Quantitative Finance Expert

Alpheva; United States; Remote; USD 220,000 - 331,000; Part time

Job summary

Alpheva is seeking a remote, project-based quantitative practitioner to evaluate AI-driven derivatives pricing, portfolio construction, factor modeling, and market-risk analyses against institutional standards.

You will review assumptions, calibrations, and numerical results for accuracy and internal consistency, identify data leakage and unsupported conclusions, and write reference solutions for experienced practitioners.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in quantitative research, derivatives, systematic trading, or market risk.
• Graduate training in financial engineering, mathematics, statistics, physics, or a closely related field.
• Expertise in stochastic modeling, time-series analysis, and model-risk documentation.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate AI-generated derivatives pricing against institutional standards.
• Review portfolio construction, factor modeling, and market-risk analysis for accuracy.
• Identify model risk, data leakage, and unsupported conclusions; document corrections.

Skills

Quantitative research

Derivatives

Systematic trading

Market risk

Stochastic modeling

Time-series analysis

Model-risk documentation

Education

Financial engineering

Mathematics

Statistics

Physics

Job description

Evaluate AI-generated derivatives pricing, portfolio construction, factor modeling, and market-risk analysis against institutional quantitative-finance standards.

Review assumptions, mathematical derivations, calibration choices, and numerical results for accuracy and internal consistency.

Identify model risk, unstated constraints, data leakage, and conclusions that are not supported by the evidence provided.

Write clear corrections and reference solutions that demonstrate how an experienced quantitative practitioner would approach each problem.

Remote, project-based contract work. Scope and hours depend on project matching; the listed hourly range applies to matched work.

Requirements

• 7+ years in quantitative research, derivatives, systematic trading, or market risk
• Graduate training in financial engineering, mathematics, statistics, physics, or a closely related field
• Expertise in stochastic modeling, time-series analysis, and model-risk documentation

Pay

$160–$240/hr

Alpheva is a new expert network (launched September 2026); payout methods are not published yet, so confirm your first payment before scaling up.