Quantitative Research Analyst – Client Analytics

LGBT Great; Newport Beach (CA); On-site; USD 145,500 - 205,000; Full time

Job summary

LGBT Great seeks a quantitative analyst for its Client Solutions & Analytics team in Newport Beach, CA. The role involves designing analytics models and collaborating on scalable applications within PIMCO’s digital ecosystem.

The ideal candidate has a Quantitative Master’s degree and 0-5 years of experience in asset management. Knowledge of finance and programming skills in Python are required. The salary ranges from $145,500 to $205,000, complemented by a discretionary bonus.

Qualifications

• 0-5 years of relevant work experience in asset management or financial services.
• Strong interest in finance theory, statistics, and data science.
• Experience with large financial applications is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design and improve client analytics models.
• Collaborate with Technology to ensure scalable client applications.
• Support innovative research in asset allocation.

Skills

Programming skills in Python

Quantitative analysis

Communication skills

Financial markets knowledge

Data Science

Education

Quantitative Master’s degree

Job description

Client Solutions & Analytics

Client Solutions & Analytics is a team of Quantitative Research Analysts that focus primarily on client portfolio and asset management issues from a quantitative perspective. The team’s mandate is broad in nature and covers a wide array of topics in portfolio diagnostics, portfolio optimization, macro insights, asset class insights, and client directed research and thought leadership. The group collaborates with multiple parts of the firm, including Portfolio Management, Product Management, and Account Management.

Location: Newport Beach, CA

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Designing, developing, and improving the suite of client analytics models and applications
• Collaborating with core Technology at PIMCO to ensure the client analytics applications are scalable, cloud-enabled, and client facing within PIMCO’s digital ecosystem.
• Contributing to highly customized asset allocation and portfolio construction studies for key clients
• Supporting innovative research in asset allocation, portfolio optimization, trading signals, asset returns and valuation
• Continuously coming up with new insights to improve the quant models that the team produces, datasets it ingests, and applications it delivers.
• Mentorship of junior quants and technologists in the team

REQUIREMENTS

• Quantitative Master’s degree (financial engineering or other quantitative discipline)
• 0-5 years of relevant work experience post-graduate in asset management or financial services
• Formal training and strong interest in some of the following areas: Finance theory (especially portfolio theory, option pricing, and asset pricing), Statistics, and Data Science
• Excellent programming skills in Python
• Experience implementing or working on large financial applications and systems
• Good exposure to and knowledge of financial markets
• Effective communication skills, both oral and written

PIMCO follows a total compensation approach when rewarding employees which includes a base salary and a discretionary bonus. Base salary is the fixed component of compensation that is determined by core job responsibilities, relevant experience, internal level, and market factors. The discretionary bonus is used to award performance and therefore is determined by company, business, team, and individual performance.

Salary Range: $145,500.00 - $205,000.00

Equal Employment Opportunity and Affiliation Statement

PIMCO recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, national origin, ancestry, religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender (including gender identity and expression), age, military or veteran status, disability (physical or mental), any factor prohibited by law, and as such affirms in policy and practice to support and promote the concept of equal employment opportunity and affirmative action, in accordance with all applicable federal, state, provincial and municipal laws. The company also prohibits discrimination on other basis such as medical condition, or marital status under applicable laws.

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