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Quantitative Researcher

  • Location: Thailand
  • Salary: Negotiable per month
  • Job Type:Permanent

Posted 2 months ago

Job Overview

Our client, a well-established US Quantitative Company, is seeking a Quantitative Researcher for their company. They are prioritizing growth in the Vietnam business and expanding their business, so this is an incredibly exciting time to join the company.

Job Location: Fulltime - Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Key Responsibilities:

Research:

  • Create and develop Alphas and other utilization algorithms on the company's product.
  • Conduct research on academic quantitative finance literature.
  • Identify and design new research domains. Generate ideas to grow the field.

Platform development:

  • Analyze current functionalities available to researchers, identify any issues with the platform, and provide solutions and recommendations to the team.
  • Design and test new functionalities and datasets on the platform.

Business Development and Consultant Engagement:

  • Work with local Territory Managers and other Business Development stakeholders to enhance & execute company business strategy for user and consultant acquisition.
  • Conduct training sessions for users and consultants.
  • Prepare and update the training curriculum of the company.

Role Requirements:

  • Familiarity and competence in using company's platform, ex-VRC Research Consultant, or Research Consultant preferred.
  • Possess or expect a Bachelor's degree or advanced degree in engineering, science, mathematics, finance or any other related field that is highly analytical and quantitative from a leading university.
  • Demonstrated programming experience in one of the following (Java/C++/C/Python/MySQL/SQL Server); knowledge of UNIX preferred.
  • Possess a research scientist mind-set; be a self-starter, a creative and persevering deep thinker who is motivated by unsolved challenges.
  • Have a strong interest in learning about worldwide financial markets.
  • Possess good communication and presentation skills in English.

This is an excellent opportunity for ambitious talents to accelerate their career in a dynamic team. If you are interested, please drop me a line via sophie.tran@argyllscott.vn or +84 938 790 578 for more information.

Argyll Scott Asia is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.