Quantitative and Data Mining Analyst recruitment

Description of Role:

Develop quantitative equity models at the company and aggregated to the sector level across regions

Generate ideas for profitable avenues of research amongst the team
Identify quantitative metrics which have both a fundamental basis and also can be used to explain historic market performance
Development and implementation of new quantitative investment strategies (both long only and long-short)
Data Mining Analysis
Communication of technical ideas to colleagues and senior managers

Core Skills:

The ideal applicant will possess the following skills and knowledge:

Tenacity and strong focus on delivery of results
Excellent communication skills and proven management experience.
Ability to multi-task
Ability to operate effectively under pressure and to tight deadlines
Ability to build and maintain strong and effective relationships with the research team as well as other departments
Attention to detail combined with understanding of the bigger picture
A detailed and broad knowledge of manipulating financial and economic databases (FactSet or Thomson TQA, Reuters, Bloomberg etc)
multi-factor backtesting, factor rotation (top down and bottom up models),risk management, portfolio construction and implementation are sought
Excellent programming skills with a preference for S+, R or Matlab. A knowledge of Relational Database Programming (SQL etc) is a plus
Experience in building high frequency systematic strategies is a plus
A primary degree with a post-graduate qualification in Econometrics, the Physical Sciences, Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics or Statistics.

For a private and confidential conversation please contact Colin Mc Ghee

cmcghee@paragonexecutive.com

Tel - 01-8746770

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