Overview
A leading global alternative investment firm is seeking a Data Scientist to join its New York office.
On the proprietary research team—Market Intelligence—you’ll partner with investment professionals and Compliance team to uncover insights about companies, industries, and the broader economy through deep fundamental research and applying data science and engineering techniques to alternative data sets. You’ll work alongside a talented team with diverse skills, backgrounds, and perspectives. Researchers, product managers, and data scientists and engineers work together to build compliant research products that answer the questions posed by investment professionals.
The firm is looking for bright, motivated, and collaborative people to join and grow with the team — more than 90% of the leaders were promoted from within.
Key Responsibilities
Data Scientists conduct research through data mining and statistical modeling to discover insights from big data that are used by investment professionals to make investment decisions. You will have the opportunity to work in a highly collegial environment that emphasizes teaching and learning as a team. In this role, you will:
- Tackle the challenges of featuring and modeling large unstructured data using machine learning and statistical techniques
- Manage all aspects of the research and analysis process including methodology selection, data collection and quality, modeling and analysis, and performance monitoring
- Deliver research findings to investment teams, portfolio managers, and other internal clients
- Work within a team to help drive technical innovation through a collaborative R&D process
Skills, Knowledge & Experience
- Demonstrated interest in machine learning, statistical models, and data mining tools
- Masters/PhD in a quantitative discipline w/ 1+ year of professional experience
- Strong programming skills in Python (preferred), R, Spark, SQL
- Exceptional understanding of statistics and advanced modeling techniques
- Ability to communicate complex analyses and results clearly
Person Specification
- Demonstrated interest in machine learning, statistical models, and data mining tools
- Masters/PhD in a quantitative discipline w/ 1+ year of professional experience
- Strong programming skills in Python (preferred), R, Spark, SQL
- Exceptional understanding of statistics and advanced modeling techniques
- Ability to communicate complex analyses and results clearly
- Staying current on the evolving alternative data market and its role in discretionary investing
- Speaking with experts both inside and outside the Firm to understand data needs and offerings
- Multi-tasking and switching gears frequently to address the needs of the business
- Analytical thinking and ability to sift through large unstructured data sets
- Working in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
- Working as part of a cross-functional team made up of investment, research, and compliance professionals
- Experiment-based approach with freedom to innovate
Company Ethics
- Integrity – You demonstrate 100% commitment to the highest ethical standards
- Ownership – You take charge of your work, uphold your commitments, and always do your best
- Commerciality – You focus on what matters, ask necessary questions, and are diligent about not wasting time
- Humility – You welcome and are receptive to feedback and learn from past mistakes
- Adaptability – You can triage business needs and context switch quickly and efficiently
- Admirability – You elevate the room through your work ethic, domain knowledge, and work product
Company Benefits
- Fully paid health care benefits
- Generous parental and family leave policies
- Mental and physical wellness programs
- Volunteer opportunities
- Non-profit matching gift program
- Support for employee-led affinity groups representing women, minorities and the LGBTQ+ community
- Tuition assistance
- A 401(k) savings program with an employer match and more
