Schonfeld Strategic Advisors is looking to enhance its quantitative research capabilities by hiring exceptional graduates to contribute to novel predictive signal design, algorithm enhancement, and overall growth of their quantitative trading business.
Requirements
- Excellent programming skills in languages such as Python, C, C++, Java, SQL, or R
- Strong knowledge of probability and statistics (e.g., machine learning, time-series analysis and forecasting, pattern recognition, NLP).
Responsibilities
- design of novel predictive signals
- enhancement of our algorithms for prediction, trade execution, portfolio construction, risk management, among others
- furthering our alpha research
- identify compelling differentiating factors
- design novel predictive signals
- backtest & validate hypotheses
- apply cutting edge AI tools to enhance your coding and analysis productivity
Other
- A Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD degree in a quantitative or technical field such as statistics, mathematics, physics, electrical engineering, or computer science (ideally with one year left in your academic program)
- The ability to communicate research ideas clearly and succinctly
- Creative problem-solving skills and experience working with real-world datasets
- Strong attention to detail
- Previous financial industry experience is a plus but it is not required
