Point72

Point72

Quantitative Analyst - CIO Office

New York · Senior

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 9 days ago
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About the role

  • JOB DESCRIPTION Point72 Asset Management is seeking a Quantitative Analyst to join its Portfolio Construction & Analytics Team (PCAT) in the Office of the CIO.
  • PCAT's mandate is to study all drivers of success for Long/Short Equities investment professionals using data, analytics, and models of investor behavior and the market.
  • These analyses are shared with portfolio managers to improve their strategies and with senior management to better allocate capital across investment teams.

Nice to have

  • Conduct bottoms-up analysis on the firm's portfolios to identify strengths and weaknesses in idea generation, trading, and construction
  • Form top-down views on which strategies offer the best risk/reward for the firm
  • Communicate key findings to the team, PMs, and Co-CIOs
  • 2 or more years of experience in a quantitative research, portfolio management, or risk management role dealing with equities or equities investments
  • Undergraduate, MS or Ph.D. in Finance, Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or Physics, or other quantitative discipline
  • Experience with statistical models and essential methods of quantitative finance
  • Some level of proficiency in quantitative programming (Python preferred)
  • Highly analytical

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