Quantitative Research Analyst - Hedge Fund - IIT/ISI

Role: Quantitative Research Analyst

Location: Mumbai

Qualification: IIT / ISI

Experience: 1-4 years

About the Client: A Leading Hedge fund with Asset under management (AUM) of over USD 1 bn. The client specializes in risk premia investing, one of the fastest growing segments within the hedge funds industry. The firm develops quantitative tools for a wide spectrum of strategies for global capital markets. The work environment is challenging and requires employees to demonstrate a broad variety of mathematical and technical skills.

It offers candidates unprecedented exposure to a wide variety of strategies and asset classes. The learning curve is steep and will challenge the best talents to deliver on their responsibilities.

Job Description

The Quantitative Researcher would be a part of a strategy team. He / She will collaborate closely with industry experts to develop analytics for various aspects of a quantitative research process like data processing, signal generation, algorithm development, and back-testing, risk analysis, performance analysis, and environmental analysis.

Responsibilities include but is not limited to the following:

1. Develop and conduct quantitative finance research with a focus on statistical and predictive models

2. Read research papers and journals to understand research ideas.

3. Manage different aspects of the research process including methodology selection, data collection, and analysis, prototyping and backtesting

4. Build systems for construction and analysis of portfolios.

5. Build analytics for risk, performance and environment analysis of portfolios.

Desired Candidate

We are seeking candidates who have excelled in quantitative fields of mathematics, statistics, pure sciences, engineering, etc. Finance domain knowledge is not required. This role is ideal for candidates who have a strong programming base and are interested in quantitative research.

1. B.Tech., Dual Degree M.Tech., or M.Sc. (Integrated) in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics,

2. Engineering, Physics or similar quantitative disciplines from IIT / ISI

3. Demonstrated ability to conduct independent research utilizing large datasets

4. At least 1 year of experience in programming, quantitative analysis or as a data scientist

5. Strong programming skills in one of the following: Python, C++, C# or Java