Quantitative Equity Research Co-op — ML Signals & Data

Columbia Threadneedle Investments; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 43,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

Vacation time

Sick time

Job summary

Columbia Threadneedle Investments is seeking a Quantitative Equity Research Co-op for a six-month program in the United States. You will support systematic equity strategies through quantitative analysis, technology, and research collaboration with researchers and portfolio managers.

The role offers hands-on experience across the investment process, with opportunities to contribute to active research initiatives on a team of seven investment professionals.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Quantitative, finance, Economics, Computer Science, Business, or related field
• Graduation date of December 2027 or May/June 2028
• Proficient programming skills in R, Python, SQL, or similar
• Passionate about the investment management industry
• Experience with large dataset manipulation and statistical analysis
• Proven organization skills and ability to manage time effectively
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills

Responsibilities

• Monitor and analyze factor and model performance and contribute to regular performance reporting
• Present research findings to team members and key stakeholders
• Collaborate with investment teams, data science, and technology partners to support research initiatives
• Work independently on impactful research and development projects
• Pre-process large data sets for signal processing and model estimation, including validation, cleaning, normalization, dimension reduction and visualization
• Apply machine learning and generative AI to uncover investment signals and enrich stock selection models
• Contribute to development of advanced investment analytics
• Work with portfolio managers to analyze market dynamics and their impact on factor behavior and portfolio performance

Skills

Strong communication

Attention to detail

Self-motivation

Organization

Problem solving

Creative thinking

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Statistics or related field

Graduation: Dec 2027 or May/Jun 2028

Tools

R

Python

SQL

Job description

Columbia Threadneedle Investments is seeking a Quantitative Equity Research Co-op for a six-month program in the United States. You will support systematic equity strategies through quantitative analysis, technology, and research collaboration with researchers and portfolio managers.

The role offers hands-on experience across the investment process, with opportunities to contribute to active research initiatives on a team of seven investment professionals.