Point72 is hiring a
Quantitative Researcher - Junior

Summary

Join a team of students and researchers applying advanced data modeling and statistical learning methods to market prediction and systematic trading.

Requirements

• Undergraduate, MS, or PhD candidates in finance, computer science, mathematics, physics, or other quantitative discipline
• Programming in any of the following: C++, Java, C#, MATLAB, R, Python, or Perl
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills
• Demonstrated interest in financial markets and systematic trading
• Clear, concise, and proactive communicator
• Detail-oriented
• Willing to take ownership of his/her work, working both independently and within a small team

Responsibilities

• Pre-process (validate, clean, normalize, reduce dimension) very large data sets for model estimation and event studies
• Identify features and relationships useful for the predictive modeling of market dynamics