Important Info

This role requires a minimum of 3 days working onsite in London. My client are looking for someone with a strong academic background and commercial Machine Learning experience.

Company

UMATR has partnered with a leading Hedge Fund to hire a Machine Learning Quant Researcher in the equities side of the business.

Role

In this position you will work on alpha research, with a primary focus on: idea generation, data gathering and research/analysis, model implementation and back testing for systematic equity strategies.

Technology / Responsibilities

• Developing and deploying machine learning methods for signal generation and portfolio optimization
• Building Machine Learning pipelines for efficient and scalable research to be leveraged in trading environment

Your Profile

• Strong research and programming skills in python are necessary
• Bachelors, Masters or PhD degree in a quantitative subject such as Applied Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science or related field from a top ranked university
• 2+ years of experience leveraging Machine Learning techniques, namely Computer Vision
• Demonstrated experience creating alpha features
• Demonstrated experience completing project independently

The above information is only a preview of the company and role, please contact Jack Calvin to discuss further details. If your profile matches the requirements please apply with your CV attached.