I’m working with an established systematic investment manager looking to add two Quantitative Researchers to its research team.

This is a high-quality, research-led environment with a strong emphasis on scientific rigour, statistical understanding and genuine depth of research .

They are not looking for somebody purely because they have worked at a recognised hedge fund or trading firm. The priority is finding researchers who genuinely understand their work and can bring new techniques, perspectives or ways of approaching systematic markets into the team.

What they are looking for:-

You should have:

1. Strong quantitative research experience within systematic trading or investment management
2. Excellent foundations in statistics, mathematics and scientific reasoning
3. Experience working on signals, portfolio construction, risk or related systematic research
4. The ability to explain why a model works, rather than simply demonstrate a strong backtest
5. Strong Python skills
6. A rigorous approach to research design and validation
7. Experience taking ownership of detailed research projects
8. The ability to challenge existing approaches and contribute new ideas

The firm is open to researchers from different systematic backgrounds.

You could come from systematic macro, managed futures, stat arb, systematic equities or another liquid systematic strategy .

Direct experience within the firm's particular investment style is helpful but not essential if you can demonstrate that your research methodology is transferable.

The opportunity

The investment approach is established, but the research process continues to evolve.

They are particularly interested in researchers who have developed knowledge or techniques in previous roles that could introduce something genuinely different to the existing team.

This could come from:

1. Different approaches to signal research
2. Portfolio construction
3. Statistical techniques
4. Machine learning
5. Alternative datasets
6. Risk modelling
7. Market structure
8. Execution
9. Research infrastructure or methodology

The important part is that there is real substance behind the research .

The environment is deliberately collaborative, with researchers working closely with senior members of the investment team rather than operating as isolated individuals within a very large research organisation.

Profile:-

Ideally, you will have several years of experience in quantitative research and have worked on strategies or research that ultimately contributed to live investment decisions.

Strong academic backgrounds in mathematics, statistics, physics, computer science or a related quantitative discipline are particularly relevant.

If you are a systematic researcher who enjoys going deeply into problems and wants to work in an environment with a very high research bar, feel free to message me privately.

Happy to provide further details on the firm, strategy and team confidentially.