Quantitative Researcher

Quant Researcher, Tier-One Hedge Fund, Direct Ownership of Alpha

We’re hiring for one of the most elite hedge funds in the world. This is a top 1 percent performer with a long history of sustained outperformance across market cycles. The firm is New York based, globally active, and built around small, autonomous teams where research directly drives capital allocation.

This is not an ivory-tower research seat. Your work moves quickly from idea to simulation to live capital. There are no academic dead ends, no endless committees, and no separation between research and execution. If your models work, they trade. If they don’t, you move on fast.

The culture is intense, meritocratic, and low ego. Researchers are judged on signal quality, robustness, and real-world performance. Ownership is real, feedback is immediate, and impact compounds.

The Role

You’ll research, develop, and deploy systematic trading signals and models used in live strategies. This includes data analysis, signal construction, portfolio construction, and close collaboration with quant developers and traders to ensure research translates cleanly into production.

You are expected to think like an investor and execute like an engineer. This is a seat for people who want full accountability for alpha, not just publishing notebooks.

Non-Negotiable Requirements

Candidates who do not meet all of the below will not be considered.

• 2+ years of experience as a Quantitative Researcher or equivalent at a tier 1, top 15 performing buyside hedge fund, proprietary trading firm or market maker
• Demonstrated track record of research that has been deployed to live trading
• Strong statistical and mathematical foundation, with practical experience modeling real market data
• Degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Computer Science, or a similarly rigorous quantitative field

What This Is Not

• This is not a graduate role.
• This is not an academic research position.
• This is not for candidates without live trading exposure.

If you’re already producing alpha at a top-tier shop and want more ownership, faster iteration, and a tighter link between research and capital, this is a rare opportunity.