Fund Flow Quantitative Researcher

Role

Point72 is looking for a Quantitative Researcher to join its Fund Flow Research team. The Fund Flow Group provides best-in-class flow and positioning indicators to help PMs, analysts, and traders across all investment functions understand their investment backdrop, better assess reward and risk, and identify alpha opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Create systematic trading strategies for macro and equity markets using proprietary flow and positioning datasets
• Conduct rigorous applied research to develop systematic signals for macro and equity markets, with a focus on investor flows and positioning
• Contribute to all aspects of the research and production process, including idea generation, hypothesis testing, portfolio construction, risk and transaction cost models, and P&L attribution
• Monitor, analyze and improve live trading P&L
• Collaborate with analysts and strategists to improve PM-facing content

Requirements

• Undergraduate, Master’s or PhD candidates in a technical field
• Demonstrated creativity and rigor in the research process
• Technically comfortable handling large datasets stored in AWS using Python
• Collaborative mindset
• Passion for research and financial markets
• Intellectual curiosity, exceptional attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Commitment to the highest ethical standards