Summary

Responsible for conducting research in all areas surrounding the investment management process including alpha generation, portfolio construction and implementation as well as documenting results in research reports; reading, assessing and authoring write-ups of analyst papers; data analysis and client point of conduct.

Position reports to the Managing Director, Equity Research Group.

Responsibilities Include

• Reading research, including familiarizing him/herself with academic research and Wall Street trade research
• Author papers summarizing academic and research insights as well as contribute to papers on QSG’s point of view
• Assist in the development, testing, and construction of QSG models and factors
• Utilize third party software applications to access and test data
• Client point of contact, including answering questions regarding research or models generated for clients; checking performance in the market and assisting with general technology inquiries
• Other projects as assigned

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Strong written and oral communication skills are essential
• Demonstrated leadership abilities
• Ambitious and highly motivated individual with well-developed multi-tasking skills

Minimum Qualifications

• BA/BS degree in Finance, Mathematics, Statistics or related quantitative discipline
• A minimum of 0-2 years related work experience
• Experience in a quantitative environment, including knowledge of backtesting, optimization, etc. are a plus
• CFA or candidate is desirable

Contact

For consideration, please send your résumé to careers@qsg.com