Senior Quantitative Researcher, Top-tier Investment Firm (London)

United Kingdom   9th July 2025

A top-tier global investment firm is seeking a highly driven Senior Quantitative Researcher to join its quantitative strategies team.

 

Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead the design, development, and refinement of alpha models using advanced statistical, mathematical, and machine learning techniques.
  • Source, clean, and analyze complex structured and unstructured datasets to uncover predictive signals.
  • Build scalable research pipelines and maintain production-level models that contribute to trading and investment decisions.
  • Validate model robustness through backtesting, sensitivity analysis, and statistical evaluation.
  • Mentor junior researchers and contribute to the ongoing development of internal research tools and infrastructure.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with portfolio managers, developers, and data engineering teams to deploy research into live environments.

Key Requirements

  • At least 4+ years of experience in a quantitative research role within a trading, investment, or financial technology environment.
  • Expert-level proficiency in Python for data analysis and model development; experience with KDB+/Q is a plus.
  • Strong command of statistical methods, data science toolkits (Pandas, NumPy, Scikit-learn), and time-series modeling.
  • Proven experience in building, testing, and deploying quantitative models using diverse data sets.
  • Solid academic background in a quantitative discipline (Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or related fields); Master’s or PhD preferred.
  • Excellent problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.

Interested parties please send your resume to Daniel Lesage at [email protected].
Regrettably, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

EA License Number: 20C0180 | Amethyst Partners | [email protected]