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HarbourVest Partners · 2 weeks ago

Quantitative Researcher, Evergreen Portfolio Management (Boston or Toronto)

Boston, MA

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

$160K/yr - $240K/yr

3+ years exp

HarbourVest Partners is a global firm focused on delivering impactful solutions to clients. The Quantitative Researcher will work with the Quantitative Investment Sciences team to develop modeling and analysis for managing private equity evergreen portfolios, leveraging large datasets and statistical models to enhance decision-making.

Asset ManagementFinanceFinancial ServicesVenture Capital

Growth Opportunities

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Conducting quantitative modeling and analysis to support management of evergreen private equity portfolios (80%)

You will play a lead role in leveraging proprietary private markets datasets and models to characterize market risk/return relationships, explore liquidity and market stress events, and develop strategies to optimize liquidity management and fund performance

Accountable for communicating analysis results and actionable insights to the Evergreen fund team

Support and drive adoption and integration of quantitative models to enhance portfolio construction and management processes

Responding to ad-hoc quantitative analysis requests (20%)

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

Qualification

Quantitative modelingStatistical analysisPython programmingSQL experienceMonte-Carlo simulationIntellectual curiosityCommunication skillsTeam collaborationDetail orientedInnovative attitude

Required

Experience in the financial services industry in a quantitative role is required; however, prior private markets experience is not required

Demonstrate rigorous statistical analysis and experience analyzing large datasets

Strong Python programming skills (including numerical, statistical modeling and visualization libraries) with SQL experience is required

Ability to learn and enhance an existing code base is required

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

3+ years of experience in a quantitative finance role

Preferred

Prior experience in Monte-Carlo simulation methods

Prefer prior independent research experience in academia or industry

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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