One of the most successful and lucrative hedge funds are currently hiring into their team in Boston and are looking for a quant analyst to work in the quantitative fund management group.



You will be working in one of the highest ranked quantitative fund management groups with a state if the art IT platform.

In order to apply for the role you should have:-

- Excellent academics in a quantitative subject from a leading University

- Good understanding of equities, preferably experience with international equities.

- knowledge of data sources such as worldscope/compustat/ibes/Factset

- Exposure to high frequency strategies

- working knowledge one of the following programming languages (c++, java, c#, perl, sql, etc).



The ideal candidate should have worked within a similar group previously and have past experience supporting senior quants or portfolio managers. The fund are looking for a candidate who will stand out in terms of research and exposure therefore you should be able to demonstrate some independent project execution and independent analytical skills.



Your responsibilities will include:-

- developing a proprietary revolutionary new alpha signal processing platform

- Research of new technical, behavioural and fundamental alpha factors

- portfolio construction

- Strategy backtesting

- Live portfolio performance analysis

- Custom reporting/analysis for hedge fund clients



All applicants must have an excellent track record from a leading firm.

Interviews are taking place currently therefore all applications must be received as soon as possible. Utmost confidentiality assured. Please apply directly to strategy@selbyjennings.com or visit our Website, http://www.selbyjennings.com. Please send all CV’s in word format.

To apply: Contact:jobs@selbyjennings.com or 0207 019 4100

Selby Jennings is the foremost provider of recruitment solutions to global financial institutions across Europe, the US, Asia and the Middle East.

We work with a diverse range of clients, including investment banks, hedge funds and fund of funds, asset management, M&A, corporate finance and private equity financial consultancies and trading houses.

Covering both contingency and retained recruitment services, we offer our clients an industry leading marketing driven operation, as well as a search and selection service to ensure we access the best and most relevant pool of candidates for every assignment.

Please call a member of the team on 0207 019 4100 to find out more.