs and identify gaps in reasoning and risk evaluation, while mentoring junior contributors and providing domain expertise. Experience in equity research, hedge funds, or asset management is required; CFA charterholder or MBA is preferred,

Qualifications

• 4–8 years of experience in equity research, hedge funds, or asset management.
• Strong track record of fundamental analysis and idea generation.
• Advanced financial modeling and valuation expertise.
• Ability to clearly articulate complex investment views.

Responsibilities

• Develop detailed investment theses across equities or asset classes.
• Perform advanced financial modeling and valuation analysis.
• Critically assess AI-generated research outputs and recommendations.
• Identify gaps in reasoning, assumptions, and risk evaluation.
• Contribute to building high-quality training datasets for financial AI models.
• Mentor junior contributors and provide domain expertise.

Skills

Equity research

Financial modeling

Valuation

Investment analysis

Communication

Education

CFA charterholder

MBA

Job description

About the job Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark , General Catalyst , Peter Thiel , Adam D'Angelo , Larry Summers , and Jack Dorsey .

Position: Senior Investment Analyst (Buy-Side)

Type: Contract

Compensation: $125/hour

Location: Remote

Role Responsibilities

• Develop detailed investment theses across equities or asset classes.
• Perform advanced financial modeling and valuation analysis .
• Critically assess AI-generated research outputs and recommendations.
• Identify gaps in reasoning, assumptions, and risk evaluation.
• Contribute to building high-quality training datasets for financial AI models .
• Mentor junior contributors and provide domain expertise.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• 4–8 years of experience in equity research, hedge funds, or asset management.
• Strong track record of fundamental analysis and idea generation.
• Advanced financial modeling and valuation expertise.
• Ability to clearly articulate complex investment views.
• Experience covering specific sectors is a plus.

Preferred

• CFA charter-holder or MBA .
• Experience with alternative data or systematic strategies.
• Prior exposure to AI/ML in finance.