Remote BRAIN Researcher

Summary

WorldQuant is seeking Researchers to join their BRAIN team, a crowdsourcing initiative that allows anyone with the right skills to become a Quant. The role involves research, platform development, and business development tasks. The position is based in Old Greenwich, CT or New York, NY and offers a base salary, discretionary performance bonus, and benefits.

Requirements

• Familiarity and proficiency in using BRAIN or BRAIN Research Consultant preferred
• Possess or expect a Bachelor’s degree or advanced degree in engineering, science, mathematics, finance or any other related field that is highly analytical and quantitative from a leading university
• Demonstrated programming experience in one of the following (Java/C++/C/Python/MySQL/SQL Server); knowledge of UNIX preferred
• Possess a research scientist mind-set; be a self-starter, a creative and persevering deep thinker who is motivated by unsolved challenges
• Have a strong interest in learning about worldwide financial markets
• Possess good communication and presentation skills in English

Responsibilities

• Create and develop Alphas and other utilization algorithms on BRAIN
• Conduct research on academic quantitative finance literature
• Identify and design new research domains. Generate ideas to grow the domain
• Analyze current functionalities available to researchers, identify any issues with the platform and provide solutions and recommendations to the BRAIN team
• Design and test new functionalities and datasets on the BRAIN platform
• Work with BRAIN Strategy and Operations country heads and other Business Development partners to enhance & implement BRAIN business strategy for user and consultant acquisition
• Conduct training sessions for BRAIN users and consultants
• Prepare and update training curriculum of BRAIN

Preferred Qualifications

Familiarity with the BRAIN platform is preferred

Benefits

Eligible for a base salary, discretionary performance bonus, and benefits