Associate, Research

Morgan Stanley•New York, NY

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is seeking an Associate, Research in New York, New York to provide financial analysis reports and materials for individual industries and sector specific companies to relevant client audiences. Analyze industry data to develop an industry-specific vision. Update and create financial models. Analyze emerging trends in an industry or macro-economy. Assess relative stock valuations and review findings with team as well as internal and external clients. Build relationships with global colleagues, salespeople, traders and external investing clients. Combine quantitative processes with fundamental insights to identify industry key performance indicator, develop sector-specific signals, build conviction on a call, predict stock returns, and track company specific risks. Develop, back-test, and implement statistics models, machine learning, and Al to test the efficacy of sector data. Explore and evaluate alternative data to gain insights into new alpha and develop trading strategies. Build tools to query, clean, analyze raw data through databases, and work closely with technology team to ensure data quality and delivery. Publish leading research insight notes and present at industry conferences. Actively source new ideas and collaborate with other research teams. Collaborate with sales and marketing, providing quant proof statements to both internal and external clients. Telecommuting permitted up to one day per week.

Requirements

Master’s in Financial Engineering, Finance, Statistics, or a related field of study
Deep Neural Networks
LSTM
Convolutional Neural Networks
Tree-based Methods, including Decision Trees and Random Forest
PCA/Dimensionality reduction
Lasso and Ridge Regression
Logistic Regression
Classification, including k-Nearest Neighbor
Time-series Modelling, including ARIMA-based methods
Financial Modelling
Statistical Analysis
Big Data Analysis
Forecasting
Probability Theory
Data Set Evaluation
Backtesting
Geospatial Analysis
Python
MS Office Suite
Git
Linux
Investment Report Writing
Microeconomics and Macroeconomics

Responsibilities

Provide financial analysis reports and materials for individual industries and sector specific companies to relevant client audiences.
Analyze industry data to develop an industry-specific vision.
Update and create financial models.
Analyze emerging trends in an industry or macro-economy.
Assess relative stock valuations and review findings with team as well as internal and external clients.
Build relationships with global colleagues, salespeople, traders and external investing clients.
Combine quantitative processes with fundamental insights to identify industry key performance indicator, develop sector-specific signals, build conviction on a call, predict stock returns, and track company specific risks.
Develop, back-test, and implement statistics models, machine learning, and Al to test the efficacy of sector data.
Explore and evaluate alternative data to gain insights into new alpha and develop trading strategies.
Build tools to query, clean, analyze raw data through databases, and work closely with technology team to ensure data quality and delivery.
Publish leading research insight notes and present at industry conferences.
Actively source new ideas and collaborate with other research teams.
Collaborate with sales and marketing, providing quant proof statements to both internal and external clients.