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Senior Quantitative Analyst

Senior Quantitative Analyst

CompanyMorningstar
LocationChicago, IL, USA
Salary$83283 – $110000
TypeFull-Time
DegreesBachelor’s, Master’s
Experience LevelSenior

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Computer Science or other relevant quantitative or financial discipline, or foreign equivalent and 3 years of relevant experience in software engineering, finance in quantitative analyst, or related role
  • Alternatively, a Master’s degree in Finance, Computer Science or other relevant quantitative or financial discipline, or foreign equivalent and 1 year of relevant experience in software engineering, finance in quantitative analyst, or related role
  • Experience with Python and SQL within both software development and analytics environment
  • Experience with big data framework and use of pyspark for software development
  • Experience with mutual fund, fixed income, and equity databases, including Morningstar, FactSet, Barra, Bloomberg, or Aladdin
  • Experience with statistical methods and classic econometric methods used in finance literature
  • Experience with Agile software engineering practices
  • Experience in conducting high quality research on the financial markets
  • Experience with appraising journal articles in finance (or accounting and macroeconomics)
  • Experience with monitoring the latest developments in the literature, particularly among equity and crypto asset classes
  • Must possess unrestricted right to work in the U.S.

Responsibilities

  • Analyze large data sets and condense complex information into concise, relevant, and easy to communicate results (10%)
  • Generate original investment research with the goal of improving outcomes for our clients (30%)
  • Responsible for research supporting the company’s Risk Model (25%)
  • Represent the work of the quantitative research team to internal stakeholders and external clients (25%)
  • Act as a subject-matter expert in multiple investment topics such as equities, fixed income, mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, etc., as well as company’s proprietary methodology and data points (10%)

Preferred Qualifications

    No preferred qualifications provided.