Research Analyst & Content Writer – Private Assets R&D

MSCI • New York, NY

8d • $151,000 - $196,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

MSCI Private Assets is seeking a Research Analyst & Content Writer to join its Research & Development team. This hybrid research and writing role combines quantitative and analytical work with financial writing and clear communication of complex investment insights. The role serves as an analytical bridge between MSCI’s underlying research and content delivered to clients and the market, owning the content function end-to-end. The researcher works directly with MSCI private asset data across private equity, private credit, private real assets, and related closed-end structures; drafts and refines commentary; and maintains the technical integrity of published output. This is not an editorial or marketing-content role: it requires comfort working with quantitative data and research methodologies, reproducing and interrogating analysis, and judging when conclusions need additional evidentiary support.

The role produces original analyses and data insights, creates visualizations, drafts commentary, and reviews Private Assets content for factual accuracy and consistency with MSCI data and methodologies. It contributes to recurring data-driven market publications and coordinates deliverables with the wider R&D team, while working with Marketing and Communications and maintaining accountability for technical and methodological integrity. The position also helps establish scalable quality-control approaches as research and AI-assisted content increase, and manages multiple recurring commitments to deadlines.

The advertised salary range is $151,000–$196,000 per year, with eligibility for an annual bonus. MSCI describes comprehensive employee benefits tailored to location, flexible working arrangements, collaborative workspaces, learning and development opportunities, and career-growth pathways.

Requirements

• Strong quantitative and analytical skills, including the ability to interrogate datasets, reproduce analysis, assess whether conclusions are supported by underlying data, and challenge assumptions.
• Strong understanding of financial markets and investment concepts.
• Excellent written communication skills, including the ability to explain sophisticated financial and quantitative concepts clearly and precisely.
• Strong charting and data-visualization skills.
• Experience working with financial or investment data and producing research, commentary, or other analytically driven content.
• Ability to work effectively with researchers and Marketing, Product, and other commercial stakeholders.
• High attention to detail and commitment to factual and methodological accuracy.
• Ability to work independently, manage competing priorities, and meet recurring publication deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in economics, finance, statistics, mathematics, or another quantitatively oriented discipline.
• Relevant experience in investment research, financial analysis, economics, quantitative research, or research-led financial writing.
• Strong proficiency with Excel and analytical tools, including charting and data-visualization tools.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge or experience in private assets or private markets.
• Advanced degree in a quantitatively oriented discipline.
• Experience within financial services, asset management, investment research, or financial-data businesses.
• Experience with research databases and/or statistical tools.
• Experience reviewing AI-generated content, or understanding the opportunities and risks of AI-assisted research and content production.
• Prior financial-writing experience.

Responsibilities

• Query MSCI private assets databases, generate original analyses, and develop client-relevant data insights, using AI in supervised form and working with R&D colleagues and subject-matter experts for methodology guidance and data validation.
• Create clear, accurate charts and data visualizations that communicate analytical findings and adhere to MSCI standards.
• Draft and refine commentary on charts, data findings, and market trends, translating quantitative analysis into precise written insights and aligning content with MSCI’s voice and standards.
• Provide technical and analytical review of Private Assets content produced by Product and Marketing, external writers, and AI tools, validating factual accuracy and consistency with MSCI data and methodologies.
• Contribute original content and refreshed analyses to recurring publications of data-driven market insights, reflecting current data and market conditions, and coordinate related deliverables from the broader R&D team.
• Collaborate with Marketing and Communications while maintaining accountability for the technical and methodological integrity of R&D-supported content.
• Help establish scalable quality-control approaches as research and AI-assisted content increase.
• Manage recurring publication commitments and multiple workstreams to agreed deadlines while maintaining analytical and editorial quality.

Benefits

• Eligible for an annual bonus.
• Comprehensive employee benefits tailored to location, supporting financial security, health, and wellbeing.
• Flexible working arrangements.
• Learning and development resources, including MSCI’s Global Orientation program, Learning@MSCI platform, AI Learning Center, LinkedIn Learning Pro, and tailored learning opportunities.
• Professional growth and development through new challenges, internal mobility, and expanded roles.
• Employee Resource Groups and an environment focused on inclusion, belonging, and connection.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level