Senior Quantitative Analyst

2 weeks ago

Chicago, United States CareerBuilder Full time

Company Description:

Solutions for Todays Challenges. Vision for Tomorrows Opportunities. Join the Premier Global Boutique: William Blair. At William Blair, serving our clients starts with the capabilities and collaboration of our teammaking our employees our most important asset. Unlike others, we're an independent partnership that is personally committed to our people and clients. What sets us apart is the way we do itour culture, our values, and our commitment to local communities.We strive to attract the most qualified, passionate candidates who specialize in investment banking, investment management, private wealth management, and a variety of other business functions.Currently, our firm has more than 2,100 employees throughout North America, Europe, Asia and Australia.A top priority of ours is talent development, fostering professional and personal growth of our employees. We take pride in empowering our people to bring their best thinking each day so we can deliver the tailored, thoughtful work and problem-solving abilities that our clients have come to expect.We work tirelessly to create an inclusive culture. Our employees have unique experiences, perspectives and backgrounds to thoughtfully meet the evolving challenges and opportunities facing our global client base amid dynamic market conditions and varying industries, whether technological, economic or geopolitical.We are equally proud of our long-term partnerships with the communities in which we live and work, a legacy we inherited from our founder more than 85 years ago.For more information about our firm, log onto www.williamblair.com.William Blair Investment Management is committed to building enduring relationships with our clients. We work closely with private and public pension funds, insurance companies, endowments, foundations, and sovereign wealth funds, as well as financial advisors. We are 100% active-employee-owned with broad-based ownership. Our investment teams are solely focused on active management and employ disciplined, analytical research processes across a wide range of strategies, including U.S. equity, non-U.S. equity, emerging markets debt, and multi-asset. William Blair is based in Chicago with global resources providing expertise and solutions to meet our clients evolving needs. Job Summary & Responsibilities: We are seeking a Senior Quantitative Analyst to collaborate with a team of researchers, developers and portfolio managers to improve the methodology behind models, code and infrastructure that support fundamental research. Specific responsibilities include:

Collaborate with team of researchers, developers and portfolio managers to improve the methodology behind models, code and infrastructure that support research, with focus on alpha generation, portfolio construction, and implementation.
Establish, direct and conduct research projects that may include including model building, signal generation, strategy backtesting, risk management and performance measurement. Lead the interpretation, presentation and implementation of results.
Develop and maintain research methodology and associated procedures and standards.
Collaborate with quantitative developers to translate research ideas into production software.
Improve models, code, tools, and infrastructure that support research.
Explore and evaluate new data sources and modeling techniques.
Continually develop knowledge of statistics, quantitative modeling techniques, programming, and finance in collaboration with other team members.
Ensure all activities are in compliance with applicable rules, regulations, policies and procedures.
Additional responsibilities as requested.
Qualifications:

Bachelors Degree required; MS or PhD in financial engineering, statistics, applied math, computer science or related quantitative field preferred
7+ years of industry experience required, including that as a quantitative analyst or comparable position
Ability to work with analysts and portfolio managers to reconcile research and development plans with broader business goals
Ability to provide thought leadership for a team of quantitative analysts and programmers
Excellent analytical skills, demonstrated from hands-on experience with quantitative methods, statistical analysis and data manipulation
Deep understanding of the theory and practice of portfolio construction, including asset selection, risk measurement, risk control, portfolio optimization, and performance evaluation
Experience with development concepts and tools such as software engineering, agile development, change management, application construction, and application deployment
Expert knowledge of R and Python for programming, statistics, and graphics, especially using packages for financial applications
Experience using SQL is a plus
Strong aptitude for working collaboratively in a team environment
Highly effective verbal and written communication skills

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