Fixed Income Quantitative Analyst

Fidelity Investments•Merrimack, NH

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Group Quantitative Research and Investing (QRI) is an investments and research division within Asset Management at Fidelity. We are responsible for the management and development of quantitative and hybrid quant/fundamental investment strategies and solutions while providing high quality quantitative, data-driven support to Fidelity’s fundamental investment professionals, ensuring they have access to the most relevant data and advanced quantitative analysis. The Role Fidelity is seeking to hire a Quantitative Analyst to join its Quantitative Research and Investments division. This position will be located in Fidelity’s office in Merrimack, New Hampshire. The analyst will work with the other members of a 25-person QRI team, who are embedded with the Fidelity’s Fixed Income division, as well as investment professionals in this division, to develop quantitative techniques, models, and tools to support and strengthen the trading and investment processes used in the management of Fidelity’s fixed income mutual funds and client accounts. The analyst in this role will focus on working with our corporate bond trading team and the other investment professionals and quantitative analysts involved in Fixed Income’s trading strategies. This is a rare opportunity to work with high caliber investment professionals in one of the premier fixed income investment management divisions in the world, which manages over $2 trillion in assets. As an ideal candidate, you will have demonstrated consistent success in your academic and work experience. You will have very strong analytical and communication skills and exhibit the highest level of personal and professional integrity. You’ll be able to think creatively, work independently, and make decisions quickly, often with limited information. Your ability to consistently develop, clearly articulate, and effectively communicate investment recommendations supported by a comprehensive and thoughtful research process is critical to success in investment management at Fidelity.

Requirements

3+ years of industry experience as a quantitative analyst
Programming experience in Python (preferred) or in other mathematical modeling language
Very strong interpersonal and verbal communication skills and an eagerness to work in a team environment
Deep comfort with applied mathematics and statistics
Demonstrated expertise in technical and financial problem solving
Familiarity with fixed income analytics

Nice To Haves

Good working knowledge Python (or other modeling language) and relational databases
Advanced degree in a discipline of science, technology, engineering, or mathematics
Interest and passion for investing and the financial markets
Familiarity with fixed income trading workflows, data, pricing and market engagement models, and trading performance attribution
Demonstrated experience in working with fixed income trading platforms such as Tradeweb, MarketAxess, ICE, etc
Familiarity with liquidity metrics and models such as Barclays LCS and Bloomberg LQA

Responsibilities

Understand, maintain, and improve analytic infrastructure related to the trading process
Build robust quantitative tools to aid all aspects trading process
Collaborate closely with other investment and technology professionals within the division
Explain complex quantitative concepts to non-technical people
Closely partner with experienced traders to create, measure, and improve trading models used for pre-trade, at-trade, and post trade workflows
Take initiative and demonstrate leadership skills to advance the investment process

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