ARK Investment Management LLC · 2 months ago
Artificial Intelligence, Research Associate
St. Petersburg, FL
Full-time
Onsite
New Grad, Entry LevelARK Investment Management is a global investment manager focused on disruptive innovation. The Artificial Intelligence, Research Associate will conduct high-quality research to support ARK's AI strategy, exploring advancements in AI and their implications for investment decisions.
EducationFinanceFinancial ServicesFinTechImpact Investing
Responsibilities
Will support deal sourcing, communications with companies, and investment underwriting
Will be embedded within the research team with the goal of extending our research & investment activities, particularly in the private markets
Support ARK’s portfolios by combining top-down thematic research and bottom-up fundamental analysis to identify investment opportunities
Work closely with ARK’s Internet team to identify innovative technologies, model the growth rates and sizes of new markets, estimate unit economics, and assess the competitive landscape
Research and identify private companies that are the leaders, enablers, and beneficiaries of disruptive innovation, focused on the fields of artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud computing, including enterprise software-as-a-service, infrastructure-as-a-service, and semiconductors
Form investment recommendations based on your research to share with ARK’s Analysts, Directors of Research, Chief Futurist, and ARK’s CEO & CIO
Meet experts on your research topics through X, conferences, ARK calls, or other channels and engage with them, learn from them, and share ARK’s published research. Actively gather feedback on your work through X and other online platforms
Qualification
Required
Some Experience
Conduct high-quality research to support AI strategy
Explore advancements in large language models, AI-driven software platforms, and next-generation computing infrastructure
Evaluate public and private companies
Analyze adoption curves
Understand the broader societal and economic implications of AI
Support deal sourcing, communications with companies, and investment underwriting
Be embedded within the research team with the goal of extending research & investment activities, particularly in the private markets
Support ARK's portfolios by combining top-down thematic research and bottom-up fundamental analysis to identify investment opportunities
Work closely with ARK's Internet team to identify innovative technologies, model growth rates and sizes of new markets, estimate unit economics, and assess the competitive landscape
Research and identify private companies that are the leaders, enablers, and beneficiaries of disruptive innovation, focused on AI and cloud computing
Form investment recommendations based on research to share with ARK's Analysts, Directors of Research, Chief Futurist, and ARK's CEO & CIO
Meet experts on research topics through X, conferences, ARK calls, or other channels and engage with them, learn from them, and share ARK's published research
Actively gather feedback on work through X and other online platforms
Clear communicator
Good organizational skills
Quick to take initiative
Tech forward
Coding skills/automation experience is a strong plus
Combine technical fluency with strong analytical and financial skills
Strong storyteller, able to bridge technical concepts with market and cultural implications
Independent thinker who challenges consensus and explores contrarian ideas
Preferred
Programming, data science, or engineering background
Company
ARK Investment Management LLC
ARK Investment Management LLC (ARK Invest) holds a precision lens on thematic investing.
Founded in 2014
51-200 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
unknownKey Investors
STORY3 Capital PartnersNikko AssetManagement
2021-06-01Debt Financing
2017-08-14Undisclosed
Leadership Team
Catherine Wood
Founder and CEO
Recent News
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