Quantitative Research Analyst
We are currently seeking a highly driven, well organized, and motivated candidate to join our team. SCM offers the opportunity to work in person, remotely or in a hybrid work environment. Remote work opportunities are not available to residents of New York City or to residents of Colorado. Primary Responsibilities Utilize your analytical and quantitative skills, market knowledge and intuition to develop and implement automated statistical trading models. Participate in all aspects of research and trading model development, including generating research ideas, building and analyzing data sets, conducting statistical data analysis and implementing quantitative production trading models.
Requirements
A bachelors or advanced degree in a field providing a background in advanced statistical analysis of large data sets (includes, but is not limited to, economics, finance, statistics, mathematics or computer science). Programming experience, ideally including R, C++ and/or Python. Strong working knowledge of regression, time series analysis and other statistical techniques. Experience building, organizing and analyzing large data sets is preferred. The ability to comprehend and synthesize academic literature in finance, economics and statistics. Strong financial market interest. The ability to simplify and effectively communicate complex concepts.