Senior Quantitative Equity Research Lead

LGBT Great; Newport Beach, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 205,000 - 292,000; Full time

Job summary

PIMCO, a leading global investment manager, seeks a Quantitative Equity Research Analyst to accelerate alpha research in our systematic equity business. You will develop and backtest signals, source data, and implement ideas in live strategies with emphasis on low-to-medium frequency approaches.

The role requires 5+ years in quantitative investing, strong Python skills, and clear communication with stakeholders. A finance or technical degree is expected, with ML exposure a plus.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in finance, economics, computer science, statistics, engineering, econometrics, or a related field. Advanced degree is a plus.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in the financial industry developing medium to low frequency systematic equity alpha signals with proven ability to generate differentiated research ideas.
• Experience predicting returns, modeling individual sectors and companies, and generating alpha ideas across style, country, and sector timing, event-driven signals, flow, positioning and crowding-related dynamics.
• Experience in portfolio construction and good understanding of optimization. Transaction cost modeling experience is a plus
• Proficiency with Python programming, including writing production-quality code and contributing to research and production engines
• Excellent analytical and quantitative skills, with strong attention to detail and ability to drive results
• Strong communication skills with ability to communicate research to key stakeholders and clients (including non-technical audiences)
• Strong investment intuition and understanding of finance, statistics, econometrics
• Would be an added benefit to have exposure to non-traditional modeling techniques ("machine learning").

Responsibilities

• Daily responsibilities include generating ideas for alpha generation in equities, sourcing and evaluating relevant data to develop signals, back testing and incorporating signals into live strategies.

Skills

Python programming

Quantitative analysis

Communication skills

Investment intuition

Education

Bachelor's degree in finance/economics/CS/statistics/engineering/econometrics

Tools

Python

Job description

PIMCO, a leading global investment manager, seeks a Quantitative Equity Research Analyst to accelerate alpha research in our systematic equity business. You will develop and backtest signals, source data, and implement ideas in live strategies with emphasis on low-to-medium frequency approaches.

The role requires 5+ years in quantitative investing, strong Python skills, and clear communication with stakeholders. A finance or technical degree is expected, with ML exposure a plus.