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Schonfeld · 3 days ago
Quantitative Risk Researcher
New York, New York, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$232K/yr - $238K/yr
4+ years exp
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Responsibilities
Participating in research projects and ad-hoc analyses, as well as implementing proprietary models and analytics supporting risk and PM-facing infrastructure
Modeling alpha sources and risk factors specific to various arbitrage strategies, identifying and quantifying tail risks
Conducting ad-hoc analyses pertaining to the strategies’ performance and risk profiles and building and maintaining in-house models
Liaising with data and technology teams to resolve daily production issues to help design new solutions and applications and to evaluate new data sources
Qualification
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Required
Master’s Degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Physics, Financial Engineering or a related field or foreign equivalent
4 years of experience working as a quantitative analyst or in an equivalent role within the financial services industry
4 years of experience working in a hedge fund, proprietary trading desk, or major investment bank in a quantitative environment
2 years of experience in implementing proprietary models and analytics supporting risk and PM-facing infrastructure
1 year of experience in modeling alpha sources and risk factors to various arbitrage strategies and identifying and quantifying tail risks
1 year of experience in conducting ad-hoc analyses pertaining to strategy performance and risk profiles and building and maintaining in-house models
2 years of experience in liaising with data and technology teams to resolve daily production issues and designing new solutions and applications to evaluate data sources
Experience synthesizing technical problems, developing solutions, and working with technical and non-technical audiences, as evidenced by having delivered quantitative models and solutions for use by a volatility trading desk or PM team
Experience developing software or models that support trading activity
Benefits
Part-time telecommuting
Performance bonus
Competitive benefits package
Company
Schonfeld
Schonfeld Strategic Advisors is a multi-manager platform that invests its capital with Internal and Partner portfolio managers, primarily on an exclusive or semi-exclusive basis, across four trading strategies; quantitative, fundamental equity, tactical trading and discretionary macro & fixed income.
501-1,000 employees
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