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Quantitative Researcher – Japan Power

A forecasting role supporting the Japan and wider Asia-Pacific power trading desk at a systematic manager. You model supply, demand and prices so traders can make better decisions.

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.

Build supply, demand and price forecasting models for Japanese power
Fold gas fundamentals and renewables output into the forecasts
Turn model output into tools that traders use day to day
Test forecast accuracy against realised prices and refine the models
Talk to desk traders and outside data providers about what the models miss

What they ask for

Required

3+ years in power trading or analysis, focused on Japan
Deep knowledge of Japanese energy markets
Natural gas fundamentals
Fundamental and statistical model building
Coding in Python, R, Matlab, C++ or C#
Working independently

Preferred

Renewables experience
Research background with publications

Education: No degree level stated; research background with publications preferred
Experience: 3+ years in a power trading or analyst role focused on Japan
Languages and tools: Python
R
Matlab
C++
C#
Markets: commodities

How to prepare

Learn how the Japanese power market clears and what drives price spikes
Build a simple load or price forecast with weather and fuel inputs and score it properly
Study natural gas and LNG links to power prices
Practise time-series regression with exogenous drivers

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