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HarbourVest Partners · 2 weeks ago

Quantitative Researcher, Private Equity Co-Investments (Boston, London or Dublin)

Boston, MA

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid Level

$160K/yr - $240K/yr

3+ years exp

HarbourVest Partners is a global firm with a commitment to delivering impactful solutions to clients and investing partners. The Quantitative Researcher will conduct quantitative modeling and analysis of private equity co-investment opportunities, supporting the Global Direct Co-Investment strategy team in investment diligence and generating insights.

Asset ManagementFinanceFinancial ServicesVenture Capital

Growth Opportunities

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Conducting quantitative/statistical analysis of private markets and investment opportunities (80)

You will play a lead role in analyzing proprietary private markets datasets and models to characterize market risk/return relationships, evaluate investment opportunities in the private equity co-investment market to inform investment selection and due diligence

Diligently perform data exploration and visualization to test investment team hypotheses

Accountable for communicating analysis results and actionable insights to the investment team

Support and drive adoption and integration of QIS models with fundamental analysis conducted by deal teams

Seek to apply new models and techniques (AI/ML) to advance the use of quantitative methods in the investment process

Responding to ad-hoc quantitative analysis requests (20)

Supporting client facing teams in conducting ad-hoc analysis and responding to client requests

Qualification

Quantitative analysisStatistical modelingPython programmingSQL programmingData visualizationIntellectual curiosityCommunication skillsTeam collaborationDetail orientedInnovative attitude

Required

Experience in quantitative equity is required; prior experience with bottoms-up financial modeling is preferred

Demonstrate rigorous statistical analysis and experience analyzing large datasets

Strong programming skills, preferably in Python (including numerical, statistical modeling and visualization libraries) and SQL

Bachelor of Arts (B.A) or Bachelor of Science (B.S.) required

3+ years of experience in a quantitative finance role

Preferred

Prior private markets experience is not required

Prefer prior independent research experience (academic thesis or industry research)

Prefer master's degree or Ph.D. in a technical field

Benefits

Discretionary annual bonus

Long-term reward programs

Comprehensive total rewards package

Retirement

Health

Insurance

Paid time off

Wellness programs

Company

HarbourVest Partners

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HarbourVest Partners is a private markets firm providing solutions to help clients invest in primary funds, real assets, and private credit.

Founded in 1982

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

1001-5000 employees

http://www.harbourvest.com

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