Sr. Researcher

Job Description

Addepar is seeking a Senior Researcher to join their Research team within the Investment Analytics Solutions (IAS) organization. This role focuses on generating new research insights and models to improve client performance and build practical investment decision-making frameworks. The Senior Researcher will conduct individual research, collaborate with academic partners, and develop diagnostic tools and strategies.Responsibilities:

• Perform research to generate insights, identify risks, trends, and opportunities for investment decision-making.
• Apply creative thinking and problem-solving skills to independently tackle research problems with commercial impact.
• Develop, backtest, and implement quantitative models and analytical tools by analyzing proprietary datasets.
• Partner with clients to co-create advanced analytics and investment tools.
• Publish research insight notes and present research at industry conferences.
• Partner with academics on research projects that test macro theory with portfolio data.

Requirements:

• Minimum 7 years of experience in a quantitative investment role.
• Broad knowledge of asset classes, including alternatives.
• Experience with risk frameworks, factor modeling, scenario analysis, back-testing, and simulation.
• Demonstrated research and complex model development skills using econometrics using Python, R, Stata, or similar.
• Experienced working with large data sets and deploying data science techniques and analytics to solve problems.
• Outstanding communication and writing skills.

Addepar offers:

• Bonus
• Equity
• Benefits