Quantitative Researcher, Quantitative Strategies

Principal Responsibilities

• Partner closely with the SPM and team on alpha research for systematic equity strategies
• Generate and test new ideas using financial intuition, statistical learning, and large, diverse datasets
• Integrate Agentic AI workflows where they can improve productivity, model development, or operational robustness
• Source, clean, and analyze alternative, fundamental, and market microstructure data
• Build predictive models and contribute to signal combination, portfolio implementation, and ongoing model refinement
• Work in a transparent, collaborative environment with exposure to the broader investment process

Preferred Technical Skills

• Strong Python skills; experience building research tools or production-quality research infrastructure is highly desirable
• Experience developing systematic equity or statistical arbitrage alphas, including intraday rebalancing of multi-day horizon signals
• Experience working with alternative, fundamental, and exchange / market microstructure data
• Practical experience applying LLMs or modern ML techniques to research workflows, signal generation, or dataset creation is highly desirable

Preferred Experience

• Minimum 3 years of experience in quantitative research focused on systematic equities
• Strong preference for candidates from quantitative trading teams, though we are open to strong quantitative candidates from discretionary environments

Highly Valued Relevant Experience

• Experience combining heterogeneous signals across multiple data types and horizons
• Experience building custom or proprietary datasets
• Experience with sector-specific equity research
• Experience contributing to live trading strategy development in a small-team environment

Target Start Date

ASAP, though we will wait up to 12 months for an exceptional candidate

Total Compensation Package

• Base salary range: $150,000 to $200,000
• Discretionary performance bonus
• Comprehensive benefits

Contact Information

Direct all resume submissions to QuantTalentUS@mlp.com and reference REQ-29446 in the subject