Investment Research Analyst - Buy Side Firm

Research Analyst

A Leading Buy Side firm is looking to hire candidates with experience in investment research.

Job Summary :

- The candidate would be required to work closely with Portfolio Managers of Investment Grade Bonds group in developing alpha generating strategies for the Securitized Products group.

- The job will involve developing various models (ex:- Agency Coupon Swap Model, Agency Prepayment Model, CMBS Credit Model) along with providing research coverage to various sub-asset classes within out broader coverage.

- An ideal candidate will also be responsible for database management, developing cash-flow/surveillance models, using third party wrapper libraries and performing data analytics.

- The candidate should be well versed in a wide range of languages and should be open to experimenting with new technologies. We expect the candidate to show a strong inclination to learn and understand the Securitized Products Asset class.

Job Duties/Responsibilities :

- Data Coverage across all the sub-asset classes

- Developing models as described in the job summary

- Create pricing programs using our internal models/third-party wrapper libraries

- Constantly monitor data for trends and macro movements which can potentially generate trade ideas

Education And Experience :

- Undergraduate degree from a top-tier school preferably in a quantitative discipline such as math, science, engineering, computer science.

- Graduate degree from a top-tier program with highly analytical focus, eg MBA in quantitative finance, MFE in financial engineering, MS in computer science, operation research, quantitative economics, econometrics, engineering or statistics-

- PhD not required, but preferred.

- At least 5+ years total work experience in Technology, preferably in Securitized Products Technology and a strong aptitude for Problem Solving.

- Experience in developing and supporting quantitative models will be a plus.