2026 Spring Internship - MS/PhD Data Scientist, Proprietary Research
About The Position
On our proprietary research team-Market Intelligence-you'll partner with our Investment Professionals and Compliance team to uncover insights about companies, industries, and the broader economy through deep fundamental research and applying data science and engineering techniques to alternative data sets. You'll work alongside a talented team with diverse skills, backgrounds, and perspectives. Our industry researchers, product managers, and data scientists and engineers work together to build compliant research products that answer the questions our investment professionals care about most. We look for other bright, motivated, and collaborative people to join our team and grow with us-a majority of the leaders in our group were promoted from within. Our Data Scientists conduct research through data mining and statistical modeling to discover insights from large, complex data sets that are used by our investment professionals to make investment decisions. As part of the internship program in our New York office, you will gain exposure to: Working in a highly collegial environment that emphasizes teaching and learning as a team Tackling challenges of featuring and modeling large and unstructured data using machine learning and statistical techniques Managing all aspects of the research and execution process including methodology selection, data collection and quality, modeling and analysis, and performance monitoring Delivering research findings to investment teams, portfolio managers, and other internal clients Working within a team to help drive technical innovation through a collaborative R&D process
Requirements
- Demonstrated interest in machine learning, statistical models, and data mining tools
- Pursuit of bachelor's, MS, or PhD degree in a quantitative discipline
- Strong programming skills in Python (preferred), R, Spark, and/or SQL
- Exceptional understanding of statistics and advanced modeling techniques
- Ability to communicate complex analyses and results clearly
- Commitment to the highest ethical standards
Responsibilities
- Conduct research through data mining and statistical modeling
- Tackling challenges of featuring and modeling large and unstructured data using machine learning and statistical techniques
- Managing all aspects of the research and execution process including methodology selection, data collection and quality, modeling and analysis, and performance monitoring
- Delivering research findings to investment teams, portfolio managers, and other internal clients
- Working within a team to help drive technical innovation through a collaborative R&D process
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Intern
Industry
Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
