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Morningstar · 3 months ago

Senior Quantitative Analyst

Chicago, IL

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

$78K/yr - $130K/yr

3+ years exp

Morningstar is a leading investment research firm, and they are seeking a Senior Quantitative Analyst to engage with stakeholders and manage projects. The role involves data engineering, coding, and delivering proof-of-concept solutions while ensuring production compliance and documentation.

Asset ManagementEnterprise SoftwareFinanceFinancial ServicesImpact InvestingMarket ResearchNewsSoftwareTelecommunications

Culture & Values

No H1B

Responsibilities

Engage with stakeholders to define project objectives and acceptance criteria (20%)

Develop a plan as acting project manager (for smaller projects) or in collaboration with the project manager (for larger projects) (10%)

Conduct all necessary gathering, data engineering, and coding to deliver a proof-of-concept to stakeholders (20%)

Iterate until acceptance criteria are met (20%)

Refactor code to be production-compliant, work with devops engineers to integrate code into cloud-based infrastructure (10%)

Deploy, monitor, and enhance as necessary (10%)

Provide thorough documentation to reduce key-person risk (10%)

Qualification

PythonSQLAmazon Web ServicesMachine learning applicationsStatistical conceptsFinancial conceptsJiraBitbucketGitStakeholder requirements interpretation

Required

Bachelor's degree in Statistics, Business Analytics, Computer Science, Finance, Economics, related field, or foreign equivalent and 3 years of relevant quantitative experience in a Quantitative Analyst or similar role

Master's degree in Statistics, Business Analytics, Computer Science, Finance, Economics, related field, or foreign equivalent and 1 year of relevant quantitative experience in a Quantitative Analyst or similar role

Experience with Python, SQL, and Amazon Web Services, including data management tools and cloud computing capabilities

Experience with driving projects in Jira

Experience with statistical concepts and applications

Experience with machine learning applications

Experience with financial concepts and theories

Experience with bitbucket and git for code repository management and version control

Experience with interpretation of stakeholder requirements for project implementation

Must possess unrestricted right to work in the U.S. in this position

Benefits

75% 401k match up to 7%

Stock Ownership Potential

Company provided life insurance - 1x salary + commission

Comprehensive health benefits (medical/dental/vision) including potential premium discounts and company-provided HSA contributions (up to $500-$2,000 annually) for specific plans and coverages

Additional medical Wellness Incentives - up to $300-$600 annual

Company-provided long- and short-term disability insurance

Trust-Based Time Off

6-week Paid Sabbatical Program

6-Week Paid Family Caregiving Leave

Competitive 8-24 Week Paid Parental Bonding Leave

Adoption Assistance

Leadership Coaching & Formal Mentorship Opportunities

Annual Education Stipend

Tuition Reimbursement

Charitable Matching Gifts program

Dollars for Doers volunteer program