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VP/SVP, Quantitative Equity Research Analyst

A senior systematic equity researcher at PIMCO who develops alpha signals for low-to-medium frequency strategies. The role sits in the equities implementation team of portfolio management.

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.

Generate and test new equity alpha ideas
Source and evaluate datasets for signals
Backtest signals and move them into live strategies
Research event, flow, positioning and crowding signals
Work on portfolio construction and transaction costs

What they ask for

Required

5+ years developing systematic equity signals
Return prediction across style, country and sector
Portfolio construction and optimisation
Python production-quality code
Statistics and econometrics
Communication to non-technical audiences

Preferred

Transaction cost modelling
Machine learning

Education: Undergraduate degree in finance, economics, computer science, statistics, engineering or a related field; advanced degree a plus.
Experience: 5+ years developing systematic equity signals
Languages and tools: Python
Markets: equities

How to prepare

Build and backtest a flow or event-driven equity signal with realistic costs
Learn portfolio optimisation with turnover constraints
Study crowding and positioning data sources
Practise avoiding overfitting in signal research

What to study

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