BRAIN Researcher

The role

The BRAIN Researcher creates and develops alphas and other algorithms on the BRAIN platform and researches academic quantitative finance literature. The role also covers platform development, business development with consultants, and training users and consultants.

What you will do

• Create and develop alphas and other utilization algorithms on BRAIN
• Conduct research on academic quantitative finance literature
• Identify and design new research domains and generate ideas to grow the domain
• Analyze current researcher functionalities, find platform issues, and recommend solutions
• Design and test new functionalities and datasets on the BRAIN platform
• Work with BRAIN Strategy and Operations country heads and Business Development partners on user and consultant acquisition
• Conduct training sessions for BRAIN users and consultants
• Prepare and update the BRAIN training curriculum

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or advanced degree (or expected) in engineering, science, mathematics, finance or another highly analytical and quantitative field from a leading university
• Demonstrated programming experience in Java, C++, C, Python, MySQL, SQL or Server
• Research scientist mindset: self-starter, creative and persevering deep thinker motivated by unsolved challenges
• Strong interest in learning about worldwide financial markets
• Good communication and presentation skills in English

Nice to have

• Familiarity and competence in using BRAIN
• Former VRC Research Consultant or BRAIN Research Consultant experience
• Knowledge of UNIX

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About the company

WorldQuant develops and deploys systematic financial strategies across many asset classes and global markets. BRAIN is its group that offers a crowdsourcing platform where external participants contribute signals and data.