Senior Quantitative Researcher — Systematic Trading

Referment; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Referment is seeking a senior quantitative analyst to advance systematic trading strategies by turning market data into robust models with demonstrated real trading impact.

The role emphasizes hands-on research, testing, and implementation, requiring strong numerical, statistical, and programming skills. Transaction cost analysis or high-frequency trading experience is highly relevant, with close collaboration between researchers and developers.

Qualifications

• Strong academic record and proven history of developing successful quantitative models.
• Excellent numerical, statistical and programming skills for extracting reliable signals from data.
• Experience turning quantitative insight into robust models with real trading impact.
• Familiarity with transaction cost analysis or high-frequency trading is highly relevant.

Responsibilities

• Research and develop systematic trading signals using market data.
• Apply numerical and statistical methods to build robust models.
• Evaluate implementation constraints, including execution costs and high-frequency market behavior.
• Take a hands-on role in research, testing and technical implementation.
• Communicate findings clearly and collaborate with researchers and developers.

Skills

Quantitative modelling

Programming

Statistical analysis

Research & experimentation

Transaction cost analysis

Education

Bachelor's in a technical field

Tools

Python

C++

R

Matlab

Job description

Referment is seeking a senior quantitative analyst to advance systematic trading strategies by turning market data into robust models with demonstrated real trading impact.

The role emphasizes hands-on research, testing, and implementation, requiring strong numerical, statistical, and programming skills. Transaction cost analysis or high-frequency trading experience is highly relevant, with close collaboration between researchers and developers.