The Global Research & Design group at S&P Dow Jones Indices is looking for a quantitative associate director with a strong background in mathematics and computer programming to support the global research team. The team is responsible for the conceptualization and design of new indices for S&P Dow Jones Indices, and the creation of research to provoke thinking on new passive investment concepts. The team serves as an innovator and thought leader within and outside the organization. You will handle all aspects the research and design process for equity factor and dividend indices which involves generating investment ideas, gathering and cleansing data, back-testing strategies, running index analytics, finalizing index methodologies, preparing presentations, and publishing research papers. You will have significant independence and flexibility in index design projects, with direct exposure to other R&D team members working in the US, Europe, and Asia as well as a global client base, during each project development phase.