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2027 Summer Intern – Masters Quant Research Analyst, Client Solutions & Analytics

A 10-week summer internship for master's students in PIMCO's client analytics team, which produces quantitative research and portfolio tools for clients. Full-time start would follow in 2028.

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.

Research asset allocation and portfolio optimisation questions
Contribute to client portfolio construction studies
Help build analytics models and applications
Prepare research for team and client presentations

What they ask for

Required

Master's in financial engineering, maths or theoretical physics
Interest in portfolio theory, econometrics or machine learning
Python
Communication and writing
Knowledge of financial markets
Enrolled at university in Fall 2027

Preferred

Use of AI tools in projects

Education: Currently pursuing a quantitative master's, such as financial engineering, physics or maths.
Experience: Students; no prior experience stated
Languages and tools: Python
Markets: multi-asset, fixed-income

How to prepare

Build a small mean-variance optimiser and test its sensitivity to inputs
Revise time-series econometrics
Write a short research note on a market theme
Practise explaining a quant result to a non-technical audience

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 PIMCO and doesn’t handle applications.