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WorldQuant · 1 day ago

AI Research Scientist (Value Addition)

New York, United States

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$150K/yr - $200K/yr

WorldQuant is a company that develops systematic financial strategies across global markets. They are seeking a research scientist to join the Value Addition team, where the individual will build mathematical models for investment evaluation and contribute to the firm's optimization efforts in quantitative finance.

Asset Management

Growth Opportunities

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Build mathematical (optimization/machine learning/statistical) models for investment entity evaluation and resource allocation across them

Contribute code implementations and maintain existing code for evaluation models

Create on-demand analytical reports and produce business commentary on investment entities

Operate recurring entity evaluation pipelines

Access a variety of software and hardware resources and state-of-the-art systems

Qualification

Machine learning algorithmsPythonStatistical modelsLarge datasetsOptimization techniquesC++Continuous improvementCommunicationTeam collaboration

Required

Graduate-level calculus, linear algebra, optimization and machine learning algorithms knowledge

Graduate-level research experience in a quantitative field

Machine learning models research and operations experience

Experience working with 'large' datasets (>100G CSV)

Excellent knowledge of Python, NumPy and Pandas

Experience with at least one of: XGBoost, LightGBM, CatBoost, Tensorflow, PyTorch, MOSEK, CVXPY

Experience with at least one of: Intel MKL, JAX, PySpark, Dask, Ray, ClickHouse, Vertica, Arrow

Passion for reasonable accuracy–explainability trade-offs in models

Willingness to explain and defend employed models, their interpretation and business value to the team and stakeholders

Ability to run full-length research work: from business idea, through data collection and model implementation, to tangible business data produced at regular frequencies

Experience in applying AI techniques to multi modal data and draw insights to support management decision making

Preferred

C++ knowledge is a plus

Benefits

Fully paid medical and dental insurance for employees and dependents

Flexible spending account

401(k)

Fully paid parental leave

Generous PTO with unlimited sick days

Employee discounts for gym memberships

Wellness activities

Healthy snacks

Casual dress code

Learning and development courses

Speakers

Team-building off-site

Employee resource groups

Company

WorldQuant

Glassdoor4.3

WorldQuant is a quantitative investment management firm.

Founded in 2007

Old Greenwich, Connecticut, USA

501-1000 employees

https://www.worldquant.com

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