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Quant Research Analyst Intern

An internship in Man Group's quantitative portfolio management area in Shanghai. The intern supports portfolio managers, checks model inputs and outputs and monitors risk.

What you’d work on

Our reading of the posting: what a new hire in this role would most likely spend their first months on.

Validate inputs and outputs of investment signals
Find data quality issues with outside vendors
Check portfolio construction outputs
Build tools to assess portfolio implementation
Analyse performance and risk exposures and support client reporting

What they ask for

Required

Coursework in accounting, finance, statistics, computer science, economics or maths
Understanding of financial statements
Strong Excel skills
Coding experience
Interest in investing
Detail orientation

Preferred

1-3 years of investing experience
Python or SAS

Education: Undergraduate or graduate coursework in accounting, finance, statistics, computer science, economics or maths
Experience: Outstanding undergraduates considered; 1-3 years investing preferred
Languages and tools: Python
SAS
Excel
Markets: equities

How to prepare

Practise reading financial statements and ratios
Write Python scripts to check data quality
Learn how factor exposures and portfolio risk are monitored
Build an Excel and Python performance report

What to study

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SelfMadeQuant wrote this summary from the employer’s public posting, last checked 6 November 2026. SelfMadeQuant isn’t affiliated with Man Group and doesn’t handle applications.