What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Quantitative Researcher, Equity Market Neutral – Fundamental Strategies position at Onyx Alpha Partners?
Senior Quantitative Researcher, Equity Market Neutral – Fundamental Strategies
$175k-$300k salary Highly Competitive Bonus
The Firm:
A prominent multi-strategy platform, with a sizeable footprint in global systematic trading, are looking for a Senior Quantitative Researcher with a focus on fully systematic Equity Market Neutral fundamental strategies. This top tier firm has gained a stellar reputation for its cutting-edge infrastructure and data-driven approach, offering a collaborative environment for high-caliber professionals to thrive.
The Role:
As a senior member of this global team, you will design and implement systematic equity market neutral strategies leveraging fundamental data, with holding periods typically up to two weeks. This all encompassing role with with a dual mandate of portfolio management and quantitative research, allows you to drive alpha generation through rigorous quantitative methods, while retaining full responsibility for the success of the signals within the central portfolio.
Key Responsibilities:
- Strategy Development: Develop systematic, fundamental-driven equity market neutral strategies with 2-day to 2-week holding periods.
- Research & Modeling: Employ advanced quantitative techniques to identify persistent, fundamentally based signals and validate them through robust testing.
- Data Analysis: Integrate and analyze fundamental data sets, ensuring strategies are grounded in economically meaningful insights.
- Risk Management & Implementation: Incorporate robust risk controls, transaction cost considerations, and efficient portfolio construction methods into all strategies.
- Collaboration & Communication: Work closely with team members to refine ideas and maintain alignment with broader investment goals.
Requirements:
- Education: Advanced degree (Master’s or Ph.D.) in a quantitative field (Physics, Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Engineering).
- Experience: Minimum of 3 years in quantitative research/trading, preferably in equity market neutral or fundamental-centric environments.
- Must have direct experience in long/short hedge fund investment strategies (long-only biased experience is not relevant).
- Technical Skills: Proficiency in Python or similar languages, with strong experience in quantitative modeling, time-series analysis, and statistical techniques.
- Fundamental Insight: Demonstrated ability to incorporate fundamental factors into systematic strategies.
- Teamwork & Ethics: Strong communication skills, collaborative mindset and intellectual humility.
Reasons to Apply:
- Unparalleled access to leading market computing power, world class talent and data resources
- Highly competitive compensation and benefits
- A meritocratic, collaborative, intellectually stimulating environment
At Onyx Alpha Partners, we are committed to connecting the most sought after talent in the financial world, to opportunities that expand the universe of unconstrained performance within their chosen discipline. If this opportunity aligns with your career aspirations, we encourage you to apply and explore the potential for growth and unparalleled success.
Salary : $175,000 - $300,000
