MFS
Quantitative Research Analyst
Boston
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About the role
- Serve as a member of MFS' Global Sector Teams and work with fundamental researchers & portfolio managers as a representative of the quantitative research group.
Responsibilities
- Work closely with a team of experienced quantitative analysts and portfolio managers to develop a business with roughly $27bn AUM as of 3/31/2026.
- At MFS, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace.
- Please see the Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal document, linked for your reference.
Requirements
- Minimum 5 years of relevant industry experience.
- Ability to structure thoughtful, detail-oriented solutions to complex problems with minimal supervision.
- Strong written and verbal communications skills, inclusive of the ability to listen and incorporate feedback into one's work.
- Proficiency in analysis languages, like Python, Matlab, R.
- Proficiency in SQL.
- Familiarity with financial data software such as Bloomberg or FactSet.
- Proficiency in C#.
Compensation
- MFS contributes an amount equal to 15% of your base salary to your retirement account that is separate from the company -sponsored 401(k)
- This position is eligible for competitive incentive bonus.
- At MFS, we believe in fair and transparent compensation.
- For that reason, we're including the salary range for this position.
- This range reflects our good-faith expectation for what we'll pay depending on the candidate's experience, training and education.
- In addition to the salary, we also offer significant and competitive incentive compensation based on both individual and company performance.
Benefits
- Serve as a member of one or more of MFS' Global Sector Teams (composed of fundamental equity, credit and quantitative analysts).
- Generous time off and fully paid leaves including 20-weeks for maternity, 12-weeks for parental and caregiver leaves
- Choice of medical and dental plans and an and an employer contribution into the Health Savings Account
- Tax deferred commuter benefits & flexible spending accounts (medical & dependent care)
- Our compensation philosophy is to pay competitively for talent while ensuring equity across employees performing comparable work.
- We are committed to transparency - if you have questions about how we arrived at this range or what additional benefits and bonus opportunities come with the role, we'll be happy to discuss them
- If any applicant is unable to complete an application or respond to a job opening because of a disability, please contact MFS at 617-954-5000 or email talent_acquisition@mfs.com for assistance.
Equal opportunity
- Additionally, retaliation, including intimidation, threats, or coercion, because an employee or applicant has objected to discrimination, engaged or may engage in filing a complaint, assisted in a review, investigation, or hearing or have otherwise sought to obtain their legal rights under any Federal, State, or local EEO law is prohibited.
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