Research Associate – Investor Data

BlackRock•New York, NY

8d•$110,000 - $140,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Preqin, part of BlackRock, provides private-markets data and technology that complement Aladdin’s whole-portfolio solutions. The Research Associate combines alternatives research, investor-data stewardship, outreach and AI automation to deliver reliable intelligence across a growing universe of firms. Operating as a Data Custodian under a designated Data Steward, the Associate maintains the coverage, quality and integrity of investor data across an assigned North American universe. The role involves researching alternative-asset investors using approved sources, maintaining investor profiles, and interpreting developments for clients. The Associate also helps build and refine approved AI agents, agentic workflows and web-monitoring tools, validating results with human oversight; conducts approved outreach to investors; and reviews, reconciles and documents data in accordance with governance and Data Steward standards. The position collaborates with research, data, product, engineering and client teams to improve workflows and measure coverage, accuracy, cycle time and rework. BlackRock’s hybrid work model currently requires employees to work in the office at least four days per week, with flexibility to work from home one day per week; some business groups may require more office time.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience.
At least 4 years of experience in alternatives, private markets or institutional-investor research.
Strong knowledge of the alternative investment market.
Sound analytical judgment and data literacy, with a commitment to governance; ability to reconcile evidence, manage competing priorities and document defensible decisions.
Strong technical literacy and interest in learning and applying tools, technologies and automation techniques to improve research quality, efficiency and scale.
Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills, curiosity and learning agility.

Nice To Haves

Experience with alternative-assets datasets, workflow or data-quality systems, structured data tools or business intelligence.
Demonstrable AI or automation improvements with human oversight.
Experience at an LP, GP, private-markets data provider or alternatives-focused firm is ideal.

Responsibilities

Research investors active in alternative-asset markets using approved public and proprietary sources; maintain investor profiles and interpret developments for clients.
Help build, test and refine approved AI agents, agentic workflows and web-monitoring tools with technology and research colleagues, validating outputs with human oversight.
Build investor relationships through targeted, approved outreach to verify information and capture intelligence on allocations, mandates and organizational changes.
Review and correct data, reconcile conflicting evidence, resolve exceptions under Data Steward standards, document decisions and escalate unresolved risks.
Maintain source provenance and audit-ready records, following governance, privacy, security and AI-risk standards and using approved tools and permitted data.
Collaborate across research, data, product, engineering and client teams to improve workflows, share practices, and measure coverage, accuracy, cycle time and rework.