Quantitative Research Analyst

5 days ago

Newport Beach, California, United States Acord (association For Cooperative Operations Research And Development) Full time
Job Description

Company Overview

Acord, a leading association for cooperative operations research and development, is seeking a highly skilled Quantitative Research Analyst to join our Alternatives Investment team in Newport Beach. Our Alternatives business has continued to expand fund offerings and remains a key driver of growth for the firm, investing in asset-backed structured products and private equity across the US and Europe.

Job Summary

We are looking for an experienced Quantitative Strategist to partner with our industry-leading deal team in valuing and pricing complex transactions in banking, asset servicing, insurance/re-insurance, and lending markets. The ideal candidate will have a track record of deploying quantitative techniques to analyze structured finance/credit, credit derivatives, and CDO/CLO opportunities.

Key Responsibilities

  • Analyze private investment opportunities in special situations, specialty finance, and other non-conventional assets
  • Contribute to the firm's analytical infrastructure through the development of new pricing models and programming code/libraries
  • Partner with the front office in deploying quantitative techniques to analyze structured finance/credit, credit derivatives, and CDO/CLO opportunities

Requirements

  • Advanced degree in a quantitative discipline such as mathematics, science, engineering, statistics, or physics
  • Strong quantitative skills, specifically financial mathematics, probability, statistics ideally applied to valuation-pricing models
  • 4+ years of front office quant experience at a top sell or buy side firm
  • Experience with structured finance/credit, credit derivatives, and CDO/CLOs, strong knowledge of corporate finance, and some experience with consumer credit
  • Strong programming skills and numerical problem-solving techniques, proficiency with scripting languages (Python or Slang)
  • Preference for 4+ years of Python development experience in a professional capacity/deep knowledge of Python 3.6+

What We Offer

PIMCO follows a total compensation approach when rewarding employees, which includes a base salary and a discretionary bonus. Base salary is the fixed component of compensation that is determined by core job responsibilities, relevant experience, internal level, and market factors. The discretionary bonus is used to award performance and therefore is determined by company, business, team, and individual performance.

Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Statement

Acord recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, national origin, ancestry, religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender (including gender identity and expression), age, military or veteran status, disability (physical or mental), any factor prohibited by law, and as such affirms in policy and practice to support and promote the concept of equal employment opportunity and affirmative action, in accordance with all applicable federal, state, provincial, and municipal laws.

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