Senior Investor Behavior Research Leader

State Street; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with company match

Insurance coverage

Paid time off

Employee Assistance Program

Incentive compensation

Tax-advantaged savings plans

Job summary

State Street Associates (SSA) seeks a quantitative researcher to join the Investor Behavior Research Team in Cambridge, MA. You will develop behavioral indicators, forecast market risk/return, and integrate datasets to generate differentiated insights.

The role emphasizes client-facing research, academic-style writing, and collaboration across teams. You will contribute to new research concepts, design proprietary indicators, and perform QA/validation while supporting ad hoc engagements with

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field required; graduate degree preferred (finance, economics, math, physics, etc.). CFA/FRM desirable.
• Experience in sell‑side research desirable but not essential.
• Exceptional written skills are essential; oral communication ability and public speaking desirable.
• Strong working knowledge of financial and statistical concepts including modern portfolio theory and asset pricing theory.
• Knowledge of market mechanics and datasets (MSCI, QAD, Bloomberg, Reuters) strongly preferred.
• Programming experience with Python, MATLAB, SQL, Oracle PL/SQL; ability to work with large data sets.

Responsibilities

• Develop and apply proprietary behavioral measures to forecast market risk and return, and evaluate their relationship with traditional investment factors such as value, momentum, and carry.
• Drive the development of new research concepts and design innovative proprietary indicators that translate behavioral and market hypotheses into actionable investment signals.
• Perform ongoing quality assurance, validation, and enhancement of existing indicators to ensure accuracy, robustness, and consistency of outputs.
• Support client engagement activities through ad hoc research projects, presentation of findings, stakeholder meetings, and occasional travel.

Skills

Quantitative research

Written communication

Oral communication

Public speaking

Mentoring juniors

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in quantitative field

Graduate degree preferred

CFA and FRM desirable

Tools

Python

MATLAB

SQL

Oracle PL/SQL

Job description

State Street Associates (SSA) seeks a quantitative researcher to join the Investor Behavior Research Team in Cambridge, MA. You will develop behavioral indicators, forecast market risk/return, and integrate datasets to generate differentiated insights.

The role emphasizes client-facing research, academic-style writing, and collaboration across teams. You will contribute to new research concepts, design proprietary indicators, and perform QA/validation while supporting ad hoc engagements with