Experienced Alpha Research Scientist

Edgestream • Princeton, NJ

11d • Onsite

About The Position

The Research group at Edgestream consists of highly skilled scientists and engineers, working in collaboration to unravel some of the finance’s hardest problems. Our ranks include physicists, mathematicians, biologists, machine learning experts, cryptographers, and theoretical computer scientists. We are responsible for the creation of the scientific models of market behavior which drive trading in our funds. Our investment process is fully research driven, and new members of our team quickly find that they have the opportunity to contribute directly to the company’s bottom line. Our work covers the full spectrum from basic research in statistics, information theory, and algorithms, to investigating new datasets, to building out our research platform, to implementation and analysis of live trading systems.

Requirements

• PhD in a scientific or engineering discipline (or equivalent experience).
• Track record of high achievement in scientific research.
• Strong analytical and mathematical abilities.
• Comfort with large data and programming.

Nice To Haves

• No knowledge of finance is required.

Responsibilities

• Creation of scientific models of market behavior which drive trading in our funds.
• Basic research in statistics, information theory, and algorithms.
• Investigating new datasets.
• Building out our research platform.
• Implementation and analysis of live trading systems.

Benefits

• Competitive salary, bonus, and incentive compensation based on overall company performance.
• Fantastic resources, accumulated over decades, for turning ideas into reality.
• Comprehensive, first-class benefits (including excellent medical and dental insurance, 401(k), HRA, FSA, life insurance, daily catered lunch, and an onsite gym).
• For qualified employees, the opportunity to invest in our funds.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree