Quantitative Researcher: Build Signals & Optimize Portfolios

Arrowstreet Capital, Limited; Boston (MA); Presencial; USD 155.000 - 260.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Arrowstreet Capital is seeking a Quantitative Researcher to join our Research group in Boston. You will work on high-impact projects that improve investment models and portfolio construction within our unified systematic investment process. The role emphasizes rigorous analysis, code quality, and clear communication of results to the team.

We value data-driven approaches, collaboration, and initiative. Candidates typically have 1–3 years of relevant experience and a strong foundation in

Formación

• Degree in finance, math, economics or related quantitative field.
• 1–3 years of relevant experience.
• Knowledge of probability, statistics, regression, time-series, linear algebra, calculus, optimization, and portfolio theory.
• Econometrics or regression analysis knowledge.
• Experience with Python/Stata/R/MATLAB.
• Experience analyzing large data sets.
• Finance knowledge (equities/derivatives).
• Interest in financial markets.
• Ability to present empirical findings clearly, including data visualizations.
• High energy and strong work ethic.
• Empirical asset pricing knowledge.
• Experience with financial data products.
• Experience with LLMs and coding agents.

Responsabilidades

• Perform ad-hoc exploratory statistical analysis on large data sets from various sources.
• Research patterns in asset returns, risks, and trading costs.
• Write production-quality code used in the investment process.
• Assess data quality and prescribe fixes.
• Conduct portfolio construction research using our simulation capability.
• Work with software engineers to design data feeds from vendors.
• Participate in data architecture decisions for the Research data platform.
• Present research findings to the team and stakeholders.

Conocimientos

Quantitative analysis

Financial markets

Data visualization

Communication

Team collaboration

Educación

Bachelor's or Master's in Finance/Math/Economics

Herramientas

Python

Stata

R

MATLAB

Descripción del empleo

Arrowstreet Capital is seeking a Quantitative Researcher to join our Research group in Boston. You will work on high-impact projects that improve investment models and portfolio construction within our unified systematic investment process. The role emphasizes rigorous analysis, code quality, and clear communication of results to the team.

We value data-driven approaches, collaboration, and initiative. Candidates typically have 1–3 years of relevant experience and a strong foundation in