Senior Research Scientist, Financial ML & Trading

Voleon; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 275,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Voleon Securities seeks a Senior Member of Research Staff to advance machine learning methods for financial market prediction and portfolio optimization. You will lead research projects, guide colleagues, and translate academic insights into live trading models within a hybrid work setting.

The role emphasizes deep learning, causal inference, and optimal control, with collaboration across a team of AI researchers and finance professionals. A PhD and strong mathematical background are required.

Qualifications

• 5-10+ years of related experience directing key research projects and mentoring colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Develop understanding of Voleon Securities' challenges and propose research innovations to build and optimize trading models.
• Prepare and analyze new datasets to assess predictive efficacy.
• Develop, validate, and implement new models into production.
• Design experiments to improve simulations and evaluate models in live trading.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and mentor researchers.
• Stay updated on academic advances to apply to trading and market prediction.
• Contribute to talent recruitment efforts.

Skills

Statistical ML methods

Python

R

Deep RL

Causal inference

Optimal control

Mathematical ability

Scientific publication

Education

PhD in a relevant field

Tools

Python

R

Job description

Voleon Securities seeks a Senior Member of Research Staff to advance machine learning methods for financial market prediction and portfolio optimization. You will lead research projects, guide colleagues, and translate academic insights into live trading models within a hybrid work setting.

The role emphasizes deep learning, causal inference, and optimal control, with collaboration across a team of AI researchers and finance professionals. A PhD and strong mathematical background are required.