Investment Data Scientist: Portfolio Optimization & Python

Raymond James; Saint Petersburg (FL); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Raymond James & Associates, Inc. in the United States seeks an Investment Data Scientist to develop, evaluate, and productionize quantitative models for portfolio management. You will write production-grade Python to analyze financial data and automate investment workflows, building dashboards for decision support.

Collaborate with Investment Committee members and analysts to ensure model alignment with investment objectives, while delivering validated results in a hybrid work environment.

Qualifications

• Core Knowledge: Python libraries for data manipulation and array mathematics: pandas, NumPy, SciPy, and optimization libraries such as CVXPY.
• Statistical modeling and optimization: mixed integer programming, regressions, time series, and Monte Carlo simulation.
• Data visualization: Streamlit, Tableau, Power BI, Plotly Dash, or similar platforms.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain robust Python code for portfolio construction, statistical analysis, and automation of investment workflows.
• Design and implement portfolio optimization algorithms.
• Apply advanced statistical methods to extract insights from financial datasets.
• Collaborate with Investment Committee members, analysts, and quant team members to align model development with investment objectives and operational needs.
• Build automated processes to eliminate manual tasks, reduce errors, and improve workflow efficiency.
• Create interactive dashboards and visualizations to communicate analytical findings.

Skills

Python programming

Data analysis

Portfolio optimization

Statistical modeling

Data visualization

Quantitative finance

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics

Bachelor’s degree in Statistics

Bachelor’s degree in Economics

Bachelor’s degree in Finance

Tools

pandas

NumPy

SciPy

CVXPY

Streamlit

Tableau

Power BI

Plotly Dash

Job description

Raymond James & Associates, Inc. in the United States seeks an Investment Data Scientist to develop, evaluate, and productionize quantitative models for portfolio management. You will write production-grade Python to analyze financial data and automate investment workflows, building dashboards for decision support.

Collaborate with Investment Committee members and analysts to ensure model alignment with investment objectives, while delivering validated results in a hybrid work environment.