Quantitative Research Analyst

Glenmede Trust Co•Philadelphia, PA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Glenmede Investment Management (GIM) is the investment management division of The Glenmede Trust Company, N.A., an independently owned wealth and investment management firm with approximately $50 billion in assets under management. As a boutique manager, GIM offers actively managed equity, fixed income, and alternative investment strategies to institutional investors, financial intermediaries, and their clients. GIM strategies are built on a long-standing foundation of fundamental and quantitative research, options-based approaches, and thematic investing across market capitalizations and are available in a variety of investment vehicles, including separately managed accounts (SMAs), model delivery, mutual funds, and ETFs. This position will operate in a hybrid work environment, 3 days per week in the office (Philadelphia, PA). OVERVIEW: The Quantitative Research Analyst will be a member of Glenmede's quantitative equity team which is responsible for managing over $3 billion of clients' active equity portfolios. The Research Analyst reports to the Head of Quantitative Research.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a computational or analytical field
0 to 5 years of experience in investment analysis and data management

Nice To Haves

CFA or CFA candidate preferred
Passionate about financial markets and behavioral biases
Hands on experience with data collection and analysis, testing, prototyping, backtesting, and performance monitoring
Proficiency in Python
Exposure to the following financial applications: Northfield, Barra, Axioma, MATLAB, FactSet, Bloomberg, Charles River
Strong interpersonal, collaboration, verbal and written communication and teamwork skills
Initiative-taker, enthusiastic, able to engender confidence
Dynamic team orientation, able to build internal and external networks
Ability to work independently and demonstrate follow-up capabilities with solid attention to detail

Responsibilities

Quantitative data developer
Maintaining and reoptimizing multi-factor stock selection models
Preparing reports and charts
Performing quantitative research and analysis to support new and existing strategies, including factor research.
Developing quantitative investment tools and exploring AI applications
Assisting investment teams in department-specific and firm-wide initiatives aimed at expanding capabilities, creating solutions to unmet business needs, improving client experience, or developing more efficient processes.