Quantitative Analyst

Alexander Chapman; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading investment bank in New York City seeks a VP-level Quantitative Analyst to join its equities quantitative team. This is a front-office, high-impact position focused on building and implementing models that drive trading decisions.

The role covers developing alpha signals, systematic equity strategies, and quantitative models for short- to medium-term horizons, using large-scale market and alternative datasets.

Qualifications

• Develop alpha signals and systematic equity strategies.
• Quantitative research, statistical modeling and backtesting.
• Experience with large-scale market and alternative data is a plus.
• Strong Python programming skills (KDB+ is a plus).

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement short- to medium-term equity alpha strategies.
• Backtest, validate, and optimize quantitative models.
• Support investment decisions with data-driven analysis.

Skills

Alpha signals

Quantitative research

Backtesting

Python

Q/KDB

Tools

Q/KDB

Job description

I’m working with a leading investment bank seeking a VP-level Quantitative Analyst to join their Equities quantitative team in New York City.

This is a front-office quant opportunity focused on developing and implementing short to medium-term equity alpha strategies, systematic signals, and quantitative models to support investment and trading decisions.

The ideal candidate will have experience with:

• Developing alpha signals and systematic equity strategies
• Quantitative research, statistical modeling, and backtesting
• Short to medium-term horizon strategies across equities
• Working with large-scale market, trade, and alternative datasets
• Portfolio construction, signal optimization, and performance analysis
• Equity market microstructure and trading execution (a plus)
• Strong programming skills in Python (Q/KDB experience is a plus)

Candidates from both sell-side trading environments and buy-side quantitative research teams are encouraged to apply.