Quantitative Specialist

2 weeks ago


Boston, United States Ceres Group Full time

The Investment Research Services Team within Asset Management provides analytic solutions and data management services to clients in quantitative research, portfolio management, and senior investment leadership.

Position Description

This role is part of a specialized team that leads projects to expand and enhance the quantitative analytics infrastructure and portfolio reporting capabilities associated with performance measurement, predictive risk forecasting, alpha research, and performance attribution. Members of this team also provide data management services and operational support on a diverse spectrum of analytic processes that deliver investment intelligence used directly as part of the portfolio management function within the equity research division.

Primary Responsibilities

* Responsibilities include performing business, systems, and data analysis, process design, and acceptance testing across projects that require new research content, investment analytics, and/or produce additional reporting capabilities for investment professionals.
* Oversee daily and monthly production reporting cycles of alpha research, portfolio risk, market aggregates, and performance attribution environments. Ensure all required input data is available, analytic jobs run successfully, statistical output is accurate, and reports are properly generated.
* Respond to ad-hoc data analysis requests in support of individual research projects performed by Quantitative Research Analysts.
* Consult with business partners across multiple internal and external sources to deliver comprehensive data solutions.

Identify, research, and resolve all issues related to internally generated or vendor-supplied data to ensure superior data quality

Qualifications

Education and Experience

* A Bachelor's degree in finance, math, accounting, engineering, or computer science preferred. Progress towards a Master's Degree, and/or CFA Charter is strongly desired.
* Demonstrated history as a top performer working in a role where technical and analytical skills were required.
* Successfully led small to medium sized projects in a fast paced environment.
* Investment industry experience, preferably in investment research or a portfolio analytics function of an investment management company.

Skills and Knowledge

* Technical expertise including SQL and ability to traverse diverse content sets strongly preferred; advanced Excel and VBA skills a plus.
* Highly analytical with the ability to quickly comprehend large data sets in order to develop new processes, perform calculations, identify anomalies, and/or produce new reporting capabilities.
* Familiarity with quantitative analytics, including fund and index performance measurement, predictive risk modeling, alpha research, and performance attribution.
* Strong hands-on project leadership skills with the drive to complete complex projects as a part of small teams within an extremely fast paced environment. Capability to liaise with investment professionals to gather requirements and manage deliverables of technical development teams.
* Knowledge of securities, corporate actions, financial statement analysis, street estimates, pricing and performance data.
* Highly proactive and self-motivated with the ability to meet objectives under minimal supervision.



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