Job Description
Cubist Systematic Strategies, an affiliate of Point72, is seeking a Data Scientist to join their data services group. This role is crucial for ensuring the timely and accurate delivery of data to portfolio managers, supporting the implementation of a large research infrastructure and live production trading across global capital markets.
The role involves:
- Identifying new data sets and engaging with vendors.
- Building processes and tools to ingest, tag, and clean datasets.
- Analyzing datasets to generate descriptive statistics and propose applications.
- Researching potential alpha signals for presentation to Portfolio Managers.
- Monitoring and enhancing the automated data collection and cleansing infrastructure.
- Researching new technologies for improved data management and retrieval.
Desirable candidates should have:
- A Ph.D. in a quantitative field such as computer science, mathematics, or statistics.
- At least 1 year of experience as a Data Scientist or in a similar role.
- Experience working with large data sets and applying statistical tests.
- Programming skills in SQL, Python, and at least one of C#, C++, or Java.
- Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
- Strong communication skills.
Cubist offers:
- A role in a dedicated team responsible for data delivery to systematic Portfolio Managers.
- Opportunity to work with large datasets and cutting-edge technologies.