What are the responsibilities and job description for the Quantitative Researcher position at Balyasny Asset Management L.P.?
Balyasny Asset Management - Quantitative Researcher
We are looking for a Quantitative Researcher to join the Alpha Capture team. This position is based in New York. Alpha Capture is a systematic investment team within L/S Equity at BAM. We are a highly collaborative team that meets regularly to discuss ongoing research efforts, share findings, and brainstorm new initiatives. We are looking for someone who is highly detail-oriented, a dependable teammate that can deliver rigorous research and contribute to our quantamental strategies.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Process and analyze all kinds of datasets, both structured and unstructured
- Collaborate closely with team members to develop alpha signals using alternative data
- Utilize state of the art data science techniques to forecast company fundamentals & KPIs
- Adopt a data-driven & fundamentally-motivated framework to come up with new alpha generation ideas and rigorously backtest them
- Communicate findings to the team, soliciting feedback, and iteratively refining the core ideas until improvement can be demonstrated
- Write robust, thoroughly tested and peer reviewed code to “productionize” improvements for the investment strategy and process
- Prioritize and manage multiple tasks and projects concurrently to meet/exceed deadline
QUALIFICATIONS
- Master’s or PhD in Finance, Economics, Statistics, Financial Engineering or related quantitative fields
- Ideally 1-3 years of working experience in quant research / equities / buyside
- Solid knowledge of probability, statistics, finance, data structures and algorithms
- Deep understanding of business fundamentals and strong finance intuition
- Familiarity with financial reporting, and experience working with financial statements
- Excellent programming skills in Python, R, SQL, Unix/Linux shell scripting
- Comfortable working with complex large datasets and apply statistical methods appropriately
- Strong problem solving skills and ability to identify and implement appropriate solutions
- Ability to communicate complex ideas clearly; solid analytical, writing, verbal, technical skills
- Outstanding attention to detail and strong organization skills
- Pragmatic and have a can-do attitude in approaching real-world investment problems
