Quantitative Researcher - Bowden Brown

Job Specifications

Quant Researcher role - London - PhD graduate

An elite systematic hedge fund is actively looking to hire a PhD student / graduate for their top performing research team.

Based in London, the business has been around for close to a decade running a mixture of mid and high frequency strategies across all asset classes and global markets.

They've had considerable success bringing people in from academia and training them internally - with their research and mathematical orientated approach being extremely transferable and applicable for those who come from top universities.

Your day to day will see you working directly on systematic strategies - using your mathematical knowledge and coding skills to improve ideas already in production as well as coming up with novel trades yourself.

The team are highly collaborative, with the firm prioritising creating a productive and idea led environment where researchers of all experience can thrive.

The business pay very well and offer considerable 1st year guarantees to attract the most talented of researchers.

A minimum of a PhD is required for this position and it must be in a quantitative subject from a top academic institution.

Requirements
PhD in a highly quantitative subject
Coding skills in one of python or C++
Ability to apply mathematical knowledge to financial markets
Strong communication skills
Responsibilities
Contributing to systematic trading strategies in the form of idea generation and strategy enhancement
Building quantitative models - using both classical statistical and machine learning methods
Discussing and analysing advanced mathematical concepts.

About the Company

Bowden Brown specialises in helping quantitatively driven businesses attract top personnel, working as a strategic partner throughout the hiring process and helping firms in a hugely competitive talent market. We cover all major financial markets and have extensive experience partnering with businesses across North America, Europe & APAC. Our team has years of experience connecting companies to outstanding candidates across Quantitative Research, Trading & Technology. We pride ourselves on our network and market knowledg... Know more