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Quantitative Research Analyst – Client Solutions & Analytics

A research role in PIMCO's client analytics team producing quantitative thought leadership and bespoke investment solutions. It suits early-career researchers, ideally with a finance or economics PhD.

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.

Write and present research on market themes and capital market assumptions
Build bespoke investment solutions for clients
Develop platforms to analyse client portfolios
Present internally to portfolio and product teams

What they ask for

Required

0 to 3 years in asset management, research, consulting or academia
Asset pricing, economics and optimisation
Time series and panel econometrics
Python, MATLAB or C++
Analytical and presentation skills

Preferred

PhD in finance, economics or a quantitative field

Education: PhD in finance, economics or a quantitative field from a leading university highly desirable.
Experience: 0–3 years in relevant work or academia
Languages and tools: Python
MATLAB
C++
Markets: multi-asset, fixed-income

How to prepare

Replicate an empirical asset pricing study with panel data in Python
Revise optimisation methods for asset allocation
Write a concise research note and present it
Learn how capital market assumptions are built

What to study

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