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Research Analyst & Content Writer – Private Assets R&D

This MSCI private-assets role combines quantitative research with client-facing financial writing. It checks the evidence behind investment analysis and turns private-market datasets into charts and commentary.

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.

Query investment datasets and reproduce research calculations.
Build charts explaining private-market trends.
Check whether published conclusions agree with underlying data and methods.
Review AI-assisted analysis before recurring research publication.

What they ask for

Required

Quantitative analysis
Financial-market knowledge
Data visualisation
Precise financial writing
Excel
Analytical quality control

Preferred

Private-market experience
Advanced qualification
Research-database skills
AI-output review

Education: Bachelor’s degree or higher in finance, economics or a quantitative subject; advanced study is desirable.
Experience: Relevant investment-research, analytical or research-writing experience; minimum years not stated.
Languages and tools: Excel
Markets: credit, multi-asset

How to prepare

Reproduce an investment-research chart from raw data.
Write a short market commentary that identifies uncertainty.
Audit AI-generated financial analysis against calculations and source evidence.

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