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Our client is looking an experienced Strategist to join their Boston office. Your responsibilities will include advising institutional clients and produce original research on thematic issues in quantitative investing and to explore new investment strategies for clients. Objectives include differentiating the company’s global brand, deepening client relationships, and promoting product development. Potential subject matter is broad, spanning a variety of quantitative equity and multi-asset issues, including trends in investment management, factor behaviour, options and volatility trading strategies, asset allocation, tail risk management, portfolio construction, and market structure. The Strategist will work closely with portfolio management, client-facing, and research staff.

Responsibilities:

• Produce rigorous, original research on topics of thematic interest to the company’s investor base.
• Serve as a subject matter expert on selected topics at client and prospect meetings; present at conferences and company sponsored seminars.
• Advise clients on investment management issues; provide bespoke analyses.
• Assist in the development of new investment strategies based on thought leadership and consultative activities.
• Explore new forms of content and creative ways to monetize them.

Requirements:

• Prefer 5+ years of professional experience in asset management, investment consulting, applied academic research.
• Fluency in some selection of programming languages and/or data analysis environments, e.g., Python, SQL, Matlab, R, Q. Experience manipulating large, complex data sets.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Willingness and ability to work in a collegial, results-oriented environment

Education:

• Advanced degree in a quantitative field, e.g., finance, economics, statistics, applied math

If you would like to be considered for the position of Strategist, or wish to discuss the role further then please leave your details below. Your resume will be held in confidence until you connect with a member of our team